Osteoporosis Drug Safe for Kidney Disease Reported April 11, 2008 ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study reveals the osteoporosis drug raloxifene (Evista) can safe and effectively increase bone mineral density in women with chronic kidney disease (CKD) -- a group often excluded from osteoporosis drug studies. For women with CKD, it is … [Read more...]
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Link between teen drinking and alcohol in womb
Link between teen drinking and alcohol in womb Reported January 12, 2009 Scientists claim to have discovered a potential link between teenagers' drinking habits and their exposure to alcohol while in their mother's womb. A study published in the journal Behavioural and Brain Functions found that rats whose mothers were given alcohol during … [Read more...]
Study: Weight Loss Surgery may Reduce Cancer Risk in Women
Study: Weight Loss Surgery may Reduce Cancer Risk in Women Reported June 24, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Obese women could lower their risk of cancer with bariatric (weight loss) surgery, according to a new study. Many kinds of cancer are linked with obesity and a high body mass index (BMI). Obesity is the second most preventable cause of cancer, next to … [Read more...]
Harsh second H1N1 wave not inevitable: U.S. experts
Harsh second H1N1 wave not inevitable: U.S. experts Reported August 11, 2009 CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. health officials are gearing up for the return this fall of the H1N1 swine flu virus that has sparked a global pandemic, but some government scientists say a second, potentially more severe wave of disease is not inevitable. "Every influenza pandemic writes its own rules … [Read more...]
Fitness News : Women Fitness>Zapping Fibroids
Zapping Fibroids Reported December 1, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Patients' pain from uterine fibroids can be helped without undergoing a hysterectomy, reveals a new study from researchers at Harvard University and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. The doctors performed magnetic resonance-guided, focused ultrasound surgery on 160 women with uterine fibroids. The … [Read more...]
Working women in best of health
Working women in best of health September 22, 2005, The Australian WOMEN juggling paid work and the unpaid care of their families are in better mental and physical health than those who stay home. And younger women in their 20s are more likely to be stressed than their mothers or grandmothers, a 10-year study of 40,000 … [Read more...]
Bringing Blood Pressure Measurement Home
Bringing Blood Pressure Measurement Home Reported May 26, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- If you have high blood pressure, you need to be monitoring the condition at home with a home blood pressure monitor. Thats the take home message in new guidelines just published by three major medical groups. The American Heart Association, American Society of Hypertension, and Preventive … [Read more...]
Combo Treatment Ups Fatigue in Breast Cancer
Combo Treatment Ups Fatigue in Breast CancerReported September 10, 2007 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women with early stage breast cancer who receive treatment with both radiotherapy and chemotherapy are more likely to report fatigue, even six months later. The result comes from a study comparing breast cancer survivors with similar women without breast cancer in the general … [Read more...]
DVT: What You Need to Know
DVT: What You Need to Know Reported July 14, 2009 LAS VEGAS (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It's being called a public health crisis. It kills more people than HIV and breast cancer combined, but most of us don't even know what it is. About 2 million Americans have DVT, and it can kill in an instant. Are you at risk? NBC reporter David Bloom … [Read more...]
Enzyme Variation Influences Effectiveness of Breast Cancer Treatment
Enzyme Variation Influences Effectiveness of Breast Cancer Treatment Reported October 12, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Among women with early stage breast cancer, genetic variation of a certain enzyme appears to be associated with clinical outcomes for women treated with tamoxifen, according to a new study. Researchers state, "Tamoxifen has been the gold standard for the … [Read more...]
Getting to the Meat of Gender Differences
Getting to the Meat of Gender DifferencesReported March 21, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- We know men come from Mars and women come from Venus. But do they serve different foods on those planets? When it comes to their dining pleasure, a new study finds American men go for the meat, while women tend to choose veggies. Researchers from the Foodborne Disease Active Surveillance … [Read more...]
Hidden Dangers in Magic Bottles
Hidden Dangers in Magic Bottles Reported November 11, 2008 ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- With age comes wrinkles -- and for most women, battling them is a natural response. Some think theyve found their magic in a bottle, but research shows there may be no such thing. Tiffani Hamilton, M.D., from the Dermatology and Vein Institute in Alpharetta, Ga., advises … [Read more...]
HRT: New Risks
HRT: New Risks Reported June 24, 2008 FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Despite a link between breast cancer and hormone replacement therapy (HRT), 57 million prescriptions for HRT are filled each year in the United States. Current belief is that low-dose formulas for short periods of time are safe, but as Ivanhoe reports, the latest research shows even … [Read more...]
Small Social circles doubles risk of death for women with heart diseases
Small Social circles doubles risk of death for women with heart diseases Dec 5 [Health India]: Washington, Dec 5 : A new study by researchers at the San Diego Healthcare System, has found that women who suffer from coronary artery disease and have small social networks die at twice the rate of those who have a larger circle of social contacts. According to the study, … [Read more...]
Kidney Disease Missed in Women
Kidney Disease Missed in Women Reported November 03, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women are at particular risk of missed diagnosis of chronic kidney disease (CKD). To measure kidney function, primary care doctors typically order a blood test called creatinine, but Dr. Maya Rao, M.D., of Columbia University, was quoted as saying that this alone is not a particularly accurate … [Read more...]
