More Uterine & Ovarian Health News

• Tonsillectomy May Prevent Recurrent Strep Throat in Kids

  TUESDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Intact tonsils can increase the risk of recurrent strep ...

• Coping With the Holiday Blues

  TUESDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- With the holidays just about here, so, too, are ...

• Surgery Only Slightly Better for Herniated Disc

  TUESDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Is surgery for sciatica resulting from herniated discs worth ...

• PTSD Diagnosed More in Women

  MONDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Even though men are more likely to experience a ...

• One Dose of Antibiotics Prevents Post-Surgery Infection

  MONDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) --A single dose of antibiotics before surgery seems to prevent ...

• New Drug Boosts Breast Cancer Survival

  FRIDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Certain breast cancer patients who switch to the aromatase ...

• FDA OKs Return of Silicone Breast Implants

  FRIDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Despite decades of controversy over the dangers of silicone ...

• Smoking, High HPV Levels Could Spell Cervical Cancer

  FRIDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that heavy smoking and high levels ...

• Animal-Tissue Heart Valves Appear Safe

  THURSDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Young patients who receive replacement heart valves made from ...

• Occupational Therapy Helps Those With Dementia

  THURSDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Occupational therapy -- training to do simple things around ...

• Drug-Coated Stents Can Keep Leg Arteries Clear

  WEDNESDAY, Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Drug-coated stents, the tiny mesh tubes that surgeons use ...

• Some Women Allergic to Semen

  TUESDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Some women who experience vaginal itching, burning and other ...

• Breast Cancer Diagnosis Brings Serious Distress

  TUESDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly half of women newly diagnosed with breast cancer ...

• Angioplasty Won't Always Cut Risk for Second Heart Attack

  TUESDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Opening a patient's arteries with angioplasty plus a stent ...

• Smoking While Pregnant Boosts Baby's Heart Defect Risk

  TUESDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Add another item to the long list of reasons ...

• Smoking Linked to Cognitive Decline in Heart Patients

  SUNDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Three weeks after she underwent coronary artery bypass surgery, ...

• Key Steps Speed Heart Attack Care

  MONDAY, Nov. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Anyone who has had a heart attack understands how ...

• Red Meat May Boost Breast Cancer Risk

  MONDAY, Nov. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Steaks, hamburgers and other red meat could raise younger ...

• Doctors Debate the Merits of Drug-Coated Stents

  MONDAY, Nov. 13 (HealthDay News) -- The question isn't so much whether to use stents ...