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Research Updates: women's health
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Issue 127
MINCIULLO and colleagues, Department of Human Pathology, Division and School of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of Messina, Italy, have described muscle damage induced by black cohosh.
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Issue 120
CASANUEVA and co-workers, Public Health Research Branch, National Institute of Perinatology, Mexico City, Mexico, casanuev@servidor.unam.mx, have conducted a trial of vitamin C to prevent premature breaking of the waters i1
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Issue 120
DUCROS and co-authors, Laboratoire Nutrition, Vieillissement et Maladies Cardiovasculaires, Universite Joseph Fourier, Domaine de la Merci, 38700 La Tronche, France, VDucros@chu-grenoble.fr, have researched the influence of 1
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Issue 120
HARTMAN and others, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA, tjh9@psu.edu, have investigated the consequences of moderate alcohol consumption in postmenopausal women.
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Issue 119
FACCHINETTI and co-authors, Maternal-Infantile Department, OU of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy, have reviewed polyunsaturated fatty acids and the risk of premature birth. Abstract: Premature birth is chara1
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Issue 119
ZIAEI and others, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medical Science, Tarbiat Modarres University, PO Box 14115.111, Tehran, IR, Iran, have carried out a randomized controlled trial of vitamin E in the treatment of painful periods.
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Issue 114
ELDEN and colleagues, Perinatal Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute for the Health of Women and Children, Sahlgrenska Academy, East Hospital, 41685 Gothenburg, Sweden, helen.elden@vgregion.se, have con1
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Issue 111
KESSEL and KRONENBERG, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women's Health, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA, bkessel@queens.org, have reviewed (72 references) the role of complementa1
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Issue 111
ZHANG and colleagues, Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA, clinn@u.washington.edu, have studied the vitamin C levels in pregnant women 1
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Issue 108
MEHL-MADRONA, Program in Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, 1249 N. Mountain St., Tucson, AZ 85719, USA, madrona@email.arizona.edu, has studied hypnosis to facilitate uncomplicated birth.
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Issue 107
KANTOLA and colleagues, Department of Chemistry, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland. marjatta.kantola@metla.fi, have investigated the role of selenium in pregnancy.
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Issue 106
PFRUNDER and colleagues, Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Women's Hospital, University Clinic Basel / Kantonsspital, Basel Switzerland, have studied the interaction of St John's wort with low-dose oral contraceptive pills.
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Issue 102
SMITH and colleagues, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia, caroline.smith@unisa.edu.au, report on a randomized controlled trial of ginger against nausea and vomiting 1
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Issue 100
KVORNING and colleagues, Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Hospital of Helsingborg, Sweden, nina.kvorning-terno@helsingborgslasarett.se, have found that acupuncture relieves pelvic and low back1
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Issue 98
PORTNOI and colleagues, The Motherisk Program, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada, report on a study of the safety and effectiveness of ginger for the treatment of nausea and vomiting in pregna1
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Issue 98
RAYMAN and co-workers, School of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford BU2 7XH, UK, m.rayman@surrey.ac.uk, have found that the pregnancy disease pre-eclamspia is associated with low selenium statu1
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Issue 98
SRIPRAMOTE and LEKHYANANDA, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Medical College, Vajira Hospital, Thailand, have conducted a randomized trial comparing ginger and vitamin B6 in the treatment of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy.
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Issue 97
SHU, School of Nursing, Chung San Medical University, shl@csmu.edu.tw, has researched the effects of using a crisis intervention programme on the psychosocial responses and coping strategies of women during in vitro fertilization.
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Issue 97
MOLLART, Antenatal Services, Maternity Services, Central Coast Health, PO Box 361, Gosford, NSW 2251, Australia, lyndall@ccdgp.com.au, has carried out a randomized controlled trial of two different reflexology techniques versus1
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Issue 97
PERSILY, West Virginia University School of Nursing, Charleston, Wva 25304, USA, cperily@hsc.wvu.edu, has reviewed (34 references) the proposition that lay home visits may improve pregnancy outcomes.