Women Health

Defibrillators give little help to sicker patients Reported March 16, 2009 CHICAGO (Reuters) - Implantable defibrillators, which protect against deadly heart rhythms, may offer little benefit for older people who have other serious health problems at the time of heart failure, U.S. researchers said on Monday. They said implantable heart defibrillators -- which detect … [Read more...]

FDA Investigating More Dangerous Brain ScansReported December 07, 2009 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal health regulators are investigating reports of dangerous radiation levels at two more California hospitals, following earlier unsafe medical scans at a Los Angeles facility. The Food and Drug Administration is probing the use of CT scans at Glendale Adventist Medical Center … [Read more...]

White Women More at Risk for Restless Legs Reported November 04, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Caucasian women may suffer from restless leg syndrome (RLS) up to four-times more than African-American women, new research shows. RLS is a sleeping disorder where a person has strong urge to move the legs. Two out of five Caucasian women have RLS -- almost four times more than … [Read more...]

Women Deal With Concussions Differently Reported July 15, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) Female athletes who’ve suffered from more than one concussion recover differently than men or people without a history of concussion, according to a new report. It’s estimated there are between one and four million sports-related concussions every year in the United States. Researchers at … [Read more...]

Younger HandsReported February 13, 2006 BALTIMORE (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- The first of the baby boomers turn 60 this year, and they're not taking aging lying down. They want to keep their energy up, their bodies fit and their minds sharp. Now, they're also searching for ways to keep their hands looking as young as they feel. … [Read more...]

A Drink a Day, Good for the Brain? Reported January 20, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Consuming moderate amounts of alcohol of any type doesn't appear to impair cognitive function in women and may actually decrease the risk of cognitive decline, according to a new study. Researchers at Harvard Medical … [Read more...]

Good tidings for women on HRT Reported August 25, 2008 For many women struggling to deal with the symptoms of the menopause, the latest research on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) bears good tidings. In what is one of the longest and largest trials involving HRT, scientists say the therapy offers many menopausal women a significant … [Read more...]

Variation in women's X chromosomes may explain differences between sexesMarch 17, 2005 The first comprehensive survey of gene activity in the X chromosomes of women has revealed an unexpected level of variation among individuals, according to new research. The results may have important implications for understanding the differences in … [Read more...]

HRT safe and viable as short-term treatment for menopausal symptoms: SOGC Reported January 23, 2009 TORONTO — Hormone replacement therapy is a safe and viable option for the short-term treatment of symptoms of menopause, the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada said Thursday in guidance designed to calm what the group called "unfounded" fears about HRT. … [Read more...]

Compound Reduces Bone Loss in Postmenopausal Women Reported June 19, 2007 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research shows two years of treatment with phytoestrogen genistein reduces bone loss in postmenopausal women. Researchers from three medical centers in Italy included 389 postmenopausal women with low bone mineral density in a study on genistein. Genistein is in the … [Read more...]

CT Scans on Pregnant WomenReported March 19, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Although they are potentially hazardous to a developing fetus, the use of CT scans on pregnant women has more than doubled in the last ten years. Used to capture internal images, radiologic imaging like nuclear medicine, CT, fluoroscopy and plain-film x-ray can help doctors diagnose potentially … [Read more...]

Flu Shots Save Lives in Elderly Reported October 04, 2007 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Older people have good reason to get an annual flu shot. A new study shows the vaccination not only keeps them out of the hospital, but may even prolong their lives. Minnesota researchers looked at the effectiveness of the flu vaccine in people age 65 and older over 10 flu seasons. … [Read more...]

Hormone Drug Eases Breast Pain for Some Women Thursday, January 20, 2005 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Premenopausal women who suffer from breast pain may find relief with a drug called goserelin, or Zoladex, which blocks the female hormone estrogen, UK researchers … [Read more...]

Fruit Juices Hamper Drugs’ BenefitsReported August 20, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Washing down your medicine with fruit juice may be a bad idea. You may have heard that grapefruit juice can increase the absorption of certain drugs and potentially turn normal doses into toxic ones. Now, the scientist who first identified this problem finds grapefruit and other common fruit … [Read more...]

Genetic Mysteries of Breast Cancer Reported November 19, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research is helping doctors unlock the genetic mysteries behind breast cancer, helping women discover and treat their disease earlier. Nearly 200,000 women learn they have breast cancer each year. Doctors estimate between five percent and 10 percent of these women have a hereditary form … [Read more...]

