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fitness news , Font size Women's Health Alcohol abuse increases after weight loss surgery.   - Reported, June 19, 2012   A new study has found that adults who undergo a common type of bariatric surgery to lose weight appear to have a significantly higher risk of abusing alcohol two years after the procedure, according to … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Earlier Birth, at 37 Weeks, Is Best for Twins, Study Suggests   - Reported, June 13, 2012   University of Adelaide researchers say women pregnant with twins should elect to give birth at 37 weeks to avoid serious complications. The advice is based on the world's biggest study … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Implants report good news for Aussie women   - Reported, June 19, 2012   HEALTH authorities agree Australian women with PIP breast implants can rest assured the recalled French products are not toxic or cancerous, following the results of a British report. Britain's National Health … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Do low-carb diets damage the kidneys?   - Reported, June 11, 2012   (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Low-carbohydrate, high-protein diets have been popular among dieters for years, but are they doing damage to your kidneys? Studies show that these types of diets such as the Atkins diet do not … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Finding What Surgeons Leave Behind   - Reported, June 11, 2012   SAN DIEGO, CA ( Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Every day they’re used to soak up blood during thousands of surgeries across the country. But one in 15 hundred surgeries sponges are left inside patients’ bodies! In up to 35 … [Read more...]

Indeed, in the UK the number of labiaplasty operations on the National Health Service (NHS) has almost trebled in three years. However, the vast majority of operations on the labia in Britain are done privately, since the cash-strapped NHS is finding it more and more difficult to fund non-vital surgery. In a moment, we'll look at why so many women want their sexual organs … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Officials probe E. coli outbreak in 6 states   - Reported, June 8, 2012   ATLANTA — A mysterious and scattered outbreak of the E. coli bacteria is linked to 14 illnesses, including a child's death, health officials say. No form of contaminated food or other cause has been identified in the … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health CDC: More US teens smoke marijuana than cigarettes   - Reported, June 7, 2012   ATLANTA — A government survey shows more teens are now smoking pot than cigarettes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday that 23 percent of high school students … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health Atlantic Station smoking ban passes   - Reported, June 8, 2012   ATLANTA- A proposed smoking ban at the mixed-use development passed Friday. The ban means that smoking will no longer be allowed in Atlantic Station's common areas, including sidewalks and the Central … [Read more...]

  fitness news , Font size Women's Health Genome of 18-week-old foetus deciphered   - Reported, June 7, 2012   A blood sample from mum and saliva from dad have been used to sequence the genome of a foetus in the womb, by US researchers. At the time, the mother was just 18 weeks into the pregnancy. The doctors … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Mysterious Encephalitis Syndrome kills 74 Children in Bihar   - Reported, 9 June , 2012   As many as 74 children are suspected to have died due to a mysterious Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) that has spread in Gaya, Muzaffarpur and Patna districts of Bihar in the last one month, … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Doctors try to make sense of cancer's genetic jumble   - Reported, June 5, 2012   CHICAGO (Reuters) - Not too long ago, knowing the organ where a cancer first takes hold was generally all a doctor needed to determine what treatments to use. Not anymore. Advances in understanding … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Therapy for depression can work over the phone   - Reported, June 5, 2012   NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients with depression are more likely to stick with a type of talk therapy when it's given over the phone, compared to traditional, face-to-face settings, according to a new study. … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Israeli Health Ministry considers cutting fertility treatment subsidies for older women   - Reported, 04 June, 2012 May aid treatment for a third child, but limit subsidized attempts by older, childless women.   The Health Ministry is considering subsidizing fertility treatments through … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Health and social impacts of geophagy in Panama   - Reported, March 28, 2012   Geophagy is a human behaviour involving the ingestion of earthy substances such as soil and clay. common among pregnant women in rural, tropical areas, it is culturally accepted within some societies and … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Puerto Rico: Preventing High Risk Behaviour Among Teenage Girls   - Reported, March 28, 2012   For the past thirty years, the grassroots community group Taller Salud has dedicated itself to working for women’s health in Puerto Rico. During the past five years, the group has been … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health World's smallest artificial heart implanted in Italian baby   - Reported, May 14, 2012   NANTERRE, France (AP) — Lawyers for a French pharmaceutical group suspected in the deaths of at least 500 people argued Monday that a trial against their client should be halted as two separate … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Botox To Bloodflow: New Help For MS Patients   - Reported, May 17, 2012   TAMPA (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Multiple Sclerosis attacks when people are in the prime of their lives. It slowly robs them of control of their muscles and control of their lives. It’s an autoimmune disease that … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health French trial opens in diabetes-diet drug scandal   - Reported, May 14, 2012   NANTERRE, France (AP) — Lawyers for a French pharmaceutical group suspected in the deaths of at least 500 people argued Monday that a trial against their client should be halted as two separate cases … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Ratio of weight to height better ratio to BMI:British researchers   - Reported, May 13, 2012   A quarter of adults in Britain are now obese, a figure that is due to more than double by 2050. Those from poorer backgrounds are much more likely to be obese than the more affluent. But a … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Exercising provide sexual pleasure to women: Researchers at Indiana University   - Reported, May 13, 2012   A medical study has described the phenomenon as a "coregasm" after a survey of women found the exercises that associated with sexual pleasure were likely to involve the core … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Women exercise 18 minutes to men 30 minutes a day: A study at Oregon State University   - Reported, May 13, 2012   Women get an average of just 18 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous exercise a day, compared to 30 minutes for men, resulting in greater odds of developing "metabolic … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Women prefer outdoor exercising then gym: Survey by 'Shock Absorber'   - Reported, May 13, 2012   According to a poll of 1,000 physically active women, commissioned by sports bra company Shock Absorber, the numbers opting for 'green' exercise has risen by half (52 per cent) in five … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Battle of the Sexes: Health Alert   - Reported, May 04, 2012   (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Stress can have many negative impacts in one’s life. While some can get it under control, others may have a hard time doing it and have to pay the price, especially if you are female! New research … [Read more...]

HOUSTON, TX (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Right now, your immune system is hard at work trying to protect you from diseases and infections. At the same time, doctors are hard at work trying to figure out how to increase your immune system’s fighting power. But is there anything you can do to boost it yourself? You feel it coming on, a symphony of sneezes and sniffles. Don’t think … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Zinc For The Common Cold   - Reported, May 10, 2012   (Ivanhoe Newswire) --Move over cough syrup and cough drops, there’s another remedy that could cut down cold symptoms for adults. Canadian researchers say oral zinc treatments could not only lessen common cold symptoms, but shorten … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health New Standards for Traumatic Shoulder Injury   - Reported, May 2, 2012   (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Traumatic shoulder injuries are one of the most frequently encountered musculoskeletal injuries treated in ER departments. A new study shows how radiologists can improve patient outcomes and … [Read more...]