Gynecology

Placentas provide clues about autism risk at birth, study says

2013-04-25 11:21:00

Researchers believe they have come up with a way to tell whether a newborn infant has a higher-than-normal risk of developing autism -- by looking for abnormalities in the placenta shortly after birth. The abnormalities in question are called...

Uncovered: Ritual public drunkenness and sex in ancient Egypt

2013-04-29 16:37:00

I'll bet you that archaeologist Betsy Bryan's perspective on reality-show behavior is a little longer than most. Since 2001, Bryan has led the excavation of the temple complex of the Egyptian goddess Mut in modern-day Luxor, the site of the city of Thebes...

Too many babies start eating solid foods too soon, CDC study says

2013-03-25 16:34:00

Four out of 10 mothers surveyed began feeding their infants solid food when they were only 4 months old and their still-developing bodies weren’t able to process it -- and more than half the moms said they had been advised to do so by a medical...

Kate Middleton hospitalized for hyperemesis gravidarum: What is it?

2012-12-03 12:46:00

Could Kate Middleton be pregnant with twins? According to this backgrounder from the U.S. National Library of Medicine, one cause of hyperemesis gravidarum -- the severe form of morning sickness that has landed the expecting Duchess of Cambridge in King...

The Unreal World: A miscarriage in 'A Separation'

2012-02-13 00:00:00

"A Separation" Hopscotch Films, Golem Distribution U.S. release: September The premise Nader (Peyman Moaadi) refuses to leave Iran with his wife because his aged father (Ali-Asghar Shahbazi) suffers from Alzheimer's disease, causing a schism between...

'The pill': 50 years after

2010-05-04 00:00:00

It was supposed to make every child a wanted child, give women control over their bodies and grant couples worry-free sex. Such were the aspirations of health professionals worldwide when the medication now known simply as "the pill" arrived on the...

Pregnancy myths

2011-03-14 00:00:00

Once a woman becomes visibly pregnant, it isn't long before she's being asked extremely personal questions by complete strangers: "Are you going to have an epidural or go natural? "You're not drinking alcohol, are you?" "Have you tried ginger for...

Group recommends less-frequent Pap tests

2009-11-20 00:00:00

Only days after a federal panel scaled back on breast cancer screening recommendations for many women, another organization -- the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists -- has done the same for a screening credited with drastically...

Treating even mild cases of diabetes in pregnancy helps both mom, baby

2009-10-01 00:00:00

To improve the health of both mother and baby, even women with mild gestational diabetes should receive treatment, researchers say -- helping resolve a long-standing dilemma in obstetrics. Rates of gestational diabetes have been increasing as more U.S....

Contraceptives that are long-term and reversible are in demand

2011-05-25 11:40:00

Contraceptives such as IUDs and implants are finally being embraced by U.S. women after many years of doubts and controversy. In a new study, researchers at the Guttmacher Institute looked at data from the National Survey of Family Growth from 2006 and...

Fertility supplements may help some women conceive

2009-11-02 00:00:00

Female fertility can be a mysterious business. No matter how carefully a woman tracks her ovulation or times her romantic encounters, there's no guarantee that a baby will be on the way. Women who have trouble conceiving get lots of free advice: Relax,...

Does this birth control pill make me look fat?

2011-03-18 18:28:00

Like a lot of young women, Kelsey Webb, 25, has been off and on birth control pills since she was 18. Every time she started taking them, she gained 5 to 10 pounds. "My normal weight is around 125 pounds. On the pill, I would get up to 130 or 135," says...

Mahmood Vaezzadeh, M.D., of West Hartford, a specialist in obstetrics and gynecology, has joined the medical staff of Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center.

2013-01-08 09:49:00

Dr. Jeffrey Bloss has joined Astellas US LLC as vice president of the scientific and medical affairs division. Bloss will be responsible for leading the U.S. medical affairs organization and also support the medical affairs function in Canada and Latin America.

2012-11-28 22:41:00

Dr. Vesna Pirec has been named chief medical director of Insight Behavioral Health Centers. She will oversee protocol for the mental health organization and develop programming for Insight's women's reproductive mental health program.

2012-10-15 14:09:00