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fitness news , Font size Women's Health Desperate Irish women turn to working in sex industry as economy tanks   - Reported, January 24, 2012   Irish women, from respectable backgrounds, are turning to prostitution to pay the bills during the recession. Those forced to sell their bodies for cash include former business … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Women and Cancer in Ireland   - Reported, January 24, 2012   Cancer places a significant burden on the health of Irish women. It is the second most common cause of death,accounting for 3,400 deaths on average each year. Over 6,000 women are newly diagnosed with cancer with all it … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health In Ireland Pregnant women moved after hospital's infection outbreak   - Reported, January 24, 2012   Two heavily pregnant women have been forced to travel from Northern Ireland to Dublin to have their babies because of a deadly infection outbreak. The expectant mothers were due to give … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Gibraltar Women Health Information   - Reported, January 20, 2012   The Health of the people of Gibraltar is generally good and in keeping with that of other western European nations. The civilian population of Gibraltar has grown steadily in the last decade. Most of the growth has been … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Epidemiological Study Into Cancers In Gibraltar Shows That Totalcancer Incidence Rate In Gibraltar Is Within The Normal Range Ofother European Countries And That Gibraltar Is Not A High Risk community For Cancer   - Reported, January 20, 2012   For many years there has been speculation in … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Gibraltar women with PIP implants can get clinical advice   - Reported, January 20, 2012   The Gibraltar Health Authority can now confirm that no patients have had PIP implants fitted at St Bernard’s Hospital or through the GHA on referral to the Royal Marsden Hospital. They add that … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Gibraltar Health Authority advises flu jabs for those at risk   - Reported, January 20, 2012   Winter is the season for Influenza and a large variety of upper respiratory virus infections (collectively called FLU or “Flu Like Illness”). Of these, Influenza is by far the most serious … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Georgia Women Health Information   - Reported, January 19, 2012   In Georgia the lifetime average number of children per women is 1 compared with 2 in the UK. 47.3% of women of reproductive age report using (or a partner using) a contraceptive method compared with 82% in the UK. 1% of … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Broadening sexual health horizons in Georgia   - Reported, January 20, 2012   The scientific program spanned 3 days and included satellite symposiums organized by the WHO and another by the Eastern European Network for Sexual and Reproductive Health. Both of these sessions drew large … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Prevalence of HIV among injection drug users in Georgia   - Reported, January 20, 2012   Injection drug use remains a major risk factor for HIV transmission in Georgia. The study aims to characterize the prevalence of HIV among injection drug users in Georgia. A cross-sectional, … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Phylogeography of Francisella tularensis subspecies holarctica from the country of Georgia   - Reported, January 20, 2012   Francisella tularensis, the causative agent of tularemia, displays subspecies-specific differences in virulence, geographic distribution, and genetic diversity. F. … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Reproducibility of telecytology diagnosis of cervical smears in a quality assurance program: the Georgian experience.   - Reported, January 20, 2012   The study evaluated the reproducibility of telecytology diagnosis of cervical smears on a randomly selected 50 cases under the conditions of … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Marijuana Smoke Not as Damaging as Cigarette Smoke   - Reported, January 16, 2012   (Ivanhoe Newswire)- In 2009, 16.7 million Americans ages 12 and older reported using marijuana at least once, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. In addition, 16 states and Washington … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Trying to quit smoking? Forget nicotine patches and gum   - Reported, January 11, 2012   (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- If you're trying to quit smoking you may want to try something else besides nicotine replacement therapies (NRTs). Specifically nicotine patches and nicotine gum, do not appear to … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Guernsey Women Health Information   - Reported, January 23, 2012   The condition characterized by elevated gonadotrophins (gonadotropins elevated into the menopausal range), low sex steroids, and menstrual disorders was previously termed Premature Ovarian Failure (POF). However, over the … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Mammography screening of Greek women and primary care physicians in Crete   - Reported, January 23, 2012   Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women and a leading cause of death from cancer in women in Europe. Although breast cancer incidence is on the rise worldwide, … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health French Implants in Minimum 50 Greek Women   - Reported, January 23, 2012   Leastwise 50 women in Greece have had defective breast implants produced by defunct French manufacturer PIP that has alarming rates of rupture. Ta Nea daily, citing health ministry sources, said at least 250 implant … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Guernsey Women Health Information   - Reported, January 23, 2012   The Island of Guernsey is located in the English Channel, roughly 30 miles from the French coast and some 70 miles from the south coast of England. The Island has an area of approximately 24 square miles and a population of … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Glutamyl transferase and breast cancer risk in Guernsey women   - Reported, January 23, 2012   It has been reported that there is an increased risk of cancer in individuals with elevated levels of serum ?-glutamyl transferase (GGT). In the Guernsey Breast Cancer Cohort Study, GGT was … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Do urinary oestrogen metabolites predict breast cancer in Guernsey women   - Reported, January 23, 2012   This is the first prospective study of unnary measures of the two major competing pathways of oestrogen metabolism, 16ahydroxyoestrone (16a-OHE1) and 2-hydroxyoestrone (2-OHEl), in … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Guernsey women Vibrio alginolyticus-associated wound infection acquired in British waters   - Reported, January 23, 2012   In July 2011, a Vibrio alginolyticus infection was diagnosed in a woman from Guernsey in the Channel Islands, British Isles after sea bathing and application of a … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Maternal care and birth outcomes among ethnic minority women in Finland   - Reported, January 19, 2012   Care during pregnancy and labour is of great importance in every culture. Studies show that people of migrant origin have barriers to obtaining accessible and good quality care compared … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Women's reproductive and maternal health care in Finland   - Reported, January 19, 2012   Maternal health care Good maternal and child care practices are contributing to low infant mortality rates in Finland. Health of a woman is followed up throughout pregnancy and follow-up visits after … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Sexual activity among middle-aged Finnish women   - Reported, January 19, 2012   An increasing awareness of the need to address sexual and orgasm experiences as part of life quality and an understanding of the great individual differences between women play roles in women's health and … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Physical activity of Estonian family doctors and their counseling for a healthy lifestyle   - Reported, January 18, 2012   Physical activity offers major health benefits and counselling for it should be integrated into the medical consultation. Based on the literature, the personal health … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Life expectancy and health in Estonia   - Reported, January 18, 2012   The average life expectancy of Estonian people, especially men, is considerably shorter than in most European Union countries. Within the European Union, the average life expectancy of men is shorter only in the nearby … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Women's knowledge about cervical cancer risk factors, screening, and reasons for non-participation in cervical cancer screening programme in Estonia   - Reported, January 18, 2012   The attendance rate in Estonian cervical cancer screening programme is too low therefore the programme is … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Estonia Women Health Information   - Reported, January 18, 2012   In Estonia 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. 39% of women aged 50–69 years have undergone a breast examination or … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Bulgaria Women Health Information   - Reported, January 16, 2012   In Bulgaria the lifetime average number of children per women is 1 compared with 2 in the UK. No data are available on contraceptive use in this country. 49% of women aged 50–69 years have undergone a breast examination or … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Breastfeeding and chronic HBV infection: Clinical and social implications   - Reported, January 16, 2012   Mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) is among the most important causes of chronic HBV infection and is the commonest mode of transmission worldwide. Currently, the … [Read more...]