Women Health

Want to Quit Smoking? Try Hypnosis Reported October 24, 2007 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Hypnotherapy may be a better way to stomp out cigarettes than other smoking cessation methods, according to new research. Researchers from North Shore Medical Center in Salem, Mass., compared the quit rates of 67 smokers who were hospitalized with a cardiopulmonary condition. All patients … [Read more...]

Lack of exercise not behind rise in teen obesity - study Reported November 11, 2009 NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Most American teenagers are not as active as they should be but a lack of exercise does not seem to be to blame for the rising rates of teen obesity, according to a U.S. study. Researchers, using government survey data from 1991 and 2007, found … [Read more...]

Cheerful women have less cardiovascular disease: study Reported August 12, 2009 LOS ANGELES, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Less cardiovascular disease and fewer deaths are reported among women who are optimistic, a new study suggests. In the study, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh measured optimism by a questionnaire on whether a woman agreed with such statements as "In … [Read more...]

A Fit Body Equals A Fit Mind: StudyReported January 11, 2009 Toronto (ECN) - In a recent study that included 42 women with the average age of 65 years, it was shown that being physically fit helps older women stay mentally fit. The women who were active in the physical group compared to those who were not had improved in their resting blood pressure by ten percent, better … [Read more...]

Women More Likely Than Men To Suffer Depression After StrokeReported November 11, 2009 ScienceDaily (Nov. 11, 2009) — Depression occurs in as many as one-third of patients after a stroke, and women are at somewhat higher risk, according to a large new review of studies. Post-stroke depression is associated with greater disability, reduced quality of life and an increased … [Read more...]

Working women sleep less than men: StudyReported August 11, 2009 WASHINGTON: Women working full-time sleep less than men as they shoulder dual responsibility of office and home, a study said. The study conducted by Professor David Maume of the University of Cincinnati (U-C), graduate student Rachel A. Sebastian and Miami University (Ohio) graduate student Anthony R. Bardo … [Read more...]

Women With High Testosterone Levels Choose Risky Careers Reported August 25, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – The battle of the sexes rages on while researchers explore how the hormone testosterone plays an important role in financial risk-taking and career choice. Research has shown that testosterone enhances competitiveness and dominance, reduces fear, … [Read more...]

Abortion Pills Don't Cause Future Problems Reported August 20, 2007 (Ivanhoe Newswire) --Women who use prescription medication to terminate a pregnancy are unlikely to have problems caused by the abortion during future pregnancies. New research reveals medical abortions do not increase the risk of miscarriage, tubal pregnancy, premature birth or low birth weight. … [Read more...]

WHO wants Fujian tooThe GENEVA buenosairesherald.com -February 20, 2004 The United Nations health agency is recommending that a vaccine against the Fujian strain of influenza be included in inoculations next winter. In its recommendations for the composition of the vaccine for the northern hemisphere in 2004-2005, the World … [Read more...]

Aussie traveller bird flu alert September 22, 2005 AUSTRALIAN travellers are being warned to avoid bird markets as fears of a bird flu pandemic in the Asian region grow. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has stopped short of advising people to stay away from the affected … [Read more...]

Screen pregnant women for AIDS: expert December 1, 2004 All pregnant women in Australia should be screened for HIV/AIDS, a prominent researcher said. Dr Nick Graves, a senior researcher at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), said a recent study had shown there were a small number of pregnant women in Australia with undiagnosed … [Read more...]

Breastfeeding Moms with Asthma may Hinder Babies’ Benefits Reported November 05, 2007 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Breastfeeding usually helps babies have better lung function later in childhood, but it may not if their moms have asthma. A new report from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Arizona Respiratory Center at the … [Read more...]

Area woman's death linked to listeriosis Reported September 08, 2008 Ottawa . An elderly woman has become Ottawa's first listeriosis-related death this year, but area health officials don't yet know whether the case is linked to contaminated meat products from Maple Leaf Foods. Ottawa Public Health was notified on the weekend that the woman died of complications related … [Read more...]

People at high risk from swine flu should talk with doctors now about flu drugsReported September 09, 2009 TORONTO — Pregnant women and people with chronic health conditions who are at higher risk of getting severely ill if they catch swine flu should talk with their doctors about setting up a way to get rapid access to antiviral drugs if they get sick, public health … [Read more...]

Can Women be fat and fit? Reported May 05, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Being overweight or obese puts people at higher risk for heart disease. So does lack of physical activity. But getting more active can help mitigate the risk for people who are overweight. According to researchers who followed nearly 39,000 women taking part in the long-running Women’s Health Study, … [Read more...]

