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Bacteria linked to EONS identified
Friday, 30th January 2009Researchers have identified proteins associated with a bacterial infection which is linked to premature births.
Scientists at the Yale School of Medicine found the biomarkers which are associ
'Complications' from high blood pressure during pregnancy
Friday, 30th January 2009Women who suffer from high blood pressure during pregnancy could face future complications in later pregnancies, according to new research.
Scientists from the Yale School of Medicine, in par
UNFPA welcomes possible US funding for women's health
Thursday, 29th January 2009The head of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has welcomed news US president Barack Obama plans to work with congress to restore financial support to the fund which has been withheld for seve
Newborn babies have got rhythm, according to study
Thursday, 29th January 2009Newborn babies can detect the beat in music, according to new research.
A study conducted at the Institute for Psychology at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Institute for Logic, Lan
Women 'should not drink too much during labour'
Thursday, 29th January 2009Pregnant women have been warned not to drink too much water during childbirth, with doctors claiming doing so can induce comas or even prove fatal.
Research published in the International Jou
US octuplets breathing without assistance
Wednesday, 28th January 2009The newborn octuplets in the US are now breathing on their own, according to their doctor.
A woman in Los Angeles, California gave birth to the eight babies in the early hours of Monday morni
HPV18 not clinically linked to precancerous cervical lesions
Wednesday, 28th January 2009New research has found that carcinogenic human papillomavirus type 18 (HPV18) is not a predictor for precancerous cervical lesions.
Scientists at the University of Washington studied 303 wome
Woman pregnant after revolutionary IVF treatment
Wednesday, 28th January 2009A woman from the UK has become the first IVF patient to get pregnant using new fertility technology.
The 41-year-old conceived at the CARE clinic in Nottingham following a new egg screening t
Funding given to cancer projects in Wales
Wednesday, 28th January 2009Cancer Research Wales is set to distribute money to projects across the country which research gynaecological cancers.
The organisation will hand out a total of £1 million, which was rai
Hospitals to offer quicker cancer treatments
Wednesday, 28th January 2009Three European hospitals are hoping to offer quicker treatment for gynaecological cancers after investing in a new treatment solution.
Uppsala University Hospital and Lund University Hospital
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