Women Health

fitness news , Font size Women's Health HIV/AIDS response for women and girls in the U.S. Virgin Islands.   - Reported, April 02, 2012   The focus is on specific culturally and socially based gender issues that enhance HIV risk and complicate access to care and services for women and girls in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Self-management among patients living with diabetes in the United States Virgin Islands.   - Reported, April 02, 2012   The United States Virgin Islands (USVI) is facing a diabetes epidemic similar to the one on the U.S. mainland, yet little is known regarding the cultural context … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Nutritional Overview of American Samoa   - Reported, April 02, 2012   General health trends in American Samoa are towards a decrease in infectious diseases and an increase in those related to lifestyle, such as obesity, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, with their … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Women’s Health to hit stands in India on April 2   - Reported, March 29, 2012   The magazine, being launched by India Today Group under licence from US-based Rodale Inc., will have an initial print run of 45,000-50,000 copies BestMediaInfo Bureau | Delhi The India Today Group, which … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Women Have Sexual Fantasies During Most Fertile Period of Menstrual Cycle   - Reported, March 26, 2012   A recent study conducted by researchers from University of Lethbridge in Canada has found that women were more likely to indulge in sexual fantasies during their most fertile period … [Read more...]

fitness news ,  Font size Women's Health Postpartum Depression More Common in Older Mums   - Reported,  March 23, 2012   Older women are more likely to suffer from postpartum depression, according to researchers at University of Oslo, Norway. During the study it was revealed that older women are more likely to … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health HPV Vaccine Prevents Recurrence in Women Suffering from Cervical Disease   - by Thilaka Ravi on March 28, 2012   After receiving the HPV vaccine if some women are diagnosed with pre-cancerous cervical conditions, they can still benefit from a considerably reduced risk of reoccurring … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health New hot flash treatment? Self help, study suggests   - Reported, March 11, 2012   A few sessions of behavioral therapy, even a "self-help" version, may help some women find relief from menopausal hot flashes, according to a British study. Researchers writing in the journal Menopause said … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Cervical Cancer: Leading Cause of Cancer Deaths Among Indian Women   - Reported, March 29, 2012   Among Indian women, cervical cancer is found to be the leading cancer-killer, reveals study. 'The study found that 17 percent of cancer deaths among women were due to cervical cancer, … [Read more...]

fitness news ,  Font size Women's Health There has been a steady increase in the median age of first births in Norway,  and the fertility is now very low (TFR 1.7-1.9).   - Reported,  February 04,  2012   The current generation of mothers or mothers to be have completed an increasingly longer education and started working even … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Saint Vincent & the Grenadines Women Health Information   - Reported, March 30, 2012   In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines the lifetime average number of children per women is 2 compared with 2 in the UK. 19% of women aged 50–69 years have undergone a breast examination or … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Ethnomedicines used in Trinidad and Tobago for reproductive problems   - Reported, March 30, 2012   Throughout history women have tried to control or enhance their fertility using herbal remedies, with various levels of societal support. Caribbean folk medicine has been influenced by … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Trinidad and Tobago's leading cause of maternal morbidity is unsafe abortion   - Reported, March 30, 2012   As for most of its Caribbean neighbours, Trinidad and Tobago's leading cause of maternal morbidity is unsafe abortion. Yet activism to introduce public policy and legislation … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Trinidad and Tobago Women Health Information   - Reported, March 30, 2012   In Trinidad and Tobago the lifetime average number of children per women is 2 compared with 2 in the UK. 38.2% of women of reproductive age report using (or a partner using) a contraceptive method compared … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Abuse and mental disorders among women at walk-in clinics in Trinidad   - Reported, March 30, 2012   Female participants from 16 randomly selected walk-in clinics, previously stratified to represent all administrative regions and urban and rural settings, who were 18 years or older, … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Reduction in anaemia in z women in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and two other countries   - Reported, March 30, 2012   The Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute conducted a survey of anemia status of pregnant and/or lactating women in Jamaica (1982), Montserrat (1981), and St. … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Sexual violence against women in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   - Reported, March 30, 2012   In its 2008 Freedom in the World report, Freedom House states that violence against women is a "major problem" in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines . According to statistics cited by the … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Nurse-midwifery in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.   - Reported, March 30, 2012   Brain drain, the exodus of highly trained professionals from developing countries to better paying jobs in the developed world, threatens the structure of community health care in those developing … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Puerto Rico Women Health Information   - Reported, March 28, 2012   Puerto Rico populated for centuries by aboriginal peoples, the island was claimed by the Spanish Crown in 1493 following COLUMBUS' second voyage to the Americas. In 1898, after 400 years of colonial rule that saw the … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Decreased Survival for Puerto Rican Women With 'Triple-Negative' Breast Cancer Subtype   - Reported, March 28, 2012   Puerto Rican women who had breast cancer that lacked estrogen and progesterone receptors and did not overexpress the HER2neu protein (triple-negative) had worse … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Women Healthcare in Panama   - Reported, March 28, 2012   Healthcare utilization and costs have glaring gender implications. Although women have a longer life expectancy than men in Panama (78 versus 73 years), women have higher rates of chronic illness which require more long-term … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Health Care in Panama: Cheaper than US   - Reported, March 28, 2012   Does it really make sense to have medical treatments in Panama? My answer: Absolutely. I’ll give you the reasons why in a moment. First, let me share with you a story about a woman named Sandra, who traveled from … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Minority Health Childbearing Patterns Among Puerto Rican Hispanics in New York City and Puerto Rico   - Reported, March 28, 2012   Hispanics are the second largest minority in the United States. In 1980, the two million Puerto Ricans in the continental United States constituted the … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Panama Women Health Information   - Reported, March 28, 2012   In Panama the lifetime average number of children per women is 3 compared with 2 in the UK. 1% of women aged 50–69 years have undergone a breast examination or mammography compared to 75% in the UK and 3% of women aged … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Dense Breasts Can Nearly Double the Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence   Reported, Mar. 21, 2012   ScienceDaily (Mar. 21, 2012) — Women aged 50 and over with breasts that have a high percentage of dense tissue are at greater risk of their breast cancer recurring, according to Swedish … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Dietary Cadmium May Be Linked With Breast Cancer Risk   Reported, Mar. 15, 2012   ScienceDaily (Mar. 15, 2012) — Dietary cadmium, a toxic metal widely dispersed in the environment and found in many farm fertilizers, may lead to an increased risk of breast cancer, according to a study … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Montserrat Women Health Information   - Reported, March 13, 2012   English and Irish colonists from St. Kitts first settled on Montserrat in 1632; the first African slaves arrived three decades later. The British and French fought for possession of the island for most of the 18th … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health More, Faster Weight Loss Seen With Gastric Bypass Than Banding   - By By Steven Reinberg  HealthDay Reporter | HealthDay   Reported, Tue, Jan 17, 2012   MONDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Gastric bypass surgery results in faster and longer-lasting weight loss than does gastric banding, … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Fixing spines with a pill!   - Reported, March 13, 2012   (Ivanhoe Newswire)— Pill for spinal injury? A new study shows an oral drug that has shown promise in trials for human multiple sclerosis, significantly improves locomotor recovery in mice with spinal cord injury (SCI). … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Women abuse and Violence in Nicaragua   - Reported, March 14, 2012   A survey was carried out among a representative sample of 488 women between the ages of 15±49. The physical aggression sub-scale of the Conflict Tactics Scale was used to identify women suffering abuse. In-depth … [Read more...]