Archive for the 'Womens Health' Category
Europa Donna - The European Breast Cancer Coalition Holding Media Event To Launch First Breast Health Day On 15 October
The European Breast Cancer Coalition’s Media Event to announce the first Breast Health Day on 15 October 2008 will feature EU Commissioner for Health Androulla Vassiliou, universal Agency for Research on Cancer Director Prof. Peter Boyle, renowned breast surgeon Prof. Umberto Veronesi and other key …
Motherhood Improves Brain
Researchers in the US found that opposite to the popular view that having children reduces a woman’s brainpower, having children actually improves her lifelong mental agility and protects her brain against the neurodegenerative diseases of old age.Original post by Women’s Health / Gynecology Ne…
Caffeine Consumption Shown Not To Increase Overall Breast Cancer Risk
A woman’s risk of breast cancer is not increased by consuming caffeine, concludes a report published in the October 13 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. The report, however, plus found that caffeine and coffee consumption is slightly linked to breast cancer in women with benign breast di…
Why Do Women Get More Cavities Than Men?
Reproduction pressures and rising fertility explain why women suffered a more rapid decline in dental health than did men as humans transitioned from hunter-and-gatherers to farmers and more sedentary pursuits, says a University of Oregon anthropologist. The conclusion pursues a comprehensive rev…
Study hyperlinks Nicotine With Breast Cancer Growth And Spread
A study published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American organization for Cancer Research, suggests a possible role for nicotine in breast tumor development and metastases. The study, conducted by researchers at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, is among the first to explore the e…
“Pre-vivors” Beat Cancer To The Punch
Armed with the knowledge that they have a faulty gene that increases their risk of developing breast cancer, a growing number of women are taking a pre-emptive strike by opting for a bilateral mastectomy (the surgical removal of both breasts). These pro-active women are known as “pre-vivors.” Vale…
Vitamin K Does Not Prevent Bone Density Loss, But May Prevent Fractures And Cancers
Vitamin K does not protect against age-related decreasing bone density, but may protect against fractures and cancers in postmenopausal women. However, Dr. Angela Cheung, the lead author of the study, cautioned that although the clinical trial observations on fractures and cancers are “intriguing”…
Signs Of Heart Disease Are Attributed To Stress More Frequently In Women Than Men
Research presented at the 20th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium, sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF), found that coronary heart disease (CHD) symptoms presented in the context of a stressful life event were identified as psychogenic in…
Rwanda’s Women Unite To Save Mothers’ Lives
Rwanda’s history-making women MPs united today to launch a campaign to reduce the number of mothers who die in childbirth. The women became the first in the world final week to outnumber their male counterparts in parliament, with 56% of the seats.Original post by Women’s Health / Gynecology New…
Panel Discusses How Asian Migrant Women Are Vulnerable To HIV
Although Asian migrant women working in Arab countries generate meaningful economic benefits for both their domestic and host countries, many of them are at risk of HIV considering of the unsafe conditions under which they emigrate and live, according to a panel of experts organized by the United …
Former Bond Girl Ursula Andress Urges Women To Say “Doctor: No” To Osteoporosis
Results of a new worldly survey announced today highlighted a radical shift in women’s attitudes towards osteoporosis, the bone-weakening disease. The traditional view of osteoporosis patients as frail and vulnerable women is shattered by an universal survey of 500 doctors and 1,000 women in fiv…