Obesity affects women's employment success July 15, 2007 Obesity contributes to various chronic medical problems, but new research on current and former welfare recipients indicates that obesity also affects women's employment success. The study by researchers at the University of Michigan and … [Read more...]

Heart Attacks Can Give Couples A New Lease Of Life, Says Study4-3-07 A third of people who suffer heart attacks discover new meaning to their lives and reconnect with their partner, but others see it as a threat to their well-ordered existence, according to research published in the … [Read more...]

HRT Ups Risk of Stroke Reported April 30, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may be putting women at increased risk for stroke, despite the type of hormones they receive or when they begin taking them. Those conclusions come from researchers who studied women taking part in the Nurses’ Health Study, which has been gauging health concerns among … [Read more...]

Domestic abuse makes women smoke December 21, 2007 NEW DELHI: Indian women facing domestic violence seem to be turning to an equally harmful stress reliever -- a quick puff. A study conducted by a team from Harvard School of Public Health has found that women in India who have faced or are facing violence at the hands of their spouses or in-laws … [Read more...]

Soon, mandatory for pregnant women in India to undergo HIV testReported October 09, 2009 NEW DELHI: Passing AIDS from mother to child is a human rights violation and soon all pregnant women in India will have to undergo a mandatory HIV test, the parliamentary forum on HIV and AIDS said on Friday. "We want a HIV free generation. We are for testing all pregnant women for HIV … [Read more...]

Induction of Labor Recommended for Women With High Blood PressureReported August 05, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Inducing a pregnancy at 37 weeks, may be healthier for some women and their babies. About six percent of pregnancies are affected by gestational hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, mild preeclampsia, and other hypertensive disorders. A recent … [Read more...]

P&G Female Sex-drive Patch Stirs Safety Concerns GAITHERSBURG, Md. (Reuters) - Procter & Gamble's skin patch to boost sex drive in women may pose serious long-term risks and should not be approved without further study, critics told a U.S. advisory panel on Thursday. Proponents hope the patch called Intrinsa will prove to be a counterpart to … [Read more...]

Kidney transplants were unwiseTuesday, March 19, 2007 Use of bad organs in Ehime mostly unacceptable: panel MATSUYAMA (Kyodo) A panel at Uwajima Municipal Hospital in Ehime Prefecture said Sunday that most of the 25 transplants and 20 extractions of diseased kidneys performed there by Makoto Mannami were medically unacceptable. In a … [Read more...]

Oral contraceptives may harm women’s health Reported January 08, 2009 According to a source, birth control pills (oral contraceptives) that can be purchased at any drugstore as OTC drugs can cause breast cancer and cervical cancer as well as other various side effects. Therefore, one should consult with a doctor before taking them. The Korean … [Read more...]

Too much, too little sleep tied to ill health in CDC study Reported May 07, 2008 ATLANTA - People who sleep fewer than six hours a night - or more than nine - are more likely to be obese, according to a new U.S. government study that is one of the largest to show a link between irregular sleep and big bellies. The study also linked light sleepers to higher smoking … [Read more...]

Obese smoker face higher death risk Reported November 11, 2008 LOS ANGELES, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- Obese smokers may have a six to eight times greater risk of dying compared with normal weight people who never smoke, a new study showed. In addition, among smokers with a large waist, the risk of dying was five times greater than among people with the smallest waists who never … [Read more...]

For Women, Silence Can Be Hazardous to Health Reported September 13, 2007 A recent study finds that women who freely express themselves during disagreements are less likely to have serious long term health problems than those who silence their emotions. Women who suppress thoughts and feelings and force themselves to remain silent during marital disputes have a higher … [Read more...]

New Developments to Fight Breast Cancer   Reported July 30, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Half of Americans are diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives. According to the National Cancer Institute, 192,370 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009, and more than 40,000 women will die from it this year alone. Medical physicists are … [Read more...]

Healthy, wealthy and sad A new study finds that Norwegians, despite their beautiful natural surroundings, oil fortune and having the country ranked as the best place in the world to live, are the saddest people in the Nordic region. "We have everything and that is basically all we have. The meaning of life is to do difficult … [Read more...]

Oral Rinses Detect Cancers Reported November 04, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A simple test may be all it takes to find some cancers. New research from Johns Hopkins University finds an oral rinse may detect human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive head and neck cancers. Researchers took oral rinse samples from 135 patients with head and neck carcinomas. An analysis of the tissue … [Read more...]