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fitness news , Font size Women's Health Dynamics of HPV vaccination initiation in Flanders, Belgium.   - Reported, January 24, 2013   In Belgium vaccination of adolescents can take place in- or outside the school-based vaccination system. When vaccines are offered inside the school-based system School Health Services are … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Psychosocial experiences in women facing fertility problems in Belgium, Netherlands and France   - Reported, January 24, 2013   Approximately 10% of all couples wishing to have a child experience fertility problems which do not spontaneously resolve. Most of them, at least in Western … [Read more...]

Postnatal depression is poorly covered in specialized textbooks, is rarely encountered by obstetricians, and may not be featured in teaching. Most cases of such depression do not receive a correct diagnosis and are not properly medicated, even though the condition affects 10-15% of mothers . The finding that the children of such depressed mothers may show behavioral … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Brazilian women on vaginal labor and cesarean section   - Reported, January 26, 2013   Latin America is one of the regions with the highest rates of cesarean sections in the world,with a tendency towards further increase. Recent estimates indicate that the incidence of cesarean sections … [Read more...]

The National Health Agency (ANS) said that the health insurance companies began to disqualify obstetricians who charge extra fees to accompany a normal delivery as long as necessary. For the NSA, the collection is considered "illegal and improper." Allegations made ??by mom and operators have already resulted in the disaffiliation of professionals living in the city of Rio de … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Rural pregnant women experience foetal ultrasound in a Botswana   - Reported, January 26, 2013   Ultrasound technology has achieved almost universal coverage in industrialised countries with particular importance in antenatal surveillance. Its routine use has, however, been viewed … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Impact of the Bosnian conflict on the health of women and children   - Reported, January 26, 2013   Health services, especially those supporting women and children, were severely disrupted, with over 35% of facilities destroyed or heavily damaged. To assess the impact of the conflict on … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Bosnia and Herzegovina knowledge of Sexual Health   - Reported, January 26, 2013   In many countries, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) have emerged as one of the major public health concerns. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) estimate, there are 333 million new cases of … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Belizean nurses role in HIV prevention   - Reported, January 26, 2013   The small country of Belize has a population of roughly 280 000, yet has the highest average annual prevalence rate (2.1%) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) of any country in Central America (UNAIDS 2008). The last … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Breastfeeding in Belize: Its economic value   - Reported, January 26, 2013   Breastmilk is an important rescurce that is often not considered for its economic values. In order to estimate the value of breastmilk fat individual countries, Nurture/Center to Prevent Childhood Malnutrition, … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Zero maternal deaths in Belize   - Reported, January 26, 2013   In Belize every woman's pregnancy and delivery is under the microscope of the Millennium Development Goals, U.N. anti-poverty pledges made by governments that are due in 2015. "We had zero maternal deaths in 2011," said Dr. … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Thyroid cancer risk in Belarus after the Chornobyl accident   - Reported, January 26, 2013   Convincing evidence exists of an association between exposure to external radiation and an increased risk of thyroid cancer , but risks from internally deposited radioactive iodines were not well … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Smoking and obesity in Belarus   - Reported, January 26, 2013   Obesity is shown to be one of the main factors worsening the self-perceived health status of women. Belarus is lagging behind Europe and the United States in policies aimed at the decrease of tobacco control. During the … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Osteoarthritis Among Women in Bahrain   - Reported, January 24, 2013   Chronic disease burdens on society are expected to rise in the future, alongside the increasing and aging population. Osteoarthritis (OA) is common among the elderly, with a global impact; ranks fourth among medical … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Violence against Women with Chronic Maternal Disabilities in Rural Bangladesh.   - Reported, January 24, 2013   Maternal disabilities with long-lasting consequences have various adverse effects on the health and well-being of millions of women worldwide. Chronic maternal disabilities most … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Women need more adaptation funding in Bangladesh.   - Reported, January 24, 2013   Within the overall aim of poverty alleviation, development efforts have included credit and self-employment programmes. In Bangladesh, the major beneficiaries of such group-based credit programmes are rural … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Infertility caused by PCOS among Austrian and Muslim immigrant women in Austria   - Reported, January 23, 2013   The Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder affecting female fertility. In this study, we examined the symptomatology of PCOS and the … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Azerbaijanis Attitudes Toward Cancer   - Reported, January 23, 2013   When it comes to matters of health and disease in the Republic of Azerbaijan, the most dreaded word is "cancer". Approximately 10,000 people out of a population of 7+ million are diagnosed annually with cancer in … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Forced Sexual Intercourse Among Internally Displaced Women in Azerbaijan   - Reported, January 23, 2013   Previous reports have shown that forced sexual intercourse and other forms of gender-based violence are a persistent public health problem for refugee or internally displaced women. … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Unique 'Anonymous Delivery' law effective in decreasing rates of neonaticide in Austria   - Reported, January 23, 2013   Researchers, from the Medical University of Vienna, looked at the rates of reported neonaticide (where a child is killed within the first 24 hours of birth) in Austria … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Bahamas called out on Abortions:   - Reported, January 23, 2013   Although abortion is currently illegal in the Bahamas, the government revealed that it is aware of cases where licensed physicians perform abortions in private and public hospitals for justifiable reasons. Such abortions are … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health A study on cancer in Azerbaijan   - Reported, January 23, 2013   The WHO/ICO Information Centre on HPV and Cervical Cancer (HPV Information Centre) aims to compile and centralize updated data and statistics on human papillomavirus (HPV) and related cancers. This report aims to summarize … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Cervical cancer screening in Australia   - Reported,22 January 2013   The National Cervical Screening Program in Australia currently recommends that sexually active women between the ages of 18-70 years attend routine screening every 2 years. The publically funded National HPV … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Armenia: A Way to Make Abortion Safer   - Reported, January 22, 2013   In Armenia, abortion is widely available, but women continue to undergo riskier means of terminating unwanted pregnancies. A major problem is that a well-established alternative method, which is recommended by the … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Factors affecting the performance of maternal health care providers in Armenia   - Reported, January 22, 2013   Over the last five years, international development organizations began to modify and adapt the conventional Performance Improvement Model for use in low-resource settings. This … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Parents told to destroy their IVF embryos in Australia   - Reported,22 January 2013   Hundreds of healthy frozen embryos are being destroyed because patients are led to believe they are only viable for as little as five years. There are more than 120,000 frozen embryos in storage in … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Concerns for overweight pregnant women: A study by University of Melbourne, Australia   - Reported,22 January 2013   We are certainly seeing more interventions in these women, they are more likely to have caesarean sections or instrumental births or have their labour induced, so that's … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Human papillomavirus infection in aboriginal women from northeastern Argentina   - Reported, January 22, 2013   Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) is the most frequent sexually transmitted bacterial infection (STBI) worldwide, with an estimated 89 million new cases per year. Up to 70% of such … [Read more...]