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Research Updates: women's health
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Issue 73
EWIES, Department of Gynaecology, Leicester University, UK, aymanewies@hotmail.com, reviewed (45 references) available research into some of the more common alternative thera1
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Issue 73
KOMESAROFF and colleagues, Baker Medical Research Institute, PO Box 6492, St Kilda Central, Melbourne 8008, Victoria, Australia, investigated the efficacy and safety of a externally applied cream containing an extract 1
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Issue 72
IBRAHIM and colleagues reviewed (48 references) the literature for alternative therapies for treatment of menopausal symptoms.
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Issue 72
TIAN and colleagues, Maternity and Child Health Institute, Changqing 400013, China studied the effect of a Chinese herbal medicine for replenishing Kidney combined with acupuncture in treating anovulat1
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Issue 71
TSUI and colleagues, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA, examined the usage patterns of dietary supplements during pregnancy.
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Issue 71
TANAKA, Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka, Japan, examined the therapeutic effects of several Japanese herbal medicines on menopausal symptoms induced by go1
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Issue 71
CLAUSEN and colleagues, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aker University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, torun.clausen@ioks.uio.no, investigated whether diet in the first 1
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Issue 70
NORHEIM and colleagues, Havnegata General Practice, Harstad, Norway, investigated whether acupressure wristband could reduce nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy.
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Issue 68
CHEN and colleagues, College of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC, systematically evaluated the effects of weekly support group meetings for women with postnatal distress.
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Issue 68
DELLENBACH and colleagues, Centre de la douleur pelvienne chronique, service de gynecologie, syndicat inter-hospitalier de la Communaute urbaine de Strasbourg, centre medico-chirurgical et obstetrical, 19, rue Louis-Pasteur BP120, 67303 Schiltighei1
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Issue 68
STAMP and colleagues, Centre for Research into Nursing and Health Care, University of South Australia and North Western Adelaide Health Service, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia, georgie.stamp@1
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Issue 68
MEYER and colleagues, Urogynecology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland, sylvain.meyer@chuv.hospvd.ch, assessed the effects of pelvic floor educat1
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Issue 66
CHAMBERS and colleagues, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College School of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK, J.kooner@ic.ac.uk investigated whether endothelial funct1
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Issue 66
VUTYAVANICH and colleagues, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand, tvutyava@mail.med.cmu.ac.th investigated the effectiveness of g1
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Issue 65
SHIIZAKI and colleagues, Kampo and Pharmacognosy Laboratories, Tsumura & Co., 3586 Yoshiwara, Ami-machi, Inashiki-gun, Ibaraki 300-1192, Japan. shiizaki-kazuhiro@mail.tsumura.co.jp 1
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Issue 64
BURNS and colleagues, Oxford Centre for Health Care Research and Development, Oxford Brookes University, UK examined whether aromatherapy contributed to maternal comfort during labour and improved the 1
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Issue 64
PAK and colleagues, Department of Acupuncture and Anatomy, Dongshin University, Naju, South Korea investigated whether acupuncture in pregnant rats could suppress oxytocin-induced uterine contractions<1
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Issue 62
PANDEY and colleagues, Department of Biochemistry, King George’s Medical College, Lucknow, India. investigated the effect of vitamin ‘A’ on free radical cascade in pregnancy induced hypertension
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Issue 62
Hernandez-Reif and colleagues, Touch Research Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine, FL 33101, USA. investigated massage therapy for relief of pre-menstrual tension.
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Issue 57
PASQUALI, School of Nursing, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York, USA described the impact of premature menopause on women's experience of self.