News articles tagged with 'uterus'
Race may influence uterine cancer recurrence, despite treatment
— 2 Nov 2010 13:03 | HealthAfrican Americans are more likely to have a recurrence of uterine cancer despite undergoing a total hysterectomy or a hysterectomy followed by radiation therapy, according to researchers…
Paediatric urologist performs innovative procedure for girls with rare vaginal defects
— 18 Aug 2010 17:15 | HealthA paediatric urologist at UT Southwestern Medical Centre has pioneered a successful surgical procedure for young girls who have absent or malformed vaginas, a condition that affects…
Prenatal exposure to BPA and DES may increase breast cancer risk
— 29 May 2010 14:54 | HealthExposure in the womb to chemicals like Bisphenol-A (BPA) and Diethylstilbestrol (DES) can increase an offspring's risk of breast cancer, researchers at Yale School of Medicine report…
Exposure to BPA may cause permanent fertility defects, Yale researchers find
— 17 Mar 2010 14:32 | HealthResearchers at Yale School of Medicine have discovered that exposure during pregnancy to Bisphenol A (BPA), a common component of plastics, causes permanent abnormalities in the uterus…
Zapping uterine fibroids with heat from high-energy sound waves
— 15 Mar 2010 15:49 | HealthThere's a new interventional radiology tool showing promise in the treatment of uterine fibroids: magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS), a minimally invasive treatment…
Uterine fibroid embolisation shows fertility rates comparable to myomectomy
— 15 Mar 2010 15:49 | HealthUterine fibroid embolisation, a minimally invasive interventional radiology procedure that blocks blood supply to treat painful uterine fibroids, has a comparable fertility rate to…
Why BPA leached from 'safe' plastics may damage health of female offspring
— 15 Mar 2010 15:44 | HealthHere's more evidence that 'safe' plastics are not as safe as once presumed: New research published online in The FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org) suggests that exposure to Bisphenol…
Loss of 'guardian angel' gene prompts premature birth
— 2 Feb 2010 11:37 | HealthMutation of a gene that helps protect the body from genetic instability leads to cellular and molecular changes in the pregnant uterus that trigger premature birth, according to a study…
Pomegranate extract stimulates uterine contractions
— 28 Jan 2010 11:12 | HealthThe team identified beta-sitosterol - a steroid that can inhibit the absorption of cholesterol in the intestine - as the main constituent of pomegranate seed extract. The research suggests…
Researchers identify key contributor to preeclampsia
— 6 Sep 2009 09:47 | HealthA new study by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine reveals a key component in the development of preeclampsia in pregnant women, a condition that can result in…