Women Health News

Common ADHD Alternative Not Effective Reported June 11, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common disorder affecting three to 12 percent of children in the United States. Up to 30 percent of these children do not respond to or experience negative effects from medications prescribed to treat the symptoms of ADHD and subsequently … [Read more...]

Detecting Fetal Infections SoonerReported February 02, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research may help doctors identify and treat a life-threatening infection that is linked to premature birth, illness and death in order to prevent its devastating effects. Researchers at the Yale School of Medicine identified proteins associated with the bacterial infection early onset … [Read more...]

HRT Ups Cancer RecurrenceReported April 01, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A diagnosis of breast cancer doesn’t mix well with hormone replacement therapy (HRT). According to European researchers, women who take HRT after a bout with breast cancer are significantly more likely to see their cancer return or to develop a new malignancy. The investigators compared two groups … [Read more...]

Smoking Kills, So What?Reported June 01, 2009 PUNE: Risks are higher. But the addiction is stronger and it's a difficult business to kick the butt. Forget the menfolk, even women today seem to whiff off all these concerns with every puff they take. According to the WHO's 14th World Conference on Tobacco and Health, 2009, there has been an alarming 18 per cent rise in the … [Read more...]

Is Breech Birth in the Blood? Reported April 09, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study suggests being born breech is inherited. The study finds a baby is twice as likely to be born bottom first if either or both the parents were themselves breech deliveries. Most babies are delivered head first. Fewer than one in 20 babies is delivered bottom first, known as a breech … [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...]

Nicotine in Breast Milk Shortens Baby's NaptimeReported September 04, 2007 TUESDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Nicotine in breast milk disrupts babies' sleep patterns and shortens naps by one third, according to a new study, "Infants spent less time sleeping overall and woke up from naps sooner when their mothers smoked prior to breast-feeding," lead author Julie A. … [Read more...]

Loud Music, More Drinking Reported July 21, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new report from France shows loud music can make people drink more in a shorter period of time. Previous research has already shown fast music can make people drink fast and music itself can make people spend more time in a bar compared to when there's no music. Researchers discretely went to two … [Read more...]

New Gels Prevent STDsReported November 10, 2004 OXFORD, Ohio (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- The United States has the highest sexually transmitted disease rate in the industrial world. The birth control pill does not protect against these diseases, and many researchers feel people need new options. Now, women may have one. When you look at Heidi Schran and … [Read more...]

Pregnancy Slows HIV ProgressionReported September 24, 2007 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Contrary to popular belief, new research reveals pregnancy in women with HIV may actually slow the progression to full-blown AIDS. Until treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) became commonplace, many women living with HIV or AIDS were advised against pregnancy, as it … [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...]

Save Big on Health CareReported May 28, 2009 CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Even in these tough economic times, the cost of health care continues to rise. From 2002-2007, out-of-pocket costs for health care jumped nearly 10-percent each year. Think there's nothing you can do about it? Think again.   The rising cost of health care has many Americans worried. … [Read more...]

U.N. agency urges smoking ban at work, public placesMay 29, 2007   GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation, which has been championing an international campaign against tobacco use, called on Tuesday for a global ban on smoking at work and in enclosed public places. The U.N. health agency said it would help limit non-smokers' … [Read more...]

Study: Planned Home Birth Safe as Hospital Birth Reported September 02, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- While the debate about the safety of home births drones on, a new Canadian study has found that a baby will be as safe during a planned home birth attended by a registered midwife is as he or she would be in a planned hospital birth. American, … [Read more...]

Migraine - why are we all suffering in silence?   Reported June 14, 2008 To many people migraine is a big word for a headache, used to emphasise that it is not a self-inflicted hangover but a genuine illness. Yet those who suffer - I am one of them - know that there is much more to it than that. The crippling pain of … [Read more...]

Weekend fat binges 'damage health' Reported 27 June, 2008 The saturated fat "binge culture" enjoyed by Britons every weekend is leading to potentially serious health problems, according to experts. A survey of 11,000 households including about 25,000 people found their typical weekend diets contained saturated fat at levels well above recommended … [Read more...]

CDC: Chlamydia screening down among womenReported May 03, 2009 ATLANTA - The percentage of young sexually active U.S. women ages 16-25 screened for chlamydia increased from 25 percent to 43 percent during 2000-2006, officials said. However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Weekly Report said that the number of women screened for the sexually transmitted … [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...]

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...]