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fitness news , Font size Women's Health Keeping Active Can Minimise The Ill Effects Of Arthritis - Reported, September 29, 2012   Dubai, UAE; September 25, 2012: Keeping active can minimise the ill effects of arthritis, so say the experts behind this year’s World Arthritis Day (WAD), which takes place over the weekend … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health New York City is dispensing the morning-after pill to girls as young as 14. - Reported, September 28, 2012   It's a campaign believed to be unprecedented in its size and aggressiveness: New York City is dispensing the morning-after pill to girls as young as 14 at more than 50 … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Breastfed do better in school and college than bottlefed. A Study. - Reported, September 28, 2012   Breastfed babies seem more likely to do well at high school and to go on to attend college than infants raised on a bottle, according to a new U.S. study. Professors Joseph Sabia … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Illinois Court: Can't force pharmacists to give 'morning after' pill - Reported, September 28, 2012   An Illinois appellate court Friday affirmed a lower court finding that the state cannot force pharmacies and pharmacists to sell emergency contraceptives - also known as … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health New Mexico Gov. Requires Women Seeking Childcare Assistance To Prove They Were ‘Forcibly Raped’   - Reported, September 20, 2012   After Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) asserted his belief that “legitimate rape” doesn’t often lead to pregnancy, Republican lawmakers were quick to attempt to configure … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Norway rules in favors of tobacco display ban - Reported, September 14, 2012 OSLO (Reuters) - A Norwegian court has upheld a ban on displaying tobacco products in stores, in a closely-watched ruling as governments across the world look to crack down on smoking to improve public health and cut … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Women undergoing cancer therapy could still have children thanks to protein breakthrough   - Reported, September 24, 2012   Scientists have made a breakthrough that could preserve the fertility of women undergoing cancer treatment. Some chemotherapy drugs can temporarily or permanently … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Almost a third of kids are overweight, with prevalence higher for boys: study   - Reported, September 20, 2012   TORONTO - Almost a third of Canadian children are either overweight or obese, says a report from Statistics Canada that bases its figures on the World Health Organization … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Fertility & Pregnancy First mother-to-daughter uterus transplant carried out in Sweden   - Reported, September 19, 2012   Doctors in Sweden have performed the world's first mother-to-daughter uterus transplants, a medical team said on Tuesday. The University of Gothenburg said two Swedish … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Cancers on the rise in pregnant women: study   - Reported, September 20, 2012   The number of pregnant women diagnosed with cancer has increased over the past couple of decades, according to an Australian study that said it was perhaps due in part to the older age of expectant mothers … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health United Arab Emirates women are not exercising enough - Reported, September 19, 2012   This was the message during the roll out Monday of the fourth edition of Dubai Pulse by the Dubai Sports Council (DSC), the government authority dedicated to developing and improving sports in … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Dubai Sports Council wants 38% of residents physically active - Reported, September 19, 2012   Dubai Turn off that television. Dubai wants at least 38 per cent of you physically active by the end of next year. The Dubai Sports Council will begin its fourth Pulse Dubai programme … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Cosmetic surgery called vaginal rejuvenation may dupe the women going for it. - Reported, September 14, 2012   The 30-year-old writer posed as a patient in search of fodder for a story, and got an education in how doctors can tighten flabby tissue in a vaginoplasty, cut back the … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health New York City ban 16-ounce and above bottled drinks and fountain beverages - Reported, September 14, 2012   New York City's Board of Health approved Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposed ban on big-size sugary beverages. The measure, which could go into effect as early as March, places … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Sexual arousal lessens disgust in women: A new study. - Reported, September 14, 2012   Disgust is a powerful feeling that helps defend people from potentially sickening circumstances. Objectively, sexual intercourse could be seen as one of those circumstances, involving, as it … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Calcium Supplements Linked to Significantly Increased Heart Attack Risk, Study Suggests   - Reported, May 23, 2012   ScienceDaily (May 23, 2012) — Calcium supplements might increase the risk of having a heart attack, and should be "taken with caution," concludes research published in the … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Failed Alzheimer drug may stabilize Brain Plaque: A new Study. - Reported, September 12, 2012 The drug is called bapineuzumab (bap-ih-NOOZ-uh-mab), made by Pfizer Inc. and Johnson & Johnson. The new results suggest it might work if given earlier in the course of the disease, before … [Read more...]

A statement released by the North American Menopause Society (NAMS), and endorsed by the Society of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists of Canada and the SIGMA Canadian Menopause Society, counters the WHI findings. Stating that previous research was "misinterpreted," 15 Canadian and American medical organizations say hormone therapy is, in fact, still a viable treatment … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Why Do Fijian Women Grow Overweight Once They Get Married   - Reported, April 05, 2012   Bed early in the morning for an exercise or sacrifice your favourite dessert to cut down calorie intake. Although your size has increased from 10 to 14 then 18, after marriage you just want … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Separate family meals breed obesity - Reported, 07 September 2012     An absence of family dinners and an obsession with fast food have led to a culture of obesity in Britain that has given it the highest proportion of overweight poor people in Europe, a study has concluded. An … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Report Suggests That Your Supermarket May Affect Your Weight   - Reported, April 08, 2012   The study, conducted in Paris from 2007 to 2008, found that participants who shop at discount supermarkets, in supermarkets in areas with poorly educated consumers, or in supermarkets far … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Scientists ID 'Happy' Gene in Women - Reported, August 29, 2012 (HealthDay News) -- A "happy" gene that affects females but not males may explain why women are often happier than men, research suggests. In the new study, researchers analyzed data from 193 women and 152 men who were assessed … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Smoking after a stroke more than doubles risk of death within one year - Reported, August 29, 2012 Smokers who have a stroke and continue to smoke afterward may increase their risk of dying within one year by as much as five times compared to those who quit. Italian researchers at San … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Weight of new born's and Non-Stick Cookware Chemical linked: A study in Denmark   - Reported, September 5, 2012   A recent study in Denmark found that girls exposed to PFCs in the womb were more likely to be overweight at age 20, said study researcher Michele Marcus, a professor of … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Reduced child allergy risk and Nut consumption in pregnancy linked: A study on Danish women   - Reported, September 5, 2012   The study was carried out by researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, and the Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark. The study received … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Chances of early-onset menopause in women smokers: A study in Norway - Reported, September 5, 2012 About one in five women smoke. If you’re part of that 20 percent, I’m sure you’ve heard all the warnings and finger-wagging about the health hazards of smoking. Maybe you’re tired of hearing about … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health German parliament defends circumcision after court ban - Reported, September 5, 2012 Germany's lower house of parliament passed a resolution on Thursday to protect the religious circumcision of infant boys after a district court ban on the practice outraged Muslims and Jews and sparked an … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Sweetened drinks may be linked to premature births: A study on Norwegian women - Reported, September 5, 2012 Women who drink a lot of sweet sodas during pregnancy may be more likely to give birth prematurely, a new study suggests. The study, of more than 60,000 pregnant women in Norway, found that … [Read more...]