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  fitness news , Font size Women's Health Expanding HIV/AIDS Services for Pregnant Women in Côte d'Ivoire - Reported, July 26 2014     Côte d'Ivoire, a West African country of about 19 million people, has seen its share of turmoil in the last 20 years. Once referred to as the "Paris of West Africa" due … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health Cote d'Ivoire: Report on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) or Female Genital Cutting (FGC) - Reported, July 26 2014     The form of female genital mutilation (FGM) or female genital cutting (FGC) practiced in Cote d'Ivoire is Type II (commonly referred to as … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health Iodine may alleviate swelling in retinitis pigmentosa patients' retinas - Reported, July 24 2014     Cystoid macular edema (CME) is a common complication of retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a family of retinal diseases in which patients typically lose night and side … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health Researchers develop high-precision software for diagnosing eye sensitivity - Reported, July 24 2014     Researchers at the University of Alicante have developed high-precision software for diagnosing eye sensitivity. This is a new technology that allows to … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health New, powerful single-cell technique developed to study environmental effects on DNA - Reported, July 24 2014     Researchers at the BBSRC-funded Babraham Institute, in collaboration with the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute Single Cell Genomics Centre, have … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health Headaches during sex likely more common than reported - Reported, June 13 2014     About 1 percent of adults report they have experienced headaches associated with sexual activity, and that such headaches can be severe. But the actual incidence is almost certainly … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health Lower vitamin D level in blood linked to higher premature death rate - Reported, June 13 2014     Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have found that persons with lower blood levels of vitamin D were twice as likely to die … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health Giving Alexis Sight: Low Vision Readers - Reported, June 13 2014     13 million Americans over the age of 45 suffers with low vision, including those who’ve lost vision due to diabetes, macular degeneration or glaucoma. Eyeglasses or contacts usually don’t help … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health Cord Blood Cured Me - Reported, June 06 2014     In the 1970s, researchers discovered that a newborn’s umbilical cord blood contained special stem cells that could help certain diseases. More than 30 years later, doctors are still experimenting with, learning … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health Decoding Anorexia: The Gene Search - Reported, July 01 2014     From decades of research, we know genes influence a person’s risk for anorexia. Now, there’s a global effort to identify those genes that cause eating disorders; one that could save countless lives. … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health Summer Season Springs Cluster Headaches Into Action - Reported, June 20 2014     Did you know that while most people celebrate the start of summer on June 21, nearly 1 million Americans are facing the debilitating pain of cluster headaches due to the Earth’s … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health Ankle Replacement - Reported, July 07 2014     More than 50 million Americans suffer from some form of arthritis. Between 6 percent and 13 percent of them have ankle arthritis. These patients feel pain with every single step they take, but now ankle replacements … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Computer-automated, time-lapse embryo photography may increase success of in-vitro fertilization - Reported, July 09, 2013   Using computer-automated, time-lapse photography of embryos in the laboratory during in-vitro fertilization may improve embryo selection, potentially increasing … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health First ever free IPF information packs now available in UK - Reported, July 16 2014     The British Lung Foundation (BLF) has published the first ever comprehensive idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) information packs available to doctors, nurses and … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health Karl Lagerfeld's Cat Choupette Announces A Make-Up Line - Reported, July 14 2014     Karl Lagerfeld's famous cat Choupette has announced details of a limited edition make-up line with Shu Uemura, cleverly called Shu-pette, set to launch around Christmas time. … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health Gluten-Free: Health Benefits for Non-Celiacs - Reported, July 09 2014     These days, whole supermarket aisles are devoted to products that are gluten-free. Easy access to these foods is a blessing for the two-million Americans who struggle with celiac disease … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health Bothered by hot flashes? Acupuncture might be the answer, analysis suggests - Reported, July 16 2014     In the 2,500+ years that have passed since acupuncture was first used by the ancient Chinese, it has been used to treat a number of physical, mental and … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Food scanner in making: An information source to know what your food contains - Reported, December 26  2013   TellSpec is in the process to create a Food scanner that may enable it's user to know what is your food. The device 'TellSpec', developed in Toronto, can simply be … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Shocking Away Melanoma - Reported, January 01  2014   SAN FRANCISCO, Cali. (Ivanhoe Newswire) --Each year, more than 76,000 Americans are diagnosed with melanoma, 9,000 die. Once its spread, this type of cancer is extremely difficult to treat. Now, researchers say a new … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health ‘Off-label’ Treatment for Dry Eye Disease - Reported, January 01  2014   (Ivanhoe Newswire) – A common antibiotic, azithromycin, may help ease the discomfort of dry eye disease, according to new research from Harvard. Azithromycin has been used commonly “off-label” by … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Meditation Better Than Antidepressants? - Reported, January 08  2014     (Ivanhoe Newswire) –Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, have found that mindfulness meditation programs may help reduce depression, anxiety, and pain in some people. Many … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Breastfeeding associated with lower risk of rheumatoid arthritis, according to new study   - Reported, 22 January, 2012   In a new study of over 7,000 older Chinese women published online today in the journal Rheumatology, breastfeeding - especially for a longer duration - is shown to be … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy Swedish doctors transplant wombs into 9 women   - Reported January 14, 2014   Nine women in Sweden have successfully received transplanted wombs donated from relatives in an experimental procedure that has raised some ethical concerns. The women will soon try to become … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Calcium supplements linked to longer life in women: Canadian researchers   - Reported, May 24, 2013   Three studies from Germany, Sweden and the U.S. recently made headlines for suggesting calcium supplements may increase the risk of heart disease in both men and women. Yet it's … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health Chance of Blindness from Glaucoma Cut in Half - Reported, January 22  2014     (Ivanhoe Newswire) – The probability that glaucoma will blind you has diminished nearly 50 percent since 1980, according to a study published in Ophthalmology. Glaucoma is still the … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Mediterranean Diet Associated with Lower Risk of Peripheral Artery Disease - Reported, January 28 2014 (Ivanhoe Newswire)—Researchers at the University of Navarra, in Pamplona, Spain, have found a Mediterranean diet supplemented with nuts or extra-virgin olive oil can do more than reduce … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health Nerve-Blocking Injection Halves Severe Hot Flashes - Reported, February 06  2014     (Ivanhoe Newswire) – An injection that blocks nerves in the neck cut the number of moderate-to-severe hot flashes women experience in half, providing a potential alternative for … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Diminishing Waistlines, a Japanese Health Problem   - Reported, 21 February  2014   TOKYO — Americans may be battling the bulge, but the Japanese are struggling to expand their waistlines. The Health Ministry said the number of young, skinny women has risen to troubling levels. A record … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health Soak up the Sun to Lower Your Blood Pressure! - Reported, February 26  2014     New research suggests that exposing skin to sunlight may help reduce blood pressure and cut the risk of heart attack and stroke. During the study, at the Universities of Southampton … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health In pregnant African women, malnutrition decreases effectiveness of HIV treatment - Reported, February 19, 2014 In Uganda the prescription of three antiretroviral (ARV) drugs, which aim to suppress the virus to prevent disease progression, have resulted in huge reductions in HIV mortality … [Read more...]