Queensland University of Technology (QUT) world-first research has found a link between increases in temperature and the incidence of stillbirth and shorter pregnancies. Associate Professor Adrian Barnett of QUT's Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI) led a study that looked at the incidence of still and premature births in Brisbane over a four-year period from 2005...

The research team at Lyon has developed an animal model carrying a mutation of the DCC gene. Mice carrying the mutation develop tumours, because this gene can no longer induce the death of the cancer cells. This discovery could lead to the development of a new targeted cancer treatment that aims to reactivate the dying of cancer cells...

Aim  Our aim was to compare the effect of prenatal endoscopic with postnatal myelomeningocele closure (fetally operated spina bifida aperta [fSBA]) versus neonatally operated spina bifida aperta [nSBA]) on segmental neurological leg condition.Method  Between 2003 and 2009, the fetal surgical team (Department of Obstetrics, University of Bonn, Germany) performed 19 fetal endoscopic procedures. Three procedures resulted in fetal death, three procedures were interrupted by iatrogenic hemorrhages and 13 procedures were successful. We matched each successfully treated fSBA infant with another nSBA infant of the same age and level of lesion, resulting in 13 matched pairs (mean age 14mo; SD 16mo; f/m=1.6; female‐16, male‐10). Matched fSBA and nSBA pairs were compared in terms of segmental...

Inhaled glucocorticoids for the treatment of asthma during pregnancy are not associated with an increased risk of most diseases in offspring, but may be a risk factor for endocrine and metabolic disturbances, according to a new study...

Patients with breast cancer report greater satisfaction with care when their cancer doctor co-manages their care with other specialists. However, some specialists are more likely than others to share decision-making with other physicians, finds a new study in Health Services Research. "Breast cancer is typically a condition that is managed by multiple specialists...

Inhaled glucocorticoids for the treatment of asthma during pregnancy are not associated with an increased risk of most diseases in offspring, but may be a risk factor for endocrine and metabolic disturbances, according to a new study. In a population-based cohort study, 65,085 mother-child pairs from the Danish National Birth Cohort were followed up in real time from early pregnancy into childhood... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Conclusion:  These data are the first from the South‐East Asian region to demonstrate differences in physician attitudes between medical specialties. Our findings prompt further investigation and confirmation as to whether physicians with particular attitudinal traits are attracted to any particular specialties of medicine, or if physician attitudes are acquired through professional experience and training. In addition, this study offers better insight into the attitudinal differences of physician between medical specialities. (Source: International Journal of Clinical Practice)

A breast cancer survivor's breast implant was swallowed up by her own body during a Pilates session, resulting in surgical intervention to retrieve it and place it back into the breast, according to an article by doctors at Johns Hopkins' University and published in NEJM (New England Journal of Medicine). The 59-year-old female had undergone a double mastectomy, followed by breast implants...

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a birth defect characterized by a severe malformation (hole) in the child's diaphragm that leads to pulmonary hypoplasia, an incomplete development of the lungs and is major cause of infant mortality...

According to a novel investigation, inhaled glucocorticoids for treating women with asthma during pregnancy are not connected with increased risks of most diseases in children. However, the treatment might be a risk factor for metabolic and endocrine disturbances...

An investigation published December 16th in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute reveals that over the last several years in the U.S., accelerated partial breast irradiation using brachytherapy (APBIb) for treating breast cancer has increased rapidly as an alternative treatment to conventional whole-breast irradiation (WBI)...

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a birth defect characterized by a severe malformation (hole) in the child's diaphragm that leads to pulmonary hypoplasia, an incomplete development of the lungs and is major cause of infant mortality. According to a new Brazilian study published in the journal Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology fetal tracheal occlusion (FETO) improves infant survival rate in severe cases of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH)... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Conclusions  Abdominal radical trachelectomy provides a feasible, cost‐effective and safe treatment option for young women who have been diagnosed with early‐stage cervical cancer and wish to preserve their fertility. (Source: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology)

Please cite this paper as: Ahmed A, Becker C, Bast R Jr. The origin of ovarian cancer. BJOG 2012;119:134–136. (Source: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology)

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Please cite this paper as: Crosbie EJ. Global human papillomavirus vaccination: can it be cost‐effective? BJOG 2012;119:125–128. (Source: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology)

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Some pink Bibles, which were for sale in retail outlets since October 2011, have been recalled because it was discovered that part of their sales money went towards breast cancer screenings at Planned Parenthood, a US family planning organization which also provides abortions. The Southern Baptist Convention's publishing arm says it is recalling the Bibles...

A common oral bacteria, Fusobacterium nucleatum, acts like a key to open a door in human blood vessels and leads the way for it and other bacteria like Escherichia coli to invade the body through the blood and make people sick, according to dental researchers at Case Western Reserve University...

A new study co-authored by the University of Kentucky's Dr. John O'Brien found that applying vaginal progesterone to women who are at a high risk of preterm birth significantly decreased the odds of a premature delivery...

A new study co-authored by the University of Kentucky's Dr. John O'Brien found that applying vaginal progesterone to women who are at a high risk of preterm birth significantly decreased the odds of a premature delivery...