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fitness news , Font size Women's Health Immense breast cancer awareness in Austria: A study   - Reported, January 23, 2013   A vast majority of Austrian women are undergoing preventive breast cancer screening, according to a new study.German technology and health sector company Siemens AG found that 82 per cent of women living in … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Teenage pregnancy in the Bahamas: Trends and characteristics   - Reported, January 23, 2013   Within the past few years, the Commonwealth of the Bahamas has become increasingly concerned about the number of teenage pregnancies that have been occurring there. The concern has primarily come … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Health services for children and mothers in Armenia   - Reported, January 22, 2013   Despite progress made in the last years to ensure better health services for children and mothers in Armenia, the quality and accessibility of health services, particularly in rural areas remains poor. The … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Australian women eat less healthy foods and don't exercise enough: A study   - Reported,22 January 2013   Australian women are eating less healthy foods and not exercising enough, according to updates from one of Australia's longest and largest studies into women's health. Researchers … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Sustainable Development and HIV in the Caribbean   - Reported, January 21, 2013   For the Caribbean, this mainly rests on four pillars: equity and human rights; participatory decision making at all levels; partnerships; and efficiencies and greater impact through integration of HIV … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Women smokers developed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at an earlier age then men: A study   - Reported, January 07, 2013   Unfortunately, if you're female, sucking down the cigarettes might cause worse physical complications than our male counterparts. A recent study presented … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Epidemiology and prevention of human papillomavirus and cervical cancer in sub-Saharan Africa: A comprehensive review   - Reported, 19 January 2013   Cancer of the cervix uteri is the most common cancer among women in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The magnitude of the problem has been … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Facts about Female Veterans Health in Afghanistan   - Reported, 18 January 2013   In July 2011, the Society for Women’s Health Research(SWHR) convened a 1-day, interdisciplinary scientific conference on female veterans’ health entitled, ‘‘What a Difference an X Makes: The State of Women’s … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Smoking among physicians and nurses in Bosnia and Herzegovina   - Reported, January 26, 2013   Anti-smoking campaigns have not yet been introduced in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to any significant degree, where smoking rates shortly after the Balkan conflict were 48% for adults . Another … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Urinary tract infections in general practice patients: diagnostic tests versus bacteriological culture   - Reported, January 26, 2013   An acute uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common bacterial infections in women. It is estimated that as many as 60% of all … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Dynamics of HPV vaccination initiation in Flanders, Belgium.   - Reported, January 24, 2013   In Belgium vaccination of adolescents can take place in- or outside the school-based vaccination system. When vaccines are offered inside the school-based system School Health Services are … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Psychosocial experiences in women facing fertility problems in Belgium, Netherlands and France   - Reported, January 24, 2013   Approximately 10% of all couples wishing to have a child experience fertility problems which do not spontaneously resolve. Most of them, at least in Western … [Read more...]

Postnatal depression is poorly covered in specialized textbooks, is rarely encountered by obstetricians, and may not be featured in teaching. Most cases of such depression do not receive a correct diagnosis and are not properly medicated, even though the condition affects 10-15% of mothers . The finding that the children of such depressed mothers may show behavioral … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Brazilian women on vaginal labor and cesarean section   - Reported, January 26, 2013   Latin America is one of the regions with the highest rates of cesarean sections in the world,with a tendency towards further increase. Recent estimates indicate that the incidence of cesarean sections … [Read more...]

The National Health Agency (ANS) said that the health insurance companies began to disqualify obstetricians who charge extra fees to accompany a normal delivery as long as necessary. For the NSA, the collection is considered "illegal and improper." Allegations made ??by mom and operators have already resulted in the disaffiliation of professionals living in the city of Rio de … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Rural pregnant women experience foetal ultrasound in a Botswana   - Reported, January 26, 2013   Ultrasound technology has achieved almost universal coverage in industrialised countries with particular importance in antenatal surveillance. Its routine use has, however, been viewed … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Impact of the Bosnian conflict on the health of women and children   - Reported, January 26, 2013   Health services, especially those supporting women and children, were severely disrupted, with over 35% of facilities destroyed or heavily damaged. To assess the impact of the conflict on … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Bosnia and Herzegovina knowledge of Sexual Health   - Reported, January 26, 2013   In many countries, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) have emerged as one of the major public health concerns. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) estimate, there are 333 million new cases of … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Belizean nurses role in HIV prevention   - Reported, January 26, 2013   The small country of Belize has a population of roughly 280 000, yet has the highest average annual prevalence rate (2.1%) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) of any country in Central America (UNAIDS 2008). The last … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Breastfeeding in Belize: Its economic value   - Reported, January 26, 2013   Breastmilk is an important rescurce that is often not considered for its economic values. In order to estimate the value of breastmilk fat individual countries, Nurture/Center to Prevent Childhood Malnutrition, … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Zero maternal deaths in Belize   - Reported, January 26, 2013   In Belize every woman's pregnancy and delivery is under the microscope of the Millennium Development Goals, U.N. anti-poverty pledges made by governments that are due in 2015. "We had zero maternal deaths in 2011," said Dr. … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Thyroid cancer risk in Belarus after the Chornobyl accident   - Reported, January 26, 2013   Convincing evidence exists of an association between exposure to external radiation and an increased risk of thyroid cancer , but risks from internally deposited radioactive iodines were not well … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Smoking and obesity in Belarus   - Reported, January 26, 2013   Obesity is shown to be one of the main factors worsening the self-perceived health status of women. Belarus is lagging behind Europe and the United States in policies aimed at the decrease of tobacco control. During the … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Osteoarthritis Among Women in Bahrain   - Reported, January 24, 2013   Chronic disease burdens on society are expected to rise in the future, alongside the increasing and aging population. Osteoarthritis (OA) is common among the elderly, with a global impact; ranks fourth among medical … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Violence against Women with Chronic Maternal Disabilities in Rural Bangladesh.   - Reported, January 24, 2013   Maternal disabilities with long-lasting consequences have various adverse effects on the health and well-being of millions of women worldwide. Chronic maternal disabilities most … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Women need more adaptation funding in Bangladesh.   - Reported, January 24, 2013   Within the overall aim of poverty alleviation, development efforts have included credit and self-employment programmes. In Bangladesh, the major beneficiaries of such group-based credit programmes are rural … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Infertility caused by PCOS among Austrian and Muslim immigrant women in Austria   - Reported, January 23, 2013   The Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder affecting female fertility. In this study, we examined the symptomatology of PCOS and the … [Read more...]