Obstetrics and gynaecology

TOG Release: Pregnancy Of Unknown Location

A new review article published in TOG: The Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, looks at one of the mysteries of early pregnancy: pregnancy of unknown location (PUL). Whilst most pregnancies are obviously within the uterus, PUL is...

Who Wants A Testosterone Patch?

Is a low sex drive in women a "disorder"? In a recent survey published in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology, it was reported that 43% of women experience problems with sexual desire, arousal, or orgasm, but that only 12% of...

Abortion and Euthanasia Bringing about the Demise of Catholic Health Care: Catholic Obstetrician

ROME, November 12, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Believing Catholics are being pushed out of the medical professions, especially in areas like obstetrics, by the insistence of secularised medical services on “abortion rights,”...

'Women Against Cervical Cancer' - A New International Network Committed to Empowering Women Throug..

NICE, France, November 12 /PRNewswire/ -- - European women who had received an abnormal cell diagnosis following a cervical screening test, accompany the launch of the Women Against Cervical Cancer (WACC) Network, a new...

New Report Card Gives Colorado a "D" for Helping Babies Get a Healthy Start

Is Colorado making the grade when it comes to helping its babies get a healthy start? To determine the grade, Colorado's premature birth rate of 12.3% was compared to the Healthy People 2010 goal of 7.6%. This is the first of...

Czech mothers want greater say when it comes to childbirth

The Czech Republic boasts one of the lowest rates of prenatal and natal mortalities in the world, yet paradoxically, criticism of Czech maternity hospitals is growing. Mothers complain that doctors regard childbirth as a...

Super scientists share the Liley Medal honours

Wednesday, 12 November 2008, 9:46 am Press Release: Health Research Council Pause live TV with MY SKY HDi Professor Baker, of The University of Auckland, has made significant findings that could lead to new treatments to fight...

Caesarean backlash: Is the campaign against those 'too posh to push' hurting the wrong people?

Fed up with the 'too posh to push brigade, hospitals are fighting to cut the number of Caesareans. But the discussion was suddenly interrupted by the assistant anaesthetist, Nigel Baglin, who banged the door with his trolley...

M.Sc. nursing

I have completed B.Sc. nursing and wish to do M.Sc. nursing. Please let me know about the specialisations offered at the postgraduate level in the State and outside, and the related career prospects. ARUN ...

Seton Medical Center employs latest in robotic surgery

DALY CITY, Nov 10, 2008 (San Mateo County Times - Shapiro, an obstetrician-gynecologist at Seton Medical Center, manipulated the thread into a surgical knot Thursday for her nonbreathing "patient." The Robotic Surgery Center...