Hazards: More Transfusions Mean More Risk for Women
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Women are more likely than men to die after heart surgery, and one reason may be the use of a common medical procedure: blood transfusions.
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A popular class of blood pressure medicines may double a woman&#39;s risk of dying of heart disease, especially when given in certain combinations, a large study out today indicates.
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NEW YORK  - A longer interval between the age a woman first begins to menstruate and her age when she first gives birth is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer, the results of a study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology suggests.
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Women who have a baby aged 40 or over are at an increased risk of stillbirth, US researchers have warned.
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A blood test on expectant mothers may predict a baby&#39;s risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), suggests a new research. Women with high levels of AFP in their blood are three times more likely to give
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NEW YORK  - A significant proportion of  blood transfusions given to mothers around the time of birth  may be unnecessary, Canadian researchers report in the journal  Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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The risk of death to newborns delivered by voluntary Caesarean section is much higher than previously believed, a new study indicates.
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Healthy pregnant women who take iron supplements may increase blood pressure risks, a study claims.
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Certain low-dose birth control pills increase a woman's risk of a potentially deadly blood clot more than others and should be pulled off the market, a consumer group said Tuesday.
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Women pregnant with twins, triplets or  quadruplets are at greater risk of serious health complications  than are women carrying just one fetus, according to a Canadian  study published on Wednesday.
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Babies born by caesarean are nearly three times more likely to die in the first month, research shows.
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Federal health officials issued stern new warnings Friday for doctors to more carefully prescribe widely used anemia drugs that can increase the risk of death and other serious problems in patients with cancer and kidney disease.
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BEIJING, Dec. 24 -- Physicians -- especially female physicians -- may face a heightened risk of suicide, a recent report shows. Physicians -- especially female physicians -- face a higher suicide risk than the general population.
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A new study showing an increased risk of blood clots among women using a contraceptive skin patch has prompted the Food and Drug Administration to add that finding to the drugâs label.
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A drug used to limit blood loss while patients undergo coronary-artery bypass surgery also carries a higher five-year risk of death than cheaper generic alternatives, a researcher said on Tuesday.
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A new study showing an increased risk of blood clots among women using a contraceptive skin patch prompted the Food and Drug Administration on Friday to add that finding to the drug's label.
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Chronic stress may take a bigger toll on a woman's immune system than divorce or job loss, a new study suggests.