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  fitness news , Font size Women's Health Green spaces found to increase birth weight - Reported, July 29 2014     Mothers who live near green spaces deliver babies with significantly higher birth weights, according to a new study, "Green Spaces and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes" published in the journal, … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health 80% of over-50s obese, says study - Reported, July 26 2014     Four out of five over-50s are overweight or obese, a study has shown. Only one fifth of men and women in the age group are classed as having a normal waistline or an acceptable measurement of body … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health Smartglasses for the Blind and Mental Health Gaming Projects Among Google Finalists - Reported, July 26 2014     Ten UK-based charities have been selected as finalists in Google's '3.2 million Impact Challenge, a competition that encourages "world-changing" ideas … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health In Côte d'Ivoire, More Than 5,000 Women Receive Cervical Cancer Screening  - Reported, July 26 2014     Cathérinecould hardly hope for good news when she went to Abobo General Hospital for a consultation. After all, she had gotten used to bad news. Her husband … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health Accelerating the Global Health Initiative: Cambodia's HIV/AIDS Efforts Put Women in the Driver's Seat - Reported, July 26 2014     The exchange of sex for money remains a major driver of the spread of HIV/AIDS throughout Southeast Asia, but the karaoke bars, … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health Novel by Guiney '77 Addresses Women's Health Issues in Cambodia - Reported, July 26 2014     Sue Guiney '77 has published her second novel, Out of the Ruins (Ward Wood Publishing). At the beginning of the book, a Cambodian doctor is frustrated that the poor … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health Working Cambodian Women Too Poor to Have Children - Reported, July 26 2014     The movement for reproductive justice sees women's decision to have or not have children as a fundamental right. Should they choose to bear a child, women should have the right to … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health Indigenous women working towards improved maternal health: Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia - Reported, July 26 2014     The Health Unlimited programme in Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia has been running for 14 years and employs over 65 local staff (including staff … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health Cook Islands top doctor surprised by binge drinking rating - Reported, July 26 2014     Reports have emerged from a number of news sources citing data from the World Health Organisation, that nearly half of all men and one fifth of all women binge drink at least … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health Cook Islands Breast Cancer Foundation - Reported, July 26 2014     The Cook Islands Breast Cancer Foundation (CIBCF) is a self funding, non government organization whose executives and members are all volunteers. The CIBF was formed in September 2003 as a … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health COTE D'IVOIRE: Government scraps free health care for all - Reported, July 26 2014     Côte d'Ivoire is abandoning free health care for all after a brief experiment because of skyrocketing costs. In nine months the government had to pay 30 billion CFA francs … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health Expanding HIV/AIDS Services for Pregnant Women in Côte d'Ivoire - Reported, July 26 2014     Côte d'Ivoire, a West African country of about 19 million people, has seen its share of turmoil in the last 20 years. Once referred to as the "Paris of West Africa" due … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health Cote d'Ivoire: Report on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) or Female Genital Cutting (FGC) - Reported, July 26 2014     The form of female genital mutilation (FGM) or female genital cutting (FGC) practiced in Cote d'Ivoire is Type II (commonly referred to as … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health Iodine may alleviate swelling in retinitis pigmentosa patients' retinas - Reported, July 24 2014     Cystoid macular edema (CME) is a common complication of retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a family of retinal diseases in which patients typically lose night and side … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health Researchers develop high-precision software for diagnosing eye sensitivity - Reported, July 24 2014     Researchers at the University of Alicante have developed high-precision software for diagnosing eye sensitivity. This is a new technology that allows to … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health New, powerful single-cell technique developed to study environmental effects on DNA - Reported, July 24 2014     Researchers at the BBSRC-funded Babraham Institute, in collaboration with the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute Single Cell Genomics Centre, have … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health Lower vitamin D level in blood linked to higher premature death rate - Reported, June 13 2014     Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have found that persons with lower blood levels of vitamin D were twice as likely to die … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health Cord Blood Cured Me - Reported, June 06 2014     In the 1970s, researchers discovered that a newborn’s umbilical cord blood contained special stem cells that could help certain diseases. More than 30 years later, doctors are still experimenting with, learning … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health Giving Alexis Sight: Low Vision Readers - Reported, June 13 2014     13 million Americans over the age of 45 suffers with low vision, including those who’ve lost vision due to diabetes, macular degeneration or glaucoma. Eyeglasses or contacts usually don’t help … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health Headaches during sex likely more common than reported - Reported, June 13 2014     About 1 percent of adults report they have experienced headaches associated with sexual activity, and that such headaches can be severe. But the actual incidence is almost certainly … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health Summer Season Springs Cluster Headaches Into Action - Reported, June 20 2014     Did you know that while most people celebrate the start of summer on June 21, nearly 1 million Americans are facing the debilitating pain of cluster headaches due to the Earth’s … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health Decoding Anorexia: The Gene Search - Reported, July 01 2014     From decades of research, we know genes influence a person’s risk for anorexia. Now, there’s a global effort to identify those genes that cause eating disorders; one that could save countless lives. … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health Ankle Replacement - Reported, July 07 2014     More than 50 million Americans suffer from some form of arthritis. Between 6 percent and 13 percent of them have ankle arthritis. These patients feel pain with every single step they take, but now ankle replacements … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Computer-automated, time-lapse embryo photography may increase success of in-vitro fertilization - Reported, July 09, 2013   Using computer-automated, time-lapse photography of embryos in the laboratory during in-vitro fertilization may improve embryo selection, potentially increasing … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health Gluten-Free: Health Benefits for Non-Celiacs - Reported, July 09 2014     These days, whole supermarket aisles are devoted to products that are gluten-free. Easy access to these foods is a blessing for the two-million Americans who struggle with celiac disease … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health First ever free IPF information packs now available in UK - Reported, July 16 2014     The British Lung Foundation (BLF) has published the first ever comprehensive idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) information packs available to doctors, nurses and … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health Karl Lagerfeld's Cat Choupette Announces A Make-Up Line - Reported, July 14 2014     Karl Lagerfeld's famous cat Choupette has announced details of a limited edition make-up line with Shu Uemura, cleverly called Shu-pette, set to launch around Christmas time. … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health Bothered by hot flashes? Acupuncture might be the answer, analysis suggests - Reported, July 16 2014     In the 2,500+ years that have passed since acupuncture was first used by the ancient Chinese, it has been used to treat a number of physical, mental and … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Food scanner in making: An information source to know what your food contains - Reported, December 26  2013   TellSpec is in the process to create a Food scanner that may enable it's user to know what is your food. The device 'TellSpec', developed in Toronto, can simply be … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Shocking Away Melanoma - Reported, January 01  2014   SAN FRANCISCO, Cali. (Ivanhoe Newswire) --Each year, more than 76,000 Americans are diagnosed with melanoma, 9,000 die. Once its spread, this type of cancer is extremely difficult to treat. Now, researchers say a new … [Read more...]