SSRI in pregnancy can cause PPH in the new born
Use of SSRI in pregnancy can place unborn child at risk for persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. In a study of more than 1.6 million births, SSRI exposure in the second half of pregnancy was More »

Statins can cause diabetes in Asian post menopausal women
Statin use in postmenopausal women is associated with a significantly increased risk of diabetes mellitus. New data from the Women's Health Initiative (hint that the risk of diabetes is higher than suggested by More »

Malaria during pregnancy
The largest ever study to assess the effects of malaria and its treatment in the first trimester of pregnancy has shown that the disease significantly increases the risk of miscarriage but that More »

Delayed Cord Clamping Raises Iron Stores at 4 Months
Allowing placental blood to flow into the neonate for 3 minutes, rather than cutting the umbilical cord within the first 10 seconds, as is common, increases blood volumeMore »

Do not use Avastin in breast cancer
The FDA has announced that bevacizumab (Avastin) is More »

Women on Night Shift Have Increased Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
Women who worked irregularly scheduled night shifts had up to a 60% higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes than women who worked only day and evening hours, according to a study, published online December 6 in PLOS Medicine. An Pan, PhD, a research fellow in the More »

Fish safe at age 9 months
Maternal use of paracetamol during pregnancy or giving a newborn broad-spectrum antibiotics during the first week of life was associated with an increased risk of More »

Women to use her mother’s womb in Australian medical first transplant
A Victorian woman will be the first Australian to use her own mother’s womb after it has been transplanted into her. Intensive care nurse Melinda Arnold, 34, will undergo a womb transplant after her mother, Denise Allen, agreed to donate the organ to her. Mrs. Arnold, who was born without a womb but with ovaries that produce eggs, twice tried unsuccessfully to use her mother as a surrogate and adoption attempts also failed.More »

Women to use her mother’s womb in Australian medical first transplant
A Victorian woman will be the first Australian to use her own mother’s womb after it has been transplanted into her. Intensive care nurse Melinda Arnold, 34, will undergo a womb transplant after her mother, Denise Allen, agreed to donate the organ to her. Mrs. Arnold, who was born without a womb but with ovaries that produce eggs, twice tried unsuccessfully to use her mother as a surrogate and adoption attempts also failed.More »

Horton General Hospital changes gynaecology services
A dedicated surgery and diagnostic service will be provided on weekdays at Horton General Hospital.More »