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fitness news , Font size Women's Health Prevalence and risk factors for hypertension in rural Nepali women   - Reported, June 08, 2013   Low and middle-income countries bear a large burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD), accounting for 80% of the global CVD-related deaths and 87% of disability adjusted-life years … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Brooke-Spiegler Syndrome: Treating Unsightly Tumors - Reported, June 05 2013   Brooke-Spiegler syndrome is a condition caused by a malfunction of the CYLD gene making tumors begin to sprout all over the head and neck. The tumors originate from hair follicles or sweat glands so … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Qatar looks to target HIV with new health initiative   - Reported, June 04, 2013   Qatar plans to kick-start a new health initiative aimed at tackling the spread of the human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV. The program will be aimed at pregnant women, with testing and counseling … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Portuguese-style diet shows promise for heart health benefits   - Reported, June 04, 2013   A new study shows that following the Southern European Atlantic Diet, or Portuguese-style diet may also help protect the heart. Residents of northern Portugal and a region in northwest … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Qatari Woman with 5-organ transplant gives birth to healthy baby girl   - Reported, June 04, 2013   A Qatari woman who was given a new liver, pancreas, stomach and small and large intestine in 2007 has had a healthy baby girl, believed to be the first known case of a five-organ … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Insight into having a baby in Qatar   - Reported, June 04, 2013   Information on expecting and having a baby in Qatar: prenatal checks, the birth options and the post natal check-up and vaccinations... Women who think they may be pregnant in Qatar should visit a hospital or … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Qatar has low breast cancer screening rate: A study   - Reported, June 04, 2013   Breast cancer is the top cancer among women worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. The disease is rooted in a complex mix of genetics, increased life expectancy and lifestyle choices … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Attack on a women in Rep of the Congo   - Reported, June 03, 2013   Anonciata, a 30-something mother of four, survived a brutal raid on her town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, but not without injury. In 2010, militiamen broke into her home in Rutshuru, demanding she give … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Abortion severly damages women's health in Russia   - Reported, June 03, 2013   Katya Esipova says she never liked to take chances on her health. So when she continued to bleed after she had an abortion at age 19 she visited two doctors to ask why. They assured her that even … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health In Rwanda contraceptive use not keeping pace with desire for smaller families   - Reported, June 03, 2013   Findings from the first national study on the incidence of unintended pregnancy and abortion in Rwanda show that nearly half (47%) of all pregnancies in the country are … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Mutuelles Help Rwandan Women Pay For Hospital Care   - Reported, June 03, 2013   The Rwandan government and its partners have strongly promoted mutuelles de santé, community health insurance schemes that have proven to be a timely solution to the problem of access to quality … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Russian women struggle to survive domestic violence   - Reported, June 03, 2013   "He's successful, earns a good salary, so he thinks he has a special entitlement," says Anna Kazakova, a 30-year-old journalist, referring to her husband of five years. "He owns me and has a right … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health New Research Reveals Russian Women Lack Sufficient Breast Cancer Resources   - Reported, June 03, 2013   In response to the growing number of Breast Cancer diagnosis and mortality rates among women around the world and including Russia, the American Jewish Joint Distribution … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Lowering maternal mortality rates is a tough bet in Democratic Republic of Congo   - Reported, June 03, 2013   Years of conflict and instability mean the is still among the worst countries in the world to be pregnant, despite a nationwide push to improve maternal, infant and … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Rwanda Ministry of Health commits to expansion of postabortion care program   - Reported, June 03, 2013   Rwanda’s Ministry of Health (MOH) and Venture Strategies Innovations (VSI) shared the results of a pilot program that introduced comprehensive care for women who experience … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Maternal and child health on the right track in Rwanda   - Reported, June 03, 2013   In a region with some of the world’s worst indicators for maternal and child mortality, Rwanda is working hard to ensure mothers and their children have access to life-saving medical … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Forty-eight women raped every hour in Congo, study find   - Reported, June 03, 2013   About 48 women are raped in the Democratic Republic of the Congo every hour, a study has claimed. The study, due to be published in the American Journal of Public Health in June, found sexual … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Saudi Arabian rules allowing girls to play sports could create more problems   - Reported, May 29, 2013   New rules in Saudi Arabia allowing girls in private schools to participate in sport include regulations that could limit existing programmes. Until now, private schools have … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Metabolic syndrome biomarkers and early breast cancer in Saudi women   - Reported, May 29, 2013   Obesity has a major impact on the risk and prognosis of some of the more common forms of cancer, but also provides us with one of the few preventive interventions capable of making a … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Growing sex trade in Sao Tome and Principe   - Reported, May 29, 2013   Sex Trade prevalence on the islands is relatively low at 1.5 percent in a population of some 150,000. However, the growing influx of oilmen, sailors and fishermen from neighbouring countries is causing … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Cervical Cancer Prevention in Saudi Arabia: It is Time to Call for Action!   - Reported, May 29, 2013   Pap smear screening, which identifies cytological abnormalities of the cervical transformation zone, has helped to reduce cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates by 70% … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Saudi Arabia allows private schools to offer girls' sports   - Reported, May 29, 2013   Saudi Arabian girls will be allowed to play sports in private schools for the first time, according to a decision announced Saturday, the latest in a series of incremental changes aimed at … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Nutritional status of clinic attendees living with HIV/AIDS in St Vincent and the Grenadines   - Reported, May 29, 2013   Nutrition and several aspects of HIV infection are linked. The interaction between HIV/AIDS and nutritional status has been a defining characteristic of the … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health South Africans are battling the bulge   - Reported, May 27, 2013   Did you know that South Africa is one of the top three countries in the world in obesity rankings? We’re in third place just after the US and the UK. And it gets worse! A recent survey, conducted by the SA Medical … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Senegal seeks to curb the baby boom   - Reported, May 27, 2013   A 25-year-old mother of five hailing from Senegal’s eastern Tambacounda province believes that contraceptives damage the womb and cause health problems in the long term, such as a rise in blood pressure and chronic … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Contribution of fish to intakes of micronutrients important for fetal development: A Seychelles study   - Reported, May 27, 2013   The nutritional status of women during pregnancy influences physiological outcomes in the child, including birth size, later risk of CVD and diabetes … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Poorly-trained midwives pose danger in Senegal   - Reported, May 27, 2013   Poorly-regulated, privately-run training schools in Senegal are churning out midwives who do not have a solid grasp of birthing or ante- and post-natal care, causing women and babies to die needlessly, … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Polygamy throttles women in Senegal   - Reported, May 27, 2013   Fatou (40), Awa (32) and Aissatou Gaye (24) sit in a meditative mood on the tiled floor outside their matrimonial home in Keur Massar, a township in the Senegalese capital Dakar. “These are my three wives and soon … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Sex workers plead for decriminalisation   - Reported, May 27, 2013   Sex workers in Cape Town say police are confiscating their condoms, and using them as evidence to arrest them. Today they told Parliament about the sexual health risks they face. Advocacy group SWEAT recently … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health SOUTH AFRICA: Midwife shortage impacts maternal health   - Reported, May 27, 2013   At Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital (PMMH) in Umlazi, the largest township outside the South African port city of Durban, using midwives to provide maternity services has positively impacted … [Read more...]