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fitness news , Font size Women's Health Decreased Survival for Puerto Rican Women With 'Triple-Negative' Breast Cancer Subtype   - Reported, March 28, 2012   Puerto Rican women who had breast cancer that lacked estrogen and progesterone receptors and did not overexpress the HER2neu protein (triple-negative) had worse … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Women Healthcare in Panama   - Reported, March 28, 2012   Healthcare utilization and costs have glaring gender implications. Although women have a longer life expectancy than men in Panama (78 versus 73 years), women have higher rates of chronic illness which require more long-term … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Health Care in Panama: Cheaper than US   - Reported, March 28, 2012   Does it really make sense to have medical treatments in Panama? My answer: Absolutely. I’ll give you the reasons why in a moment. First, let me share with you a story about a woman named Sandra, who traveled from … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Minority Health Childbearing Patterns Among Puerto Rican Hispanics in New York City and Puerto Rico   - Reported, March 28, 2012   Hispanics are the second largest minority in the United States. In 1980, the two million Puerto Ricans in the continental United States constituted the … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Panama Women Health Information   - Reported, March 28, 2012   In Panama the lifetime average number of children per women is 3 compared with 2 in the UK. 1% of women aged 50–69 years have undergone a breast examination or mammography compared to 75% in the UK and 3% of women aged … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Dense Breasts Can Nearly Double the Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence   Reported, Mar. 21, 2012   ScienceDaily (Mar. 21, 2012) — Women aged 50 and over with breasts that have a high percentage of dense tissue are at greater risk of their breast cancer recurring, according to Swedish … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Dietary Cadmium May Be Linked With Breast Cancer Risk   Reported, Mar. 15, 2012   ScienceDaily (Mar. 15, 2012) — Dietary cadmium, a toxic metal widely dispersed in the environment and found in many farm fertilizers, may lead to an increased risk of breast cancer, according to a study … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Montserrat Women Health Information   - Reported, March 13, 2012   English and Irish colonists from St. Kitts first settled on Montserrat in 1632; the first African slaves arrived three decades later. The British and French fought for possession of the island for most of the 18th … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health More, Faster Weight Loss Seen With Gastric Bypass Than Banding   - By By Steven Reinberg  HealthDay Reporter | HealthDay   Reported, Tue, Jan 17, 2012   MONDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Gastric bypass surgery results in faster and longer-lasting weight loss than does gastric banding, … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Fixing spines with a pill!   - Reported, March 13, 2012   (Ivanhoe Newswire)— Pill for spinal injury? A new study shows an oral drug that has shown promise in trials for human multiple sclerosis, significantly improves locomotor recovery in mice with spinal cord injury (SCI). … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Women abuse and Violence in Nicaragua   - Reported, March 14, 2012   A survey was carried out among a representative sample of 488 women between the ages of 15±49. The physical aggression sub-scale of the Conflict Tactics Scale was used to identify women suffering abuse. In-depth … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Nicaragua Women Health Information   - Reported, March 14, 2012   In Nicaragua the lifetime average number of children per women is 3 compared with 2 in the UK. 68.6% of women of reproductive age report using (or a partner using) a contraceptive method compared with 82% in the UK. … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Maternal Health Issues in Nicaragua   - Reported, March 14, 2012   Health needs in Nicaragua are the result of poverty, geographical positioning, and a disorganized healthcare system. A high prevalence of malaria and parasitic diseases, gender inequity, a high youth and child … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Abortion ban in Nicaragua   - Reported, March 14, 2012   The Nicaraguan government is denying cancer treatment to a woman because she is pregnant. This is only the latest outrage in a country that has one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the world. The case concerns a … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Montserrat Health Situation a detailed study   - Reported, March 13, 2012   Montserrat is a tiny island of approximately 102 km², situated in the volcanic island chain that stretches from Saint Kitts in the north to Grenada in the south. In 1989, Hurricane Hugo had virtually destroyed … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Diet of Montserrat and other Islanders   - Reported, March 13, 2012   Foods of the Islands The foods of the Caribbean are marked by a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, meats, grains, and spices, all of which contribute to the area's unique cuisine. Foods of Creole, Chinese, African, … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Mammograms for middle-aged Women in Montserrat   - Reported, March 13, 2012   SWEENEY’S Montserrat – Montserrat’s own Clinical Imaging Specialist Sonia Charles is urging women in the region not to wait until they’re middle-aged to start having mammograms. Charles was echoing a call … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Never mind the young… it's the oldest who are happiest: Research shows our satisfaction increases once we pass 45   - Reported, March 12, 2012   It's supposed to be the young who have all the fun. But in fact the older we get, the happier we are, researchers claim. Although our physical … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Are asthma inhalers linked to birth defects? Thousands of pregnant women at centre of inquiry into health problems in babies   - Reported, March 11, 2012   Thousands of pregnant women taking prescription drugs for asthma, epilepsy, diabetes and depression are at the centre of a major … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Violence Against Women is Epidemic in Guatemala: Here on an average two women are killed every day.   - Reported, February 29, 2012   In the small Latin American country of Guatemala, violence against women is a widespread problem girls deal with from a young age. Parts of Guatemala have … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Induced Abortion and Unintended Pregnancy in Guatemala   - Reported, February 29, 2012   Although Guatemalan law permits induced abortion only to save a woman's life, many women obtain abortions, often under unsafe conditions and in response to an unintended pregnancy. Recent studies … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Reproductive and Maternal Health in Guatemala   - Reported, February 29, 2012   Maternal mortality in Guatemala measures 200 deaths per 100,000 live births. Among indigenous Mayan women this figure may be as high as 446 per 100,000. Infant mortality is 51 per 1,000 live births. 75% of … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Malnutrition in Guatemala: Single biggest contributor to the deaths of children   - Reported, February 29, 2012   Cajola in Guatemala — High in the mountains, a narrow and practically impassable mud trail leads to the dirt-floor shack where Isabella Hernandez is rhythmically patting … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Guatemala Women Health Information   - Reported, February 29, 2012   In Guatemala the lifetime average number of children per women is 4 compared with 2 in the UK. 43.3% of women of reproductive age report using (or a partner using) a contraceptive method compared with 82% in the UK. 14% … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Jamaican women Older women health and life   - Reported, February 29, 2012   “I have not remarried because I am more independent than most of the men I meet” (127). So asserts one of the women in this study of widowhood in Jamaica, and attendant issues such as family life, work and health. … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health In Jamaican women breast cancer is major cause of death   - Reported, February 29, 2012   It is true that breast cancer is still the leading cause of death among Jamaican women aged 25 to 44 years old. It is also true that only four per cent of the target group(women 35 and over) do regular … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Jamaica’s maternal mortality rate is very high   - Reported, February 29, 2012   Worldwide, over 500,000 women and girls die of complications related to pregnancy and childbirth each year. Over 99 percent of those deaths occur in developing countries such as Jamaica. But maternal deaths … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Health Status of Rural Women in Jamaica   - Reported, February 29, 2012   Women are traditionally over represented among the poor and therefore in the long run, have less access to remuneration and health resources, including health insurance and social security services. Women are … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Jamaica Women Health Information   - Reported, February 29, 2012   In Jamaica the lifetime average number of children per women is 3 compared with 2 in the UK. 69% of women of reproductive age report using (or a partner using) a contraceptive method compared with 82% in the UK. 66% of … [Read more...]