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fitness news , Font size Women's Health Representations and Perceived Consequences of Menopause by Peri- and Post-Menopausal Portuguese Women: A Study   - Reported, June 04, 2013   Women’s representation of menopause and their response to this period of life rejects both medical and nonmedical perceptions. Given the … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Philippines: where Catholics, condoms and conservatism collide over health   - Reported, June 05, 2013   Janette Garin couldn't quite believe it when she heard the reproductive health bill had been passed last December. Garin, an MP in the Philippines, had spent nine years … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Panama takes initiative for services of maternal, reproductive, neonatal and child health care. - Reported, June 06, 2013 The Government of Panama, through its Ministry of Economy and Finances, signed the first operation in the country of the Salud Mesoamérica 2015 Initiative (SM2015) … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Stress and the Social Determinants of Maternal Health among Puerto Rican Women. - Reported, June 05, 2013 Stressful life events, including financial difficulties, food insecurity, lack of social support and discrimination, among others, have been associated with adverse health … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Pakistani women’s mental health better than women in other countries - Reported, June 06, 2013 The mental health problems of the Pakistani women are congruent to the global issues of gender equity, violence and psychological well-being and the Pakistani women are relatively better off … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Few women health workers in Balochistan. - Reported, June 06, 2013 A new report by the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN), a coalition of 30 Pakistani civil society organizations, has highlighted a lack of female health workers in the country to serve the primary health care needs … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Over 15,000 women die of pregnancy complications in Pakistan - Reported, June 06, 2013 Each year in Pakistan, more than 15,000 women die due to pregnancy related complications, among which Postpartum Hemorrhage that is blood loss exceeding 500ml at vaginal delivery and 1000ml at … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Termination of Pregnancy and Abortion in Panama. - Reported, June 06, 2013 Panama is a Roman Catholic country where abortion is viewed unfavourably. Abortion is illegal in Panama except in cases where the pregnancy is a health risk or threatens the life of the mother. Exceptions are … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Women’s health in rural areas of Pakistan - Reported, June 06, 2013 Pakistan is a developing country so its women have to face a lot of health problems particularly in rural areas. It is estimated that about 1,600 women per 100,000 die during childbirth. The main reasons of this … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Breast Cancer Survival in Sultanate of Oman - Reported, June 06, 2013 Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality in women worldwide. Almost half of annually diagnosed females with breast cancer belong to developing countries, where they present at a younger age with … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Omani develops a low-fat Omani healthy halwa - Reported, June 06, 2013 Researchers have developed a low-fat Omani "healthy halwa", a popular sweet that has become a symbol of Omani hospitality. A team from Sultan Qaboos University in Oman, led by Prof Mohammad Shafiur Rahman of the … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Adolescent reproductive health education in Panama. - Reported, June 06, 2013 The development of multiple targeted programs in Panama may be a useful model for other countries with similar circumstances, namely limited resources, infrastructure challenges and highly diverse … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Water: A Source of Health and Hope in Nicaragua - Reported, June 07, 2013 The introduction of clean water resources into a community directly affects the women and children. Of course, the health of the whole family is improved, but the women and children gain more time as well. There … [Read more...]

Carla lost everything when she got pregnant at the age of 13: her first year of secondary school, her family, her boyfriend, and her happiness. She spent a year panhandling on the streets of the Nicaraguan capital before she was taken in by a shelter for young mothers. Her life fell apart in December 2006, when her mother discovered that she was three months pregnant as a … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Smoking increases risk of bowel cancer in women - Reported, June 07, 2013 BBC News has revealed that, "Women who smoke have a higher risk of cancer than men," reporting the results of a new study examining the relationship between gender and bowel cancer caused by smoking. The … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Norway has lowest maternal and child mortality rates - Reported, June 07, 2013 The best place in the world to be a mom is Norway, where maternal and child mortality rates are low, women’s life expectancy and years in school are high, and the average maternity leave is about one year, a … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Nicaragua's Anti-Abortion Policy Endangers Women, Criminalizes Doctors, Experts Say - Reported, June 07, 2013 Fearing prosecution under strict anti-abortion laws, doctors in Nicaragua have refused to provide chemotherapy to a woman with cancer because she is 10 weeks pregnant. … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Folic Acid For Pregnant Mothers Cuts Kids' Autism Risk - Reported, June 07, 2013 A study of more than 85,000 women in Norway found that those who started taking folic acid before getting pregnant were about 40 percent less likely to have a child who developed the disorder, researchers … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health 5 Tips That Can Lower Your Risk of Hypertension - Reported, June 07, 2013 According to the data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about one in every three adult Americans has hypertension or high blood pressure. Unfortunately, about 20% of these people … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Nigerian women and high maternal mortality - Reported, June 07, 2013 The recent revelation by the Director-General of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Ado Mohammed, that no fewer than 60,000 Nigerian women die annually as a result of complications in … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Painkillers increase heart risk: A study - Reported, June 07, 2013 High doses of painkillers used by millions can increase the risk of heart attacks, strokes and heart failure, according to the largest study of its kind. It confirmed a ‘small but significant’ extra risk of dying from … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Underage marriages threaten maternal health in Nepal - Reported, June 08, 2013 At only 16, Deepa Nepali has two children. Deepa, carrying her 13-month-old daughter, told IRIN in a remote village in northwest Nepal that she constantly suffers heart problems and stomach-ache, and most of … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Women suicides on rise in Nepal - Reported, June 08, 2013 Suicide has emerged as the single leading cause of death among women in Nepal aged 15-49, outranking other causes such as accidents and disease, according to a government study. The Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Study … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Sexual healthcare in the Netherlands - Reported, June 08, 2013 Contraceptives and abortion services are widely available in the Netherlands. Sexual healthcare in cases of sexual (dys) functioning is also available both in hospital settings as well as in smaller practices. Internet … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Dutch health system make pregnant women feel guilty - Reported, June 08, 2013 When I called the nice assistant at the birth centre I planned to give birth in and enquired about pain relief options, she gasped a little, and then uttered the m-word: “medicalized”. It sounded cold and … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Poland says no to pain-free childbirth - Reported, June 05, 2013 Kopacz, in response to the letter of the Polish Gynecological Society, which on behalf of women appealed to the Ministry to refund anesthetization, said that the state budget cannot afford to ensure free anesthetization … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Concern over infant mortality rates among Puerto Ricans - Reported, June 05, 2013 The Department of Health and Human Services determined that infant mortality rates among Puerto Ricans are 30 percent higher than among non-Hispanic whites, and Puerto Rican babies are twice as likely to … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Condition of pregnant women and children in Poland - Reported, June 05, 2013 Gynecologists in Poland are raising the alarm about new amendments that will be introduced to the 2004 Act on health care services financed by public funds. The Ministry of Health is presenting new threatening … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Mixed messages on home deliveries in Philippines - Reported, June 05, 2013 Varied implementation of a Department of Health (DOH) policy advocating health facility-based delivery under the care of a skilled birth attendant (SBA) has health officials and advocates worried that the policy … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Pelvic Physiotherapy in the Netherlands, not only for women - Reported, June 08, 2013 The Royal Dutch Association for Physical Therapy (KNGF) regularly develops new guidelines. Recently the guideline for stress urinary incontinence, which has been translated in 18 languages, has been … [Read more...]