It provides an opportunity for clinicians to include women's reproductive history alongside other lifestyle factors, such as smoking, when assessing the risk of early menopause, and enables them to focus health messages more effectively both earlier in life and for
women at most risk.
Not exact matches
In Ethiopia, deaths were cut in half after more than 20 million bed nets were delivered, covering those
most at risk — particularly
women and children.
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and its partners are working together to develop Golden Rice as a potential new food - based approach to improve the vitamin A status of people
at risk, especially children and
women who are
most vulnerable as they have extra need for micronutrients.
Women who planned to breastfeed, encountered difficulties and had to stop breastfeeding are
most at risk to develop PPD.
«While
most pregnant
women who choose to have planned home births are
at lower
risk of complications due to careful screening, planned home births are associated with double to triple the
risk of infant death than are planned hospital births.
Because of the increased chance of premature birth and
risk of still birth,
most women with ICP will be induced
at around 37 - 38 weeks.
Most studies of homebirth in other countries have found no statistically significant differences in perinatal outcomes between home and hospital births for
women at low
risk of complications.36, 37,39 However, a recent study in the United States showed poorer neonatal outcomes for births occurring
at home or in birth centres.40 A meta - analysis in the same year demonstrated higher perinatal mortality associated with homebirth41 but has been strongly criticised on methodological grounds.5, 42 The Birthplace in England study, 43 the largest prospective cohort study on place of birth for
women at low
risk of complications, analysed a composite outcome, which included stillbirth and early neonatal death among other serious morbidity.
[33] Thus, although the data varies, it is generally agreed upon by
most gynecological societies that due to the high estrogen levels that
women with PCOS have, they are
at higher
risk for endometrial hyperplasia.
While the NICE guidelines make it clear that
women should be free to choose the birth setting they are
most comfortable with, they point out that the
risks of over-intervention in the hospital may outweigh the
risks of under - intervention
at a birth center or
at home for the majority of expecting mothers.
Although some
women may know they are
at risk for premature birth, for example,
women carrying twins or triplets,
most premature births happen unexpectedly.
There was, however, an increased incidence of adverse perinatal outcome associated with planned birth
at home in nulliparous low
risk women, resulting in the probability of it being the
most cost effective option
at a cost effectiveness threshold of # 20000 declining to 0.63.
For nulliparous low
risk women, planned birth
at home is still likely to be the
most cost effective option but is associated with an increase in adverse perinatal outcomes.
There was, however, an increased incidence of adverse perinatal outcomes associated with planned birth
at home in nulliparous low
risk women, resulting in the probability of it being the
most cost effective option
at a threshold of # 20000 declining to 0.63.
As we shared earlier in Part 1, pregnant
women and young children are
most at risk of the dangers of fire retardant chemicals.
In fact, the largest and
most rigorous study of home birth internationally to date found that among 5,000 healthy, «low -
risk»
women, babies were born just as safely
at home under a midwife's care as in the hospital.
Research led by Barry M. Lester, PhD, director of the Brown Center for the Study of Children
at Risk at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island and professor of psychiatry and pediatrics
at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, found the single greatest contributor to long - term neurobehavioral development in preterm infants is maternal involvement — and that a single - family room NICU allows for the greatest and
most immediate opportunities for maternal involvement.
Women who are
most at risk of developing the condition are those who have had a personal or family history of depression (including a history of postpartum depression), experience severe PMS, felt depressed during pregnancy, had a difficult pregnancy or delivery, have a troubled marriage, lack supportive people in their lives, or are caring for a chronically ill baby.
Also,
at this time, the developing embryo is
at most risk from external toxins, making it important that pregnant
women avoid the consumption of alcohol, caffeine, cigarette smoke, and certain medications to avoid harming the developing child
at this crucial time.
«They are in fact legally allowed to perform an abortion when a
woman's life is
at risk, but this case appears to highlight just how problematic this threat to life «exception» can be in the
most devastating way imaginable.
It is important that breast cancer awareness information reaches those
most at risk of developing breast cancer - such as older
women.
The health department reminds everyone that those
most at risk for complications from influenza include people with asthma, emphysema or other chronic diseases; those over 65 years, under 5 years, and pregnant
women.
The international development organisation WaterAid on Monday warned that
women and children continue to be
most at risk from the floods in India...
«Allowing pregnant
woman to obtain health insurance removes a barrier that kept our
most vulnerable New Yorkers
at risk.»
Pregnant
women and young babies are among those
most at risk for complications, hospitalization, and death from the flu.
Looking
at the data in this way showed that absolute
risk for health problems for
women on a combined formulation of estrogen plus synthetic progesterone was lowest for the youngest
women, who are
most likely to experience menopausal symptoms.
«I was taught that SCAD was rare and the causes entirely unknown, but through our partnership with SCAD survivors and their families, clues are emerging that may change that,» says Sharonne Hayes, M.D., senior author and cardiologist
at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. «We know from previous research that SCAD occurs
most often in younger
women with no or minimal cardiovascular
risk factors, like high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
Children, pregnant and nursing
women and
women of child - bearing age are
most at risk.
Doctors have had little success diagnosing ovarian cancer
at its earliest,
most treatable states or identifying
women at risk for the disease, for example.
