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...]
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Fitness News : Women Fitness> A disease may announce its presence on the skin
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...]
Ending Pelvic Pain
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...]
First-time Moms Prone to Postnatal Psychosis
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...]
Freezing Eggs — Increasing Odds
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...]
How Old Are You, Really?
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
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...]
Laser Detects Breast Cancer
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...]
Less Sleep Can Mean More Snacking
Less Sleep Can Mean More SnackingReported June 12, 2008 People who get less sleep tend to eat more snacks, according to a new study. Dr. Plamen Penev of the University of Chicago studied 11 volunteers in 14-day studies. At least three months apart, they were given 5½ hours or 8½ hours to sleep in a room with not much to do but plenty of snacks that they could eat at their … [Read more...]
Family violence worsens older women’s health
Family violence worsens older women's healthReported March 06, 2009 WASHINGTON: Older women exposed to high levels of family violence during lifetimes are likely to have poor health, according to a new study . In the study involving African American women aged 50 years or older, the researchers found that exposure to family violence, be it intimate partner violence or … [Read more...]
Young women should check stroke history
Young women should check stroke historyMonday, November 22, 2004 SEATTLE, Nov 22, 2004 (United Press International via COMTEX) --Young women with a family history of stroke in their parents or siblings could have an increased risk for stroke themselves, a report released Monday said. Dr. Helen Kim of the University of Washington and … [Read more...]
Ovarian Cancer: No Good Test?
Ovarian Cancer: No Good Test?Reported December 15, 2009 CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Every year, more than 20-thousand women find out they have ovarian cancer. For almost two-thirds of them, it's a deadly diagnosis. But unlike other cancers, doctors say yearly screening for ovarian cancer may do more harm than good. The test that was supposed to save one … [Read more...]
Reducing Cholesterol
Reducing Cholesterol Reported June 17, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) Researchers have discovered a regulator that could lead to new therapies for lowering unhealthy levels of cholesterol and fats. The team of scientists from the Harvard School of Public Health demonstrated that turning off the regulatory molecule known as XBP1 dramatically reduced blood levels of cholesterol … [Read more...]
Risky Breast Cancer Drug OK’d by Canadian Cardiologists
Risky Breast Cancer Drug OK'd by Canadian Cardiologists Reported October 28, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Canadian cardiologists have taken a step toward clearing the drug trastuzumab (herceptin) for use in the fight against breast cancer, even though it can cause serious heart complications in women. A study conducted by Dr. Michael McDonald and colleagues from the Heart … [Read more...]
Russian women smokers have doubled
Russian women smokers have doubled Reported January 29, 2008 British researchers said advertising helped boost the number of women smokers in Russia -- from 7 percent in 1992 to almost 15 percent by 2003. Dr. Anna Gilmore of the School for Health at the University of Bath and colleagues at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and … [Read more...]
BMA Response To Conservative Party Health Plans, UK
BMA Response To Conservative Party Health Plans, UK22 June 2007 The BMA is pleased that its call to value NHS staff and engage with health professionals and patients has figured highly in the Conservative party health proposals. Commenting on the Conservative pledge for an 'independent NHS', Dr Jonathan Fielden, Chairman of the BMA's … [Read more...]
Ultrasound Reduces Biopsies for Women
Ultrasound Reduces Biopsies for Women Reported December 03, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Targeted breast ultrasound of suspicious areas of the breast, including lumps, is a safe, reliable and cost-effective alternative to invasive biopsies for women under age 40, according to researchers. "By performing high-quality breast ultrasound, we can reduce the … [Read more...]
CDC: Pot can be a food-borne illness factor
CDC: Pot can be a food-borne illness factorReported September 03, 2009 ATLANTA, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Marijuana can be a potential contaminant and be a factor in food-borne illnesses, U.S. health officials warn. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report released Thursday says that in April 2009, the Los Angeles Police Department and … [Read more...]
