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• Endometriosis associated with a greater risk of complications in pregnancy
• Graphene quantum dot LEDs
• Power of the media's impact on medicine use revealed
• One in five young venous thromboembolism patients require psychotropic drugs within five years
• New NICE thresholds for diabetes in pregnancy could miss up to 4,000 women per year in UK at risk of complications

Endometriosis associated with a greater risk of complications in pregnancy Posted: 14 Jun 2015 07:57 PM PDT Women with endometriosis are at an increased risk of miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy, according to results of a huge nationwide study. Moreover, women with a history of endometriosis whose pregnancies progressed beyond 24 weeks were found to be at a higher than average risk of complications, including hemorrhage (ante- and postpartum) and preterm birth.

Graphene quantum dot LEDs Posted: 14 Jun 2015 07:56 PM PDT The first graphene quantum dot light-emitting diodes (GQD-LEDs), fabricated by using high-quantum-yield graphene quantum dots through graphite intercalation compounds, exhibit luminance in excess of 1,000 cd/m2.

Power of the media's impact on medicine use revealed Posted: 14 Jun 2015 10:57 AM PDT More than 60,000 Australians are estimated to have reduced or discontinued their use of prescribed cholesterol-lowering statin medications following the airing of a two-part series critical of statins by ABC TV's science program, Catalyst, a new study reveals.

One in five young venous thromboembolism patients require psychotropic drugs within five years Posted: 14 Jun 2015 10:57 AM PDT One in five young people who experience a venous thromboembolism (VTE)1 will require psychotropic medication within five years, reveals new research. Young VTE patients were twice as likely to experience mental health problems requiring psychotropic medication as their healthy peers.

New NICE thresholds for diabetes in pregnancy could miss up to 4,000 women per year in UK at risk of complications Posted: 11 Jun 2015 04:41 PM PDT The new threshold for diabetes in pregnancy recently introduced by the UK's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence misses a significant number of women at risk of serious complications, a report shows.

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