Top women's health news

New HIV vaccine 'could reduce virus to the severity of herpes'

Dawn Parker — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:15:07 +0100

A new HIV vaccine developed by Spanish researchers has been largely successful in the first phase of trials and it is claimed it could reduce the virus to the level of herpes if it is found to be effective in future tests.

Parents of children with genital ambiguity 'need clarity and compassion'

Dawn Parker — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:15:07 +0100

Parents of children born with no obvious gender orientation need to be given clear and compassionate advice, a maternal and newborn health study published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing has advised.

Copper and zinc deficiencies linked with miscarriages

Dawn Parker — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:15:02 +0100

A maternal and newborn health study in Spain has found a possible link between miscarriage and deficiences in copper and zinc.

Lung health of moderately premature babies 'improves with age'

Dawn Parker — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 10:45:04 +0100

Moderately premature babies can have problems with their lung function as children, but these improve as they get older, new maternal and newborn health research has shown.

A study led by Sarah Kotecha of Cardiff University, Wales, focused on infants born at 33 weeks, rather than the full 40.

Language skills and mental health in newborns 'not affected by non-parental childcare'

Dawn Parker — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 10:45:02 +0100

Opting for childcare outside of the home before an infant has reached the age of 18 months does not have negative effects on their language skills or psychological functions, new maternal and newborn health research has shown.

International study will investigate alcohol effects on HIV

Dawn Parker — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:45:11 +0100

An international study has been launched to investigate what effects alcohol has on HIV, with the aim of producing more effective treatments for the disease.

Racial health disparities discovered in elderly women in the US

Dawn Parker — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:45:11 +0100

African-American women's health can fail earlier than white females from the US, a study has found.

David Warner, assistant professor of sociology at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio and Tyson Brown of Vanderbilt University, Tennessee, both in the US, discovered racial disparities among ladies between the ages of 53 and 75.

Exercising when pregnant ‘reduces risk of Alzheimer’s in offspring’

Dawn Parker — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:45:02 +0100

Women who exercise when pregnant can reduce the risk of their children suffering from diseases like Alzheimer's later in life, new maternal and newborn health research has shown.

Soy protein 'could reduce coronary heart disease in menopausal women'

Dawn Parker — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:45:13 +0100

Soy protein can reduce the risk of clogged arteries among menopausal women, a recent women's health study published in the November 2011 issue of Stroke has shown.

Experts recommend preventative action against PPD in teen mothers

Dawn Parker — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:45:13 +0100

The prevalence of postpartum depression (PPD) in adolescent mothers may be reduced with preventative support before the birth of their child, new maternal and newborn health research has shown.