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Published July 9, 2009, 8:09 am, National Catholic Reporter
BETHESDA, MD. -- Haydee De Paula remembers the day her son, Ramon, then in elementary school, made up a song about the good things in his life. Moved by his words, she stopped cooking and grabbed a pen and paper to write it all down.
Larger Hospital Units Have Lower Miscarriage Rates After Invasive Pregnancy Tests
Published July 8, 2009, 4:16 am, Medical News Today
A study of more than 64,000 pregnant women has found that miscarriage rates following amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling (CVS) - two invasive procedures to detect chromosomal abnormalities and birth defects - were 1.4 per cent and 1.9 per cent, respectively.
Staff expertise linked to rates of miscarriages after testing
Published July 7, 2009, 3:24 pm, The Herald
Pregnant women undergoing tests for foetal abnormalities could be up to twice as likely to miscarry if they attend a small hospital unit, according to new research.
Larger Hospital Units Have Lower Miscarriage Rates After Invasive Pregnancy Tests
Published July 7, 2009, 1:57 pm, redOrbit
A study of more than 64,000 pregnant women has found that miscarriage rates following amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling (CVS) - two invasive procedures to detect chromosomal abnormalities and birth defects - were 1.4 per cent and 1.9 per cent, respectively.The research, published in the July issue of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, also found that the number of procedures ...
Are breast cancer patients being kept in the dark?
Published July 7, 2009, 9:05 am, PhysOrg
Despite the increase of breast reconstruction procedures performed in 2008, nearly 70 percent of women who are eligible for the procedure are not informed of the reconstructive options available to them, according to a recently published report. Newly released statistics by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) shows there were more than 79,000 breast reconstruction procedures ...
Regulation and oversight of gun sales reduces trafficking to criminals
Published July 7, 2009, 8:35 am, PhysOrg
Comprehensive regulation of gun sellers appears to reduce the trafficking of guns to criminals, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
When it comes to brain damage, blankets take the place of drugs
Published July 7, 2009, 8:20 am, PhysOrg
Have you ever covered yourself with a blanket to stave off the shivers? A new study shows that a blanket can also help alleviate shivering in patients who have been cooled to prevent brain damage.
Study highlights miscarriage risk
Published July 7, 2009, 6:41 am, Press Assoc. via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News
Pregnant women undergoing tests for foetal abnormalities could be up to twice as ...
Larger hospital units have lower miscarriage rates after invasive pregnancy tests
Published July 7, 2009, 6:29 am, EurekAlert!
( Wiley-Blackwell ) A study of more than 64,000 pregnant women has found that miscarriage rates following amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling were 1.4 percent and 1.9 percent, respectively. The research also found that the number of procedures carried out by a department had a significant effect on miscarriage rates with lower rates in larger units.
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