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Maternal Depression Up at Four Years Postpartum
Women with one child more likely to report depressive symptoms at four years postpartum
Patient Engagement Can Cut Costs, Improve Outcomes
Initiatives can decrease hospital visits, cut morbidity and mortality, up treatment adherence
January 2015 Briefing – OBGYN & Women’s Health
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in OBGYN & Women's Health for January 2015. This roundup...
National Prenatal Screening Program Increased CHD Detection
Increase in prenatal detection rate to 59.7 percent, and 44.2 percent for isolated CHD
Cancer Diagnosis Impacts Patient Adherence to Diabetes Rx
Effect more pronounced with poor cancer prognosis
Heavy Drinking in Middle Age Rivals HTN, DM As Stroke Risk
By age 75, however, blood pressure and diabetes became better predictors of stroke
Colorectal Cancer Rates on Rise in Young Americans
Still, only 10 percent of cases occur in younger group, researchers find
Triglycerides Significantly Elevated in Women With GDM
High triglyceride levels in women with gestational diabetes mellitus persist across trimesters
PCBs, Phthalates Linked to Earlier Menopause
Association with higher exposures to organic pollutants in household items, environment
Less-Tight Control of Non-Severe BP in Pregnancy OK for Fetus
Controlling gestational blood pressure doesn't seem to affect baby, but may prevent problems for mom