He argues that «
most of the fetuses identified as being
at risk of hypoxia are not» and highlights a review of trial data for nearly 37,000
women that found no difference in perinatal mortality between labours with electronic fetal monitoring versus intermittent auscultation.
We've used modern molecular approaches to characterize the vaginal microbiome and link specific bacteria to HIV acquisition
risk in young
women living in Sub-Saharan Africa, where HIV is
most profound,» says first author Christina Gosmann, a postdoctoral research fellow
at the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard.
But the
most striking statistic in the study results came from the 19 percent of
women who had bilateral mastectomy with reconstruction, a procedure that offers little to no benefit for
women at low
risk for developing a second cancer.
If countries have enough vaccine, they can reduce disease and death by vaccinating groups
at higher
risk, such as pregnant
women, those with chronic health conditions, or even all healthy young adults between 15 and 49 years old, the age group that appears
most vulnerable.
«Men and
women have very different cardiovascular
risk and diabetes
risk, and male mice are
most often studied because their
risk for developing these diseases is higher,» says lead author Kanakadurga Singer, M.D., assistant professor in pediatrics
at U-M's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital.
«If studies in larger groups of
women confirm our finding that the fallopian tubes are the site of origin of
most ovarian cancer, then this could result in a major change in the way we manage this disease for patients
at risk.»
«Up to 60 per cent of
women will start their pregnancy overweight, many
women are having children
at an older age, and
most people have a family member with Type 2 diabetes, so traditional
risk factors are starting to apply to more and more people, which prevent us from properly identifying those
at a high
risk.»
Obesity is associated in general with cancer, but the link with breast cancer is especially striking: In one recent large study, the
most overweight
women were
at a 58 % higher
risk than
women of normal weight.
Women who are
most anxious about the possibility of developing breast cancer are least likely to attend a screening programme designed for those
at high
risk.
Women who had the highest levels of
risk at the start of the study benefitted the
most from modest weight loss.
A recent prospective study of more than 100,000 adult
women in the California Teacher's Study showed an association between paternal — but not maternal — age
at birth and the
risk of hematologic cancer, the 4th
most common cancer in the U.S.
«
Most women resume sexual activity before their postpartum office visit and therefore will be
at risk of pregnancy.
«For
most women, the
risks are very low,» said Diana Miglioretti, professor of Biostatistics
at UC Davis School of Medicine, senior investigator
at Group Health Research Institute in Seattle and first author on the study.
-- The term «
most vulnerable communities and populations» means communities and populations that are
at risk of substantial adverse impacts of climate change and have limited capacity to respond to such impacts, including impoverished communities, children,
women, and indigenous peoples.
The effect of glucocorticoid treatment is
most prominent on trabecular bone and is therefore likely to be larger on vertebral bone than on hip bone.3 Glucocorticoids are associated with an increased rate of fracture, and higher doses and longer use of glucocorticoids are associated with higher risks of fracture.4 Compared with patients not taking glucocorticoids, the risk of hip and vertebral fracture among patients taking glucocorticoids is increased by 60 % and 160 %, respectively.4 Among 80 - year - old patients, the hip fracture risk is increased by a magnitude of 2.1 and is independent of BMD.5 Most studies indicate that fracture risk is increased following at least 3 months of treatment with daily doses of 5 mg of prednisolone or more in older men and wom
most prominent on trabecular bone and is therefore likely to be larger on vertebral bone than on hip bone.3 Glucocorticoids are associated with an increased rate of fracture, and higher doses and longer use of glucocorticoids are associated with higher
risks of fracture.4 Compared with patients not taking glucocorticoids, the
risk of hip and vertebral fracture among patients taking glucocorticoids is increased by 60 % and 160 %, respectively.4 Among 80 - year - old patients, the hip fracture
risk is increased by a magnitude of 2.1 and is independent of BMD.5
Most studies indicate that fracture risk is increased following at least 3 months of treatment with daily doses of 5 mg of prednisolone or more in older men and wom
Most studies indicate that fracture
risk is increased following
at least 3 months of treatment with daily doses of 5 mg of prednisolone or more in older men and
women.4
«More
women are now being diagnosed with breast cancer than ever before, and these crucial findings could ultimately help us more accurately predict who is
most at risk and develop new targeted treatments.
T2DM is more frequently diagnosed
at lower age and body mass index in men; however, the
most prominent
risk factor, which is obesity, is more common in
women.
A new study has estimated the ages
at which
women with faults in two particular genes are
most at risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer.
For
most healthy
women the
risk of getting pregnant far outweighs any potential
risk posed by being on the Pill, says Margaret Wierman, MD, professor of medicine, physiology, and biophysics
at the University of Colorado and chief of endocrinology
at the Denver VA Medical Center.
Colon cancer is the third
most common cancer in
women, which means that getting screened starting
at age 50 (and earlier if you've got
risk factors, like a family history) is imperative.
And University of Arizona researchers recently reported that postmenopausal
women who
most closely adhered to the American Cancer Society's Guidelines on Nutrition and Physical Activity for Cancer Prevention, which include eating
at least 2 1/2 cups of fruits and vegetables a day (no matter what kind or color), had a 22 % lower
risk of breast cancer than those who complied the least.
That has doctors concerned, because young, sexually active
women are the demographic group
most at risk of contracting this sneaky bacterial infection, which is the
most commonly reported STD in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control.