New Technology has More Accurate Diagnosis of Breast Cancers Reported November 29, 2005     (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Digital tomosynthesis is a more specific breast cancer technique and more accurate diagnostic technology than traditional film mammography, according to a recent study. Steven Poplack, M.D., an associate professor of diagnostic radiology and obstetrics and … [Read more...]

 A disease may announce its presence on the skin   By Helen Fields Women tend to get all hung up on their skin's cosmetic attributes. Is that a new wrinkle? How can I make my elbows smoother? Will this self-tanner turn me orange? But their concern with skin as upholstery ignores a larger truth: Skin is a big organ that you can see. Because the skin is connected to the rest … [Read more...]

Do Birth Control Pills Make Women Weaker?Reported April 27, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Oral contraceptives appear to impair muscle gains in young women and are associated with lower hormone levels, according to a new study. Researchers set out to examine the effect of oral contraceptives (OC) on healthy women between the ages of 18 and 31. The women participated in a … [Read more...]

Ending Pelvic Pain Reported October 16, 2009 PHOENIX (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Fifteen percent of women in the United States live with chronic pelvic pain. For some, it's so bad they can't move or function normally, yet as many as 70 percent of sufferers never get a definite diagnosis. Three new options are helping pain patients regain control over their lives. Shannon … [Read more...]

Experts offer five exercises to avoid senile marasmus 09/09/2005 There are methods to make the brain young even with elderly people The problem of life prolongation is burning for each of us, and we try to find a way in which it could be made longer. Researchers are also working on life prolongation. There is still no elixir of … [Read more...]

First-time Moms Prone to Postnatal PsychosisReported February 10, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study shows first-time mothers are at the greatest risk of developing psychosis in the month following the birth of their child even if they have never been hospitalized for mental illness. Researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm conducted the study. They looked … [Read more...]

Bladder, kidney infections share risk factors Tuesday, January 4, 2005 SEATTLE, Jan 04, 2005 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- Seattle researchers found the same factors that put women at risk for simple urinary tract infections might make them susceptible to kidney infections. Senior investigator at Group Health Cooperative's … [Read more...]

Freezing Eggs -- Increasing Odds Reported April 14, 2008 ATLANTA, Ga. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- More than six million American women and their partners face some kind of infertility issue. Fertility treatments like in vitro fertilization have helped millions, but what about women who still can't conceive? In 1997, embryologist Michael Tucker became the first United States … [Read more...]

Healthy Eating for Life Reported July 01, 2008 BALTIMORE, M.D. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Forty-five percent of the U.S. population is suffering from at least one chronic disease, such as heart disease, asthma and diabetes. These conditions are often preventable through diet, but with new fads continually popping up, eating healthy can sometimes be confusing. One of the … [Read more...]

How Old Are You, Really? Reported April 4, 2005 LAKEWOOD, Colo. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Everyone knows their chronological age, but what about your body's biological age? How fast your body and brain age may be different than how fast you age. A simple test could help you figure that out. Heather Wright fears … [Read more...]

Menopause can be delayed Reported May 19, 2008 WOMEN in India can delay the advent of menopause in their lives, provided they adopt a certain lifestyle and nutritious diet. This was a joint finding by doctors, dieticians and gynaecologists, who spoke at length during an interactive lesson on ’Menopause and Stress’, organised by the Centre for Adult, … [Read more...]

Swine flu: Who will get vaccinated first? Reported September 03, 2009 PARIS — Governments bracing for a second, possibly more lethal, wave of swine flu are all grappling with the same unforgiving dilemma: with not enough vaccine to go around, who is going to get jabbed first? Any lingering hopes that pharmaceutical … [Read more...]

Experts say Korea is overreacting to flu Reported September 01, 2009 Korea is overreacting to the spread of the A(H1N1) virus, according to the head of a hospital that has treated the largest number of patients infected so far with the new flu. Kim Jong-seok, head of Incheon Medical Center, said Korea is “overly panicked” and that the general … [Read more...]

Laser Detects Breast CancerReported April 08, 2008 ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A novel laser device could help prevent breast cancer from spreading to other parts of the body by detecting cancer cells before they form into tumors. Researchers are using tiny particles of gold -- nanoparticles -- to mark circulating breast cancer cells in a blood sample. When a … [Read more...]

Linking Fibromyalgia to the Brain Reported November 04, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Fibromyalgia patients may finally have some answers as to what causes their disease. Researchers in France used single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) to detect functional abnormalities in certain regions in the brains of patients with fibromyalgia. This reinforces the idea that … [Read more...]