Women Health

Diabetes Before Pregnancy Doubles in Women, Teens Reported April 28, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- More women and teens are developing diabetes before they become pregnant. A new study from Kaiser Permanente looked at 175,249 teenagers and adults who gave birth in Southern California between 1999 and 2005. It finds twice as many cases of pre-pregnancy diabetes during the six … [Read more...]

Memory Loss, Dementia Risk And Low Levels Of Good Cholesterol Linked Reported August 10, 2008 Low levels of high-density lipoproteins (HDL) - the "good" cholesterol - in middle age may increase the risk of memory loss and lead to dementia later in life, researchers reported in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology: Journal of the American Heart Association. … [Read more...]

Genetic Pair Important in Breast CancerReported April 07, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Scientists know a protein gene called PTEN is a major tumor-suppressor. When it’s reduced or mutated, cancers can grow. Researchers from the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center have discovered a second gene that appears to protect PTEN, a finding that could one day lead to new … [Read more...]

Girls Can Do the Math Too Reported October 14, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- There are plenty of girls who can compete with the boys when it comes to math, but due to cultural and societal factors, most of them are turning away from their talents. What's more, boys appear to be falling victim to some of the same pressures. Those are the key findings from a new study led by … [Read more...]

Opinion: Health Care Can Benefit from Text MessagingReported May 19, 2008 Technology thrills me and terrifies me at the same time, and I don't think I'm the only baby boomer who feels that way. To say I'm technologically challenged would be an understatement. So when my friend Sue asked me to learn how to text … [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...]

Taking calcium by young girls reduces their Osteoporosis risk Jan 27 [Health India]: Washington, Jan 27 : A new research by The Ohio State University Medical Center researchers suggests that a calcium boost to young bones could reduce the risk of Osteoporosis - a disease … [Read more...]

60% of women consider breast opsThursday, 4 March, 2004 Almost six out of 10 women who have had, or would have plastic surgery would have a breast op, a survey suggests. Men were most likely to opt for a nose job, with a third of those who had, or would have, surgery saying they had already had the operation or were considering doing so. … [Read more...]

1 in 4 women has HPV, national study findsReported December 18, 2007 CHICAGO ? One in four U.S. women ages 14 to 59 is infected with the sexually transmitted virus that in some forms can cause cervical cancer, according to the first broad national estimate. The figure is mostly in line with previous assessments. The highest prevalence ? nearly 45 percent ? was found in … [Read more...]

Sex ed helps teens think twiceReported December 24, 2007 Teenagers who have had formal sex education are far more likely to put off having sex, contradicting earlier studies on the effectiveness of such programs, U.S. researchers said Wednesday. They found teenage boys who had sex education in school were 71% less likely to have intercourse before age 15, and teen girls … [Read more...]

Care gap for underserved not easy to fixReported November 17, 2007 SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- The problem with the breast healthcare of underserved women with an abnormal mammogram involves transportation, housing and child care, U.S. researchers say. In an effort to fill a gap in the breast care of underserved women, physicians and nurses at the Mayo Clinic's campus … [Read more...]

Low Cholesterol Linked to Premature Birth Reported October 04, 2007 ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women with very low cholesterol levels have an increased risk of delivering their babies prematurely. The same is also true for women with very high cholesterol levels. Max Muenke, M.D., from the National Human Genome Research Institute at the National Institutes of … [Read more...]

New Discovery Blocks Breast Cancer Growth  Reported June 10, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- An experimental therapy known as IL-2 immunotoxin may stop breast cancer from growing while boosting the immune system. Mayo Clinic researchers announced the discovery at the Era of Hope meeting for the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program meeting in Philadelphia. … [Read more...]

Working Overtime Lead To Anxiety, Depression – A Study Reported June 19, 2008 A new study conducted by Norwegian researchers revealed that employees working overtime are more prone to anxiety and Working Overtime Lead To Anxiety, Depression – A Studydepression. Study’s lead author Elisabeth Kleppa and co-workers of the University of Bergen, Norway, … [Read more...]

Progesterone Plays Role in Ovarian Cancer Risk Reported January 10, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new genetic discovery could help give insight into a very deadly disease. The research shows two variations in the gene that codes for the progesterone receptor increase a woman’s risk of … [Read more...]

