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Previously, the authors reported the preliminary data from one of the 11 PREDIMED sites demonstrated that the Mediterranean diets enriched with high-fat vegetable foods decreased the incidence of diabetes. In this subgroup analysis, the authors report the data from all 11 PREDIMED sites demonstrating a decreased risk of diabetes with the use of a Mediterranean diet pattern in persons with high risk of cardiovascular disease.
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This article examines the association of nut consumption with total and cause-specific mortality by evaluating two large, independent cohort studies of nurses and other health professionals.
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In a randomized study conducted among Chinese women undergoing in vitro fertilization therapy, those receiving a body-mind-spirit intervention combining well-being, resilience, and spiritual transformation experiences with principles of Chinese philosophy showed significantly lower state and trait anxiety, greater tranquility and resilience, and smaller declines in daily functioning and physical distress, as compared with control participants who received no intervention.
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In this national cohort study, 13% of women undergoing gynecologic surgery where antibiotics were recommended received no antibiotics or the incorrect antibiotics.
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A new study shows that using cervical length as an arbiter of whom to admit for suspected preterm labor is a safe and cost-effective method to decrease health care costs.
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Compared to normal women and women with endometriosis without chronic pain, women with chronic pelvic pain demonstrate increased pain sensitivity at nonpelvic sites.
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With Congress in a seemingly perpetual state of deadlock, one of the most anticipated actions on federal reproductive health policy will instead be taken by the U.S. Supreme Court this spring.
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Early research indicates that women with moderate to severe menstrual cramps might find relief in vaginal administration of sildenafil citrate (Viagra, Pfizer), a drug commonly used for erectile dysfunction.
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No link seen between regimen use and increased sexual risk behavior