Study: Black Students With Black Teachers Reduces Teen Pregnancy

According to The Huffington Post on Thursday, while teenage pregnancies in African American and Latin American communities have doubled compared to Caucasian communities, research has found that a high number of teachers has helped reduce the number of teenage pregnancies. According to a new study from the University of Georgia, published in the Journal of…

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Painful Bladder Syndrome

More than 700,000 people suffer from interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome and 90 percent are women. Interstitial cystitis (IC) is chronic inflammation of the bladder that can cause affected individuals to urinate up to 60 times per day, around the clock and, sometimes painfully. The cause of IC is unknown, but it is classically associated with…

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Evaluation of High Risk Pregnancy

Overview High risk pregnancy describes pregnancy with significant risks to the health of both mother and child. These risks can be caused by certain conditions as well as factors such as age, being pregnant with more than a single baby or a history of prior problem pregnancies. Risk Factors Maternal age (young or old), problems…

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Worries of her mind…

FEMALE INFERTILITY IS A TERM THAT REFERS TO INFERTILITY IN FEMALE HUMANS   CAUSES There are many factors related to Infertility but factors relating only to female infertility are: 1.1 General factors Significant liver or kidney disease inherited from parents. Thrombophilia (a natural inclination or tendency to develop thrombosis (blood clots) due to an abnormality…

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Fibroid Surgery India – Energy Pulse

Fibroid Surgery India – Energy Pulse   Using focused ultrasound energy to remove fibroid or wonder diabetes drug Sitagliptin, innovation is the buzzword   LAST WEEK, my mail inbox threw up two interesting medical developments. Not that there aren’t many each week, but these two related to diseases which matter a lot to Indians. Although…

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The Truth About Fibroids

The Truth About Fibroids  Found in 25 to 40 per cent of women, should fibroids be cause for worry? Fibroids are non-cancerous growth arising from the wall of the womb. They are found in 25-40 per cent of women in the reproductive age group. Studies have shown that different types of fibroids grow in various…

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