Kristie McNealy, MD

Researchers have discovered that an extract from cranberries makes the platinum-based class of chemotherapy drugs 6 times more effective against platinum-resistant ovarian cancer cells. Researchers used cranberry extract from a commercially available cranberry juice drink to perform this in vitro study. Compounds isolated from cranberries have also been shown to kill human ovary, [...]

This morning, I read a news article that I found fascinating. Apparently, when women live in communities where there is no particular preference over giving birth to a male versus a female infant, those women who had boys had a much higher rate of post-partum depression (PPD) and a lower quality of life.
Researchers [...]

Doctors generally recommend that a woman who is pregnant with one baby, and starts off her pregnancy at a normal weight, gain between 25 and 35 pounds during pregnancy. Gaining too little weight during pregnancy increases the risk of having a low birth weight baby. However, gaining extra weight is dangerous too, putting [...]