Women Fitness : City News
A Natural Approach to MenopauseReported December 26, 2007 Some consider menopause a woman's final right of passage. Others call it her last hurrah. Some women greet it with feelings of sadness and despair, while others heave a gigantic sigh of relief. Whatever the response, menopause, with all its accompanying symptoms, is an unavoidable and major event in every women's … [Read more...]
Fitness News : Women Fitness>Obesity Hinders Effectiveness of Vaccines
Obesity Hinders Effectiveness of Vaccines Reported November 29, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study reveals obese women may not be getting the most out of injections and other vaccines. Researchers from The Adelaide and Meath Hospital in Dublin, Ireland, discovered a majority of people -- especially women -- is not getting the proper dosage of injections, largely … [Read more...]
Pregnancy OK for Epileptics
Pregnancy OK for EpilepticsReported April 28, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) Epilepsy can adversely affect many aspects of a persons life. But pregnancy doesnt appear to be one of them. According to new guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology and American Epilepsy Society, the condition doesnt raise the risk for common pregnancy-related problems, including preterm … [Read more...]
Procedure to Prevent Miscarriage
Procedure to Prevent MiscarriageReported January 26, 2009 CHICAGO (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- One day they're in the middle of a healthy pregnancy. The next, they're forced to deal with the loss of their babies. Thousands of women suffer from incompetent cervixes, but don't realize it until it's too late. There's a solution that's making dreams come true. Maryann Gates treasures … [Read more...]
Breast-feeding Moms Less Likely to Restrict Food Later
Breast-feeding Moms Less Likely to Restrict Food LaterMONDAY, Nov. 1 (HealthDayNews) -- Mothers who breast-feed are less likely to restrict their child's food intake as the youngster grows up, new research finds. One possible explanation: Breast-feeding mothers may be better attuned to their child's nutritional needs. This may make them less likely … [Read more...]
Non-estrogen Option for Menopause
Non-estrogen Option for MenopauseReported May 23, 2008 New research results show that a non-estrogen drug called Ophena significantly improves symptoms of vaginal dryness and painful intercourse in postmenopausal women, raising hopes of an alterative to estrogen replacement therapy. Vaginal dryness and painful intercourse, or dyspareunia, are two common … [Read more...]
Study: Breastfeeding Reduces Breast Cancer Risk
Study: Breastfeeding Reduces Breast Cancer Risk Reported August 12, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) According to a new study, women with a family history of breast cancer were 59 percent less likely to develop breast cancer themselves if they breastfed their children. "This is good news for women with a family history of breast cancer," Alison Stuebe, assistant professor of … [Read more...]
The Write Way To Lose Weight
The Write Way To Lose Weight Reported July 10, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) Is the pen mightier than the spoon? One new study indicates when it comes to losing weight its a very effective tool. According to the findings of one of the largest and longest running weight loss maintenance trials, keeping a food diary can double a persons weight loss. The more food records … [Read more...]
Time to flex your mussels
Time to flex your mussels Reported January 17, 2009 Cut costs in the kitchen by shelling out on a simple, tasty dish These are tough times and, if you are running a household with hungry mouths to feed, one of the first areas where you can start cutting costs is on the weekly food shop. Unfortunately for organic box schemes, farmers' markets … [Read more...]
CDC promotes traditional foods as diabetes safeguard
CDC promotes traditional foods as diabetes safeguardReported August 07, 2009 ATLANTA, Ga. "This project is a perfect coming together of traditional and Western science," said U.S. Public Health Service official Lemyra DeBruyn, about a new Centers for Disease Control effort to help tribes produce traditional foods as a shield against diabetes. She is field director of the … [Read more...]
Excellent body image as damaging for women as poor image
Excellent body image as damaging for women as poor imageReported May 08, 2009 Washington, May 8 (IANS) For many women, a poor self-image can spark a host of mental and physical health problems. Now a study has found that an extremely good body image can be just as damaging to womens health. Temple University (TU) researchers studied the body image perceptions of 81 … [Read more...]
Oxytocin and Prostaglandins do not affect HIV Replication
Oxytocin and Prostaglandins do not affect HIV ReplicationWomen's Health-April 28, 2003 These hormones are "involved in labor and are used clinically for its induction," researchers in Argentina explained. A. Ceballos and colleagues at the University of Buenos Aires conducted a study in which "the effect of oxytocin, … [Read more...]
Exercise priorities vary with life stages
Exercise priorities vary with life stages Reported September 01, 2009 The amount of exercise that women manage to do as they go through different life phases changes over time. Researchers analysed data from 22,595 Australian women and found that lower levels of physical activity were linked with marriage and childbirth in young women and … [Read more...]
Can Celebrex Prevent Breast Cancer?
Can Celebrex Prevent Breast Cancer? December 13, 2004 SAN ANTONIO (Ivanhoe Newswire) --A new study shows six months of treatment with the arthritis drug Celebrex (celecoxib) may help reduce a woman’s chance of developing breast cancer.Researchers from the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston say Celebrex may regulate a … [Read more...]
Diabetics More Likely to Be Depressed During, After Pregnancy
Diabetics More Likely to Be Depressed During, After PregnancyReported February 25, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women with any form of diabetes are significantly more likely to experience depression during pregnancy or in the months following childbirth, according to a new study. Harvard researchers examined the association between diabetes and depression in the perinatal … [Read more...]
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