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Smoking-behavior during pregnancy and the reliability of an interview were prospectively investigated. The tobacco-exposure was assessed a) by an intake interview b) by a smoking diary and c) by maternal thiocyanate and carboxy-hemoglobin concentrations. Of the 115 nulliparous women, 66 smoked

BACKGROUND The betel-nut quid, a piece of areca nut chewed alone or mixed with tobacco and slaked lime wrapped in betel vine leaf, is widely used in Asian populations as a stimulant (due to the cholinergic agent, arecoline) or as a relaxant (due to arecaidine and guvacine). OBJECTIVE This study,

OBJECTIVE To determine the influence of menstrual irregularity, oral contraceptive use and other factors on bone mineral density (BMD) and bone size at different skeletal sites in 135 college-aged fit women. METHODS Menstrual history, oral contraceptive use, exercise history, and nutritional factors

OBJECTIVE Assess the prevalence, the degree of control, and the comorbidities of hypertension in postmenopausal women. METHODS This is a cohort descriptive and prospective study conducted in 2years in a population with hypertension treated for arterial hypertension in specialized university hospital

OBJECTIVE Few studies have been conducted to investigate drug effects on spontaneous abortion risk. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the potential association between first trimester drug exposure and spontaneous abortion occurrence. METHODS The authors performed a nested

OBJECTIVE To know the osteoponia and osteoporosis prevalence in postmenopausal women determined with broadband ultrasonic attenuation (BUA). METHODS Descriptives cross-sectional study of prevalence. METHODS Salvador Allende Health Center. Valencia, Spain. METHODS A total of 115 postmenopausal women

Maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with adverse perinatal and postnatal health outcomes. The efficacy of nicotine replacement therapies in helping pregnant smokers to quit is not clearly demonstrated; therefore new interventions should be proposed and assessed. Financial incentives

Based on the results of the clinical follow-up study of 41 female patients, diagnostic criteria of bulimia nervosa that should be used in clinical studies are suggested as follows: (1) presence of anorexia nervosa or transitory amenorrhea in the premorbid period; (2) eating attacks with losing of

Health burden related to osteoporotic fractures in an aging female population far exceeds that imposed by other chronic disorders such as cardiovascular disease and breast cancer. Bone mineral density assessment and clinical risk factors provide independent insights into fracture risk in

OBJECTIVE We analyze the risk factors which have an influence on osteoporosis. We study the relationship between the beginning of menopause and both ponderal index and tobacco consumption. METHODS A two-year long prospective study. METHODS Hortaleza Council Health Center, Madrid. METHODS 504 women

Several life-style factors are known to or have been suggested to interact with calcium metabolism and bone turnover. Immobilization or a sedentary life-style may result in substantial bone loss, and physical exercise may increase bone mass, to different extents in different parts of the skeleton.

OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to assess whether an age younger than 25 years at conization affected future pregnancy outcome as an independent factor. METHODS A retrospective study of 115 women who underwent both loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) and subsequent pregnancy follow-up

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the laparoscopic findings in genital tuberculosis (TB). METHODS A total of 85 women of genital TB, who underwent diagnostic laparoscopy for infertility or chronic pelvic pain were enrolled in this retrospective study conducted in our unit at All India Institute of Medical

During the next decade, a rapid increase in the number of new cancer diagnoses in the population as well as a growing number of cancer survivors can be expected. Cancer is anticipated to exceed cardiovascular disease as the primary cause of mortality in the United States population. Despite efforts

UNASSIGNED Despite awareness of negative health outcomes associated with smoking, pregnant smokers might reduce their tobacco consumption thinking that a low smoking rate reduces smoking-related negative birth outcomes. We aimed to assess in a clinical sample whether there is a smoking rate that