Women Health

Workplace yoga and meditation can lower feelings of stressReported August 05, 2009 COLUMBUS: Twenty minutes per day of guided workplace meditation and yoga combined with six weekly group sessions can lower feelings of stress by more than 10 percent and improve sleep quality in sedentary office employees, a pilot study suggests. According to a press release issued by … [Read more...]

Smoking boosts women's risk of often-fatal aortic aneurysm: study Reported September 15, 2008 TORONTO — Women who smoke have a dramatically higher risk of developing an abdominal aortic aneurysm than those who never used tobacco, say researchers, adding yet another reason to the long list of reasons for butting out or avoiding getting hooked in the first place. In a … [Read more...]

Freezing Out Breast Cancer Reported March 22, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Interventional radiologists have opened the door to an encouraging potential for treating the nearly 200,000 U.S. women who are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. The procedure is called image-guided, multiprobe cryotherapy. "Minimally invasive cryotherapy opens the door for a … [Read more...]

Workplace yoga and meditation can lower feelings of stressReported August 05, 2009 COLUMBUS: Twenty minutes per day of guided workplace meditation and yoga combined with six weekly group sessions can lower feelings of stress by more than 10 percent and improve sleep quality in sedentary office employees, a pilot study suggests. According to a press release issued by … [Read more...]

FOCUS: Dubai's Health Projects May Help Cure Econ Sickness Reported May 06, 2009 DUBAI (Zawya Dow Jones) -- Qubisha al Sabosy, a mother of seven in Dubai, used to fly to Europe for medical treatment at the government's expense. But times are changing. Billions of dollars of investment in new hospitals and the latest medical technology means Al Sabosy and thousands like … [Read more...]

In hard times, illegal immigrants lose healthcare Reported March 24, 2009 Los Angeles ­ Jose Cedillo, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, says he has nowhere to turn. A day laborer since 1986, Mr. Cedillo has received notice from a Los Angeles County hospital that he must start paying out of pocket for the treatment he will need. "I have no choice because I have no insurance … [Read more...]

Teen Marijuana Use Might Have Lasting Effects on Mood, AnxietyReported December 23, 2009 WEDNESDAY, Dec. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Marijuana use among teens may trigger neurological changes in the developing brain that lead to increased anxiety and stress levels that could persist into adulthood, new animal research suggests. Although the finding stems solely from … [Read more...]

More medications for chronic conditions may not help, study shows Reported May 07, 2009 Increasing the pill intake for patients with chronic medical conditions doesn't improve their health-related quality of life and, in fact, can make them worse, a new study shows. Researchers at Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute near Torrance say there comes a point where pills … [Read more...]

Herbal menopause remedies ineffectiveReported January 14, 2009 There is little evidence to show herbal remedies purported to relieve symptoms of menopause actually work, according to a new study. A growing number of women have turned to black cohosh, evening primrose oil and other natural remedies in recent years to treat hot flashes, irritability and other related … [Read more...]

Diagnosis dilemma: Women's heart symptoms differ from men 04 February 2010 17:13 BY LORI RACKL Staff Reporter   Cardiovascular disease symptoms often different for women than they are for men, but just as serious Susan Fessler was on the evening train headed to Crystal Lake when she experienced a "funny, sickening pain" in her jaw. Then more pain radiated down … [Read more...]

Low levels of key antibodies may lead to severe disease, study suggestsReported September 17, 2009 TORONTO — Australian researchers may have uncovered a clue as to why some people who catch swine flu suffer life-threatening illness. And if they are right, there is an existing weapon in the treatment arsenal that could help reduce the pandemic death toll. The group found … [Read more...]

WHO raises swine flu alert levelReported April 27, 2009, GENEVA. By Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY The World Health Organization raised its global alert level Monday, signaling the swine flu virus was spreading from human to human in community outbreaks, but it stopped short of declaring a full-blown pandemic. The organization's emergency committee had been meeting all day … [Read more...]

Neglecting foot pain can lead to long-term problemsReported July 02, 2009 For more than 10 years, Marney Clark suffered excruciating foot pain caused by a bunion. "Every step I took was painful," she said. "I couldn't wear any shoes...I actually wore Birkenstocks to a wedding." But since she had surgery this past April, she has been virtually pain free and is almost … [Read more...]

No improvement in risk of stroke-related deathsReported July 02, 2009 For more than 10 years, Marney Clark suffered excruciating foot pain caused by a bunion. "Every step I took was painful," she said. "I couldn't wear any shoes...I actually wore Birkenstocks to a wedding." But since she had surgery this past April, she has been virtually pain free and is almost … [Read more...]

