Arquivo de artigos
06-11-2013 10:32
The HPV subtypes that are most common in black women in the United States are not targeted by the currently available vaccines Gardasil and Cervarix, according to new research.
The findings suggest that current HPV vaccination will be less beneficial for black women in the US than for their white...
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06-11-2013 10:30
BOSTON — One legacy that most men could do without is an inherited risk for prostate cancer, but a massive cohort study shows that for some men, genetic history hints at oncologic destiny.
Data on both identical (monozygotic) and fraternal (dizygotic) twins from the comprehensive birth-to-death...
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06-11-2013 10:27
The amount of weight a woman gains while pregnant may influence her risk of having a child with autism, a retrospective study suggests. However, researchers urge caution in interpreting the finding.
In 2 separate cohorts from Utah, researchers found a positive association between prenatal weight...
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06-11-2013 10:23
Girls in the United States are entering puberty at younger ages than they have in the past, but investigators have not been able to pinpoint the cause. Now, a longitudinal study, published online November 4 in Pediatrics, suggests a higher body mass index (BMI) plays a role in earlier breast...
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06-11-2013 10:22
The future of cervical abnormality detection, and thus the prevention of invasive cancers, lies in testing for human papillomavirus (HPV), rather than the more established cytology screening, according to the largest study to date. In fact, HPV screening appears to offer 60% to 70% greater...
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17-10-2013 09:58
The new update to clinical practice guidelines for HER2 testing in breast cancer has recommendations to improve the accuracy of this testing, helping to ensure that no woman misses out on potential life-saving therapy with HER2-targeted drugs.
The update, issued jointly by the American Society of...
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17-10-2013 09:41
Older women who developed invasive breast cancer while taking multivitamin supplements with minerals had a 30% lower rate of breast cancer mortality than women who did not take supplements, according to an analysis of data from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI). The finding was published online...
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09-10-2013 15:19
A adolescência é um período conturbado na vida de rapazes e raparigas, mas também dos pais. Ao início da vida sexual, associam-se um número interminável de dúvidas que, muitas das vezes, não passam de mitos infundados.
Pode-se engravidar na primeira relação sexual? É verdade que dói? O momento...
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08-10-2013 14:26
Um estudo da Faculdade de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação da Universidade de Coimbra (FCEPUC) revela que as “experiências de vergonha na infância e na adolescência” afetam a saúde mental e bem-estar em adulto.
“Indivíduos, cujas experiências de vergonha na infância e na adolescência funcionam...
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08-10-2013 14:25
A Direção-Geral da Saúde aproveita este Dia Mundial da Saúde Sexual para alertar a sociedade que é preciso afastar o lado obscuro de que a sexualidade são infeções ou disfunções sexuais. A sexualidade é um direito de todos, mesmo dos mais doentes.
“As pessoas têm direito a viver a sexualidade mesmo...
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