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fitness news , Font size Women's Health Haitian Women Reproductive Health Care Re-Building Efforts   - Reported, February 29, 2012   Beyond the Jan. 12 earthquake, there is another story about disaster in Haiti, and it relates to the horrendous social problems that Haitian women have dealt with for decades and which must be … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Haiti Women Health Information   - Reported, February 29, 2012   The native Taino Amerindians - who inhabited the island of Hispaniola when it was discovered by COLUMBUS in 1492 - were virtually annihilated by Spanish settlers within 25 years. In the early 17th century, the French … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Haiti less health care for women   - Reported, February 29, 2012   "I just gave birth on the ground... I had no drugs for pain during delivery," one Haitian mother tells Human Rights Watch (HRW) in a report released this week that says a year and a half after the country's devastating … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Haiti's women giving birth in the streets   - Reported, February 29, 2012   UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) estimates that there are 37,000 pregnant women among the survivors of last week's earthquake in Haiti, a country which in the best of times has the highest maternal … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Glucose Challenge Test an Acceptable Screen for Gestational Diabetes   - Reported, February 03, 2012   NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Feb 03 - The 50-g glucose challenge test is an "acceptable" screening test for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), but it can't replace the oral glucose … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health 'Indian Women Ignore Ailments of the Heart'   - Reported, February 14, 2012   Malathy Iyer, TNN Feb 14, 2012, It's a public health campaign urging people to "Go Red" and educate American women about their growing vulnerability to heart diseases . Throughout February, the month … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health In Young Sri Lankans Diabetes Risk Factors Much Higher Than Previously Thought   - Reported, February 15, 2012   Scientists at King's College London and the National Diabetes Centre (Sri Lanka) have found evidence of a high number of risk factors for type 2 diabetes among the young urban … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Greenland Women Health Information   - Reported, February 18, 2012   Women in Greenland live long than men. Special attention should be given to poor Health in Greenland. Hepatitis A, hepatitis B, TB, Rabies are the common diseases. Epilepsy is a common disease among the children of … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health El Salvador and other countries Mean Age of First Sex   - Reported, February 18, 2012   Early age at first sexual intercourse is a particularly important variable for public health policy makers. It is associated with specific unhealthy behaviors, such as having unprotected sex on first … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Determination of the cutoff point for waist circumference that establishes the presence of abdominal obesity in Women and men in El Salvador and other countries   - Reported, February 18, 2012   The recent definitions of the metabolic syndrome (MS) recognize the need for ethnic and … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Dr. Miriam Cremer El Salvador experience in women health   - Reported, February 18, 2012   Dr. Miriam Cremer from Basic Health El Salvador to discuss her more than 12 years experience addressing women’s health issues in El Salvador. Over the years, Dr. Cremer has initiated many programs … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Women’s and Children's Health in El Salvador   - Reported, February 18, 2012   Volunteer Janis Zloto, a Certified Nurse Midwife from Albuquerque, New Mexico describes a typical morning of work in El Salvador: “Aboard the coaster (translate small bus) to the med cap (translate medical … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health El Salvador Women Health Information   - Reported, February 18, 2012   In El Salvador the lifetime average number of children per women is 3 compared with 2 in the UK. 67.3% of women of reproductive age report using (or a partner using) a contraceptive method compared with 82% in the … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Severe Leptospirosis in Guadeloupe   - Reported, February 18, 2012   In Guadeloupe. Factors independently associated with severity included chronic hypertension or chronic alcoholism, late initiation of antibacterial therapy, abnormal chest auscultation results, icterus, oligoanuria, … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Controlling arterial hypertension in Guadeloupe women   - Reported, February 18, 2012   A cross-sectional study of 1005 men and women (54%) aged 25-74 years from Guadeloupe, stratified by sex, age and region was set up to determine the prevalence of hypertension. Blood pressure (BP) was … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health The challenge of performing aerobic exercise in tropical environments of Guadeloupe   - Reported, February 18, 2012   The tropical climate is unique in that the seasons are dominated by the movement of the tropical rain belt, resulting in dry and wet seasons rather than the four-season … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Guadeloupe Women Health Information   - Reported, February 18, 2012   Bilharzia (schistosomiasis) is found throughout Grande-Terre and in much of Basse-Terre, including Grand Étang lake. The main method of prevention is to avoid swimming or wading in fresh water. There have been recent … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Greenland has the highest suicide rate in the world   - Reported, February 18, 2012   For several years suicides have been a big and serious problem in Greenland. This is very different to earlier times when suicide was uncommon and mainly took place among elderly people who, in periods … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Health expectancy in Greenland   - Reported, February 18, 2012   Mortality and disease patterns in Greenland have greatly changed since the 1950s. Infectious diseases have decreased markedly; chronic diseases, suicides and violent deaths have increased. Methods: Life tables for the period … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Violence, sexual abuse and health in Greenland   - Reported, February 18, 2012   The purposes of the study were to analyse the lifetime prevalence of violence and sexual abuse among the Inuit in Greenland and to study the associations between health and having been the victim of violence … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Dominican Republic Women Health Information   - Reported, February 15, 2012   In Dominican Republic the lifetime average number of children per women is 3 compared with 2 in the UK. 69.8% of women of reproductive age report using (or a partner using) a contraceptive method compared with … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Abortion of women in the Dominican Republic   - Reported, February 15, 2012   Abortion in the Dominican Republic is illegal under all circumstances. Unlike several other Latin American countries such as Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and Uruguay, where abortion is permitted … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Sexual and Reproductive Health in women of Dominica Republic   - Reported, February 15, 2012   SITUATION AT A GLANCE Maternal Health Maternal Mortality: 180 deaths per 100,000 live births Births attended by skilled health personnel: 96% Unsafe abortion as part of maternal mortality: 20% … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Status of HIV in Dominican Republic   - Reported, February 15, 2012   According to the 2007 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), the adult prevalence of HIV in the Dominican Republic (DR) is 0.8 percent. The Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) estimates the HIV prevalence … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Women's Healt hcare in Cuba   - Reported, February 13, 2012   In 1960, Che Guevara, a medical professional himself, stated in his speech “On Revolutionary Medicine” that above all else, doctors should work to provide health care services to all people. One of the beliefs of socialism is … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Federation of Cuban Women and Jineterismo(Prositution) in Cuba   - Reported, February 13, 2012   Federation of Cuban Women Much of the progress made in health care and medical advances is due in large part to the Federacion de Mujeres Cubanas (Federation of Cuban Women, or FMC), which … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Primary care in Cuba: a public health approach   - Reported, February 13, 2012   Cuba's primary health care model is presented. Unlike ambulatory care services, which are but one component of primary care, Cuba's model is a comprehensive public health approach that meets the World Health … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Cuba Women Health Information   - Reported, February 11, 2012   In Cuba the lifetime average number of children per women is 2 compared with 2 in the UK. 73.3% of women of reproductive age report using (or a partner using) a contraceptive method compared with 82% in the UK. 42% of women … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Dominica medical facility for health care   - Reported, February 13, 2012   Roseau is the capital and largest city of Dominica. With a population of 14,847 , it is a small and compact urban settlement, located within the Saint George parish and surrounded by the Caribbean Sea, the Roseau … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Dominica Women Health Information   - Reported, February 13, 2012   In Dominica the lifetime average number of children per women is 2 compared with 2 in the UK. No data are available on contraceptive use in this country. 22% of women aged 50–69 years have undergone a breast examination … [Read more...]