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fitness news , Font size Women's Health Doctors try to make sense of cancer's genetic jumble   - Reported, June 5, 2012   CHICAGO (Reuters) - Not too long ago, knowing the organ where a cancer first takes hold was generally all a doctor needed to determine what treatments to use. Not anymore. Advances in understanding … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Therapy for depression can work over the phone   - Reported, June 5, 2012   NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients with depression are more likely to stick with a type of talk therapy when it's given over the phone, compared to traditional, face-to-face settings, according to a new study. … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Israeli Health Ministry considers cutting fertility treatment subsidies for older women   - Reported, 04 June, 2012 May aid treatment for a third child, but limit subsidized attempts by older, childless women.   The Health Ministry is considering subsidizing fertility treatments through … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Health and social impacts of geophagy in Panama   - Reported, March 28, 2012   Geophagy is a human behaviour involving the ingestion of earthy substances such as soil and clay. common among pregnant women in rural, tropical areas, it is culturally accepted within some societies and … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Puerto Rico: Preventing High Risk Behaviour Among Teenage Girls   - Reported, March 28, 2012   For the past thirty years, the grassroots community group Taller Salud has dedicated itself to working for women’s health in Puerto Rico. During the past five years, the group has been … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health World's smallest artificial heart implanted in Italian baby   - Reported, May 14, 2012   NANTERRE, France (AP) — Lawyers for a French pharmaceutical group suspected in the deaths of at least 500 people argued Monday that a trial against their client should be halted as two separate … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Botox To Bloodflow: New Help For MS Patients   - Reported, May 17, 2012   TAMPA (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Multiple Sclerosis attacks when people are in the prime of their lives. It slowly robs them of control of their muscles and control of their lives. It’s an autoimmune disease that … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health French trial opens in diabetes-diet drug scandal   - Reported, May 14, 2012   NANTERRE, France (AP) — Lawyers for a French pharmaceutical group suspected in the deaths of at least 500 people argued Monday that a trial against their client should be halted as two separate cases … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Ratio of weight to height better ratio to BMI:British researchers   - Reported, May 13, 2012   A quarter of adults in Britain are now obese, a figure that is due to more than double by 2050. Those from poorer backgrounds are much more likely to be obese than the more affluent. But a … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Exercising provide sexual pleasure to women: Researchers at Indiana University   - Reported, May 13, 2012   A medical study has described the phenomenon as a "coregasm" after a survey of women found the exercises that associated with sexual pleasure were likely to involve the core … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Women exercise 18 minutes to men 30 minutes a day: A study at Oregon State University   - Reported, May 13, 2012   Women get an average of just 18 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous exercise a day, compared to 30 minutes for men, resulting in greater odds of developing "metabolic … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Women prefer outdoor exercising then gym: Survey by 'Shock Absorber'   - Reported, May 13, 2012   According to a poll of 1,000 physically active women, commissioned by sports bra company Shock Absorber, the numbers opting for 'green' exercise has risen by half (52 per cent) in five … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Battle of the Sexes: Health Alert   - Reported, May 04, 2012   (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Stress can have many negative impacts in one’s life. While some can get it under control, others may have a hard time doing it and have to pay the price, especially if you are female! New research … [Read more...]

HOUSTON, TX (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Right now, your immune system is hard at work trying to protect you from diseases and infections. At the same time, doctors are hard at work trying to figure out how to increase your immune system’s fighting power. But is there anything you can do to boost it yourself? You feel it coming on, a symphony of sneezes and sniffles. Don’t think … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Zinc For The Common Cold   - Reported, May 10, 2012   (Ivanhoe Newswire) --Move over cough syrup and cough drops, there’s another remedy that could cut down cold symptoms for adults. Canadian researchers say oral zinc treatments could not only lessen common cold symptoms, but shorten … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health New Standards for Traumatic Shoulder Injury   - Reported, May 2, 2012   (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Traumatic shoulder injuries are one of the most frequently encountered musculoskeletal injuries treated in ER departments. A new study shows how radiologists can improve patient outcomes and … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Eye Color May Indicate Risk for Serious Skin Conditions - Reported, May 6, 2012 ScienceDaily   Eye color may be an indicator of whether a person is high-risk for certain serious skin conditions. A study, led by the University of Colorado School of Medicine, shows people with blue eyes … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health The Statin Controversy: Too Dangerous or Worth the Risk?   - Reported, May 11, 2012   (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A meta-analysis of multiple trials has left the medical world and patients concerned about statins and whether or not their benefits are worth their potentially harmful side … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Monkeys And Medication: The Keys To MS Cure?   - Reported, March 19, 2012   PORTLAND, OR (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- More than 400,000 Americans are living with multiple sclerosis. It's a chronic, unpredictable disease that attacks the central nervous system. Now, new discoveries could help … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Study reveals steepest decline in HPV vaccine completion among girls   - Reported, May 5, 2012   Girls who receive the first dose from a gynecologist/obstetrician more likely to complete series The proportion of insured girls and young women completing the human papillomavirus (HPV) … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Major Breakthrough In Eye Disease Reported By Researchers   - Reported, April 11, 2012   Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have discovered that a part of the immune system called the inflammasome is involved in regulating the development of one of the most common forms of blindness, … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Causes Of Cardiovascular Disease Epidemic Identified By Largest-Ever Risk Factor Study In India   - Reported, April 23, 2012   The Indian Heart Watch (IHW) study has revealed the truth behind the prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of key risk factors that are driving the … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Fighting Harmful Free Radicals Tied To Aging And Cancer With Avocado Oil: The 'Olive Oil Of The Americas'?   - Reported, April 24, 2012   A research team this week will present findings that they say may finally explain the link between alcohol consumption and breast cancer. "Cells … [Read more...]