Remembering Trauma to Beat Anxiety Reported February 28, 2007 By Lucy Williams, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a potentially devastating anxiety disorder caused by exposure to traumatic events like combat, rape, assault and … [Read more...]

Smoke Toxin may Battle Bowel Disease Reported December 21, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A typically deadly component of cigarette smoke may play a role in fighting the inflammatory bowel disease known as ulcerative colitis, according to a study conducted at the University of Pittsburgh. Researchers find mice treated with … [Read more...]

Swine flu prompts calls for 'kissing strike' in Spain Reported September 03, 2009 H1N1 influenza is prompting tough health measures around the globe, but could it go as far as forcing a "kissing strike" in traditionally affectionate Spain? The health authorities are recommending that Spaniards no longer greet each other with the usual kiss on both cheeks. But … [Read more...]

Study: Stop Smoking Treatments Don’t Last Reported July 15, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) There are a variety of treatments available to help people quit smoking, but evidence shows their effects are not long lasting. A team of researchers at McGill University and the University of Montreal tested six products – varenicline, nicotine nasal spray, buprotion (Wellbutrin), … [Read more...]

Study Shows Middle-Aged Women Significantly Impacted by Stress   Reported June 11, 2009 A study in Sweden reveals that blood pressure levels and serum lipid levels have improved for middle-aged women in the past 30 years but levels of perceived mental stress have increased. Around 1,462 middle-aged women were part of an … [Read more...]

Timing of Cesarean Delivery Critical Reported January 12, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Research shows that repeat elective cesarean delivery performed before 39 weeks of gestation can have adverse effects on a baby's fetal lung development. The rate of cesarean delivery in the United States has increased dramatically, from 20.7 percent in 1996 to 31.1 percent in 2006; but … [Read more...]

Treat Gestational Diabetes to Reduce Birth Problems Reported October 05, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Treating pregnant women for mild gestational diabetes resulted in fewer cesarean sections and other serious birthing problems associated with larger than average babies, according to a study conducted in part at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. "This study is … [Read more...]

Benefits of HRT justify a rethink, say Reported 22 August, 2008 Women who take hormone replacement therapy (HRT) gain benefits in sleep and reduced joint pain. A study looked at the benefits in older women of taking HRT, and concluded that they were significant. The research, published by the British Medical Journal online, involved a trial that … [Read more...]

How women can avoid migraines during that time-of-the-month 08 Jan 2005 The American Council for Headache Education (ACHE) launches its new Patient Education Page (PEP) in the journal, Headache. The page is a public service of ACHE, the patient education affiliate of the American Headache Society (AHS) and includes concise … [Read more...]

Women struggle to work out because they are 'less confident exercising than men' Reported January 14, 2009 Women could find it harder to lose weight then men because they are less confident about exercising, a new study suggests. Researchers found that a person's belief in their own sporting abilities was crucial to how often they worked out. … [Read more...]

What is HPV? Dr. Thorning: HPV stands for human papilloma virus, a virus that slowly infects. There are over 200 known strains. They are the same virus in other strains that cause external genital warts and other more rare skin infections. A few of them are highly -- as we've come to call it -- the cancer gene. If there are 200 strains, how common is it? Dr. Thorning: … [Read more...]

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 things," professor Thomas Hylland Eriksen told newspaper Dagsavisen. That is … [Read more...]

Double H1N1 vaccine, but still not enoughReported November 06, 2009 ATLANTA, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Federal health officials said Friday that there is twice as much H1N1 vaccine -- 38 million doses -- available as two weeks ago. "The majority of this is injectable doses," Dr. Anne Schuchat of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said at a briefing in Atlanta. "If all … [Read more...]

Exercise can extend survival even in 'oldest old' Reported September 14, 2009 CHICAGO — Even in the "oldest old," a little physical activity goes a long way, extending life by at least a few years for people in their mid- to late 80s, Israeli researchers found. The three-year survival rate was about three times higher for active 85-year-olds compared with those who were … [Read more...]

Swine flu: Death toll in Saudi Arabia rises to 11Reported August 13, 2009 Dubai: Two more swine flu deaths have been reported in Saudi Arabia, taking the death toll by the deadly disease to 11, health officials have said. The latest deaths were reported from Riyadh and Abha, Health Ministry spokesman Khaled Al-Mirghalani said, adding one of the deceased had heart problems … [Read more...]