Women assaulted by HIV-positive manReported September 18, 2009 HOUSTON (KTRK) -- It was a shocking story that made national headlines. A north Texas man who knowingly infected women with HIV and was sentenced to jail for it. We have the Houston connection to the case of Phillipe Padieu and show you how a local victim's advocate and a Houston attorney are helping these … [Read more...]

Anxiety ridden people can get extremely religious Reported December 11, 2010 Anxiety and uncertainty may be at root of religious extremism, new Canadian research reveals. The findings by York University researchers appear in this month’s issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. In a series of studies, over 600 participants … [Read more...]

High BP may affect 1.56 bln people by 2025 Reported November 12, 2010 High blood pressure affects over one billion people globally and the number is expected to rise to 1.56 billion people by 2025. It is a condition that often does not display signs or symptoms, hence it is commonly referred to as a 'silent killer'. For this reason, many people are … [Read more...]

Trigger to early antibody response discovered Reported November 12, 2010 American scientists have discovered a trigger that induces B cells to produce effective and long-lived antibodies early in the immune response. The researchers at National Jewish Health found that a molecule that binds toll-like receptors (TLR) doubles the early antibody response … [Read more...]

Local anesthesia helps cure bowel disease Reported October 11, 2010 Local anesthetics are likely to have potential therapeutic effects on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a new study. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a disease of the gastrointestinal tract, mainly the intestines that may occur in the people who have genetic … [Read more...]

HIV prevention strategy to benefit sufferers Reported August 17, 2010 Increasing highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) treatment for people with HIV/AIDS will provide significant cost savings over a relatively short period of time, according to a formal economic analysis. Led by researchers at the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) … [Read more...]

Overcoming Insomnia Without Drugs Reported July 21, 2010 Dozens of insomnia sufferers had questions for the Consults blog about alternatives to sleeping pills. Here, Shelby Freedman Harris, a psychologist and director of Montefiore Medical Center’s Sleep Disorders Center, discusses the benefits of cognitive behavioral therapy, which can rival or … [Read more...]

Council Cuts Health Plan That Helped Poor People Reported July 20, 2010 A program that for a decade helped New York City’s poor and elderly navigate their way through insurance problems — and that became a model for a similar federal program — has become a casualty of city budget cuts, an administrator of the program said on Thursday. The $4 … [Read more...]

Smoking ban in public housing would be good for public health, advocates say Reported June 22, 2010 Generally speaking, the federal government is in the business of protecting public health. It works hard to ensure that medicines are safe before they can be sold to the public. It issues recalls when toys pose choking dangers to small children. … [Read more...]

What's that? Health insurance more likely for those with a college degree?? Reported June 21, 2010 Graduation Women with college degrees are more likely to have health insurance, according to a UCLA study. OK -- this is not exactly a staggering finding. But it's a significant one. It underscores that encouraging women to pursue secondary and … [Read more...]

Golden Rules For Women Who Want To Stay Fit Reported June 04, 2010 There are certain basic rules that all women need to know about keeping fit and healthy. They are really very simple and do not involve a lot of time or money. Firstly, health and fitness go hand in hand. Fitness is not about attaining a perfect figure. An unnaturally slim woman is … [Read more...]

Vitamins, Helpful Or Harmful? Reported May 31, 2010 ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Celebrities tout the benefits. Doctors say, maybe. Do supplements really work? A 2008 study found no evidence that they prolonged life, yet today, it's a nearly a $15 billion dollar industry. Here is more on the pros and cons of supplementing … [Read more...]

Henna tattoos linked to leukaemia riskReported May 10, 2010 Researchers in the Gulf found a much higher than usual incidence of types of leukaemia in local women – elsewhere, most sufferers are men. They suggest that one possible reason could be the popular local custom of using henna to create elaborate skin decorations. They believe that it is not the henna itself … [Read more...]

Irregular menstrual periods tied to heart disease Reported May 21, 2010 (Reuters Health) - Women with a history of irregular menstrual periods may have a higher risk of developing heart disease than do other women, a new study suggests. The study, which followed more than 23,000 Dutch women for a decade, found that those who said they'd … [Read more...]

Diet: Videogame Invented By Teen Reported May 27, 2010 ATLANTA, Ga. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Obesity is becoming an epidemic for America’s youth. One teen decided he’d had enough after bad eating habits and too little exercise sent his weight spiraling out of control. He developed his diet modeled after a videogame that helped him shed … [Read more...]

Cancer: Stopping Melanoma in its Tracks Reported May 26, 2010 ATLANTA (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- This year, 1.5 million people will be diagnosed with cancer. The goal is to catch the disease before it spreads, increasing the odds of survival. Doctors developed a new kind of surgery that could help some patients stop the cancer in its tracks -- with less risk of another … [Read more...]