H-Y Effect Increases Early Kidney Graft Failure
H-Y Effect Increases Early Kidney Graft FailureReported July 30, 2009 HOUSTON, July 30 -- Women who receive kidneys from deceased male donors have an increased risk of graft failure during the first year but not after that, a review of a large transplant database showed. Female recipients of kidneys from deceased male donors had a statistically significant 12% higher … [Read more...]
Optimistic women live longer, healthier
Optimistic women live longer, healthierReported August 11, 2009 WASHINGTON: Being an optimist really is good for your health, especially if you're a woman, says a new research. The research, reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, has found that women who think positive have a lower risk of developing heart disease or dying from any cause … [Read more...]
Lesbian women less healthy – study
Lesbian women less healthy - study Reported November 08, 2007 LESBIANS and bisexual women are less healthy than their heterosexual counterparts, according to a new study. The study, by the Western Australia Centre for Health Promotion Research, looked at identity, community connectedness, legal and illegal drug use, diet and … [Read more...]
Obesity in Women Linked with Brain Tissue Loss
Obesity in Women Linked with Brain Tissue Loss NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -- A Women who are consistently overweight or obese during adulthood may be at increased risk for a decrease in the volume of certain areas of their brain -- according to a study from Sweden Obesity is related to poor blood flow, high blood … [Read more...]
Early Treatment for PCOS
Early Treatment for PCOSReported January 25, 2008 SROCHESTER, N.Y. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Polycystic ovary syndrome is a leading cause of infertility for women. The hormonal disorder affects up to 10 million women in the United States. Now, researchers want to identify and treat the disease in adolescence to save girls from a lifetime of complications. Nutrition lessons … [Read more...]
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New drug may restore memory with Alzheimer's diseaseReported December 25, 2007 A 2006 study by MetLife found that adults over age 55 fear Alzheimer's disease more than cancer, and with good reason. Alzheimer's creeps up on patients and their families, robbing more than half of all Americans over age 85 of their memory and ability to care for themselves. But what is … [Read more...]
Fitness News : Women Fitness>Women Live Longer With Lung Cancer
Women Live Longer With Lung Cancer Reported November 3, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women with lung cancer may have an advantage over men with the disease when it comes to survival. New research shows women with lung cancer live longer than men, even if the disease goes untreated. Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York reviewed nearly 19,000 cases of … [Read more...]
More Therapy Suggested for Rare Breast Cancer
More Therapy Suggested for Rare Breast CancerReported December 15, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Researchers at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center have identified an association between a rare type of breast cancer and multiple tumors undetected by mammography or ultrasound. Mucinous carcinoma is a type of invasive breast cancer that has long been associated … [Read more...]
No Benefit of HRT for Heart
No Benefit of HRT for Heart Reported December 28, 2004 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- There are a number of studies on how hormone replacement therapy may or may not benefit a woman’s heart. A new study shows HRT has no impact on the endothelial function in postmenopausal women. Endothelial function is an early indicator of … [Read more...]
Waist Measurement: A Powerful Tool
One in 20 people suffers from severe anxiety or neurosis, feeling agitated and worried about what are often trivial day-to-day issues, to a degree that interferes with their life. They may constantly feel butterflies in their stomach, palpitations, sickness or headaches. Sleep problems are also common and there may be endless health worries. The situation is often made … [Read more...]
Fitness News : Women Fitness> Gene Therapy for Solid Tumors
Gene Therapy for Solid Tumors Reported November 18, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Pancreatic cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer deaths in the developed world. Currently, the only possible treatment is surgery and radiotherapy combined with chemotherapy, which currently has little impact on the disease. Malignant tumors, or solid tumors, are usually in an area of the … [Read more...]
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Stem Cells Treat Urinary Incontinence Reported July 16, 2007 TORONTO (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Approximately 13 million Americans are living with urinary incontinence -- a condition that causes the bladder to leak urine. Its nearly twice as common in women, and many dont seek help. Surgical slings, pills and exercises are a few common treatments, but researchers say … [Read more...]
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