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fitness news , Font size Women's Health In Honduras poverty and health are interlinked   - Reported, February 29, 2012   Harrison, clinical professor of family medicine in The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, has also served as the executive director of Shoulder to Shoulder, a multiuniversity nongovernmental … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Women's health disparities in Honduras   - Reported, February 29, 2012   Disparities in women's health indicators exist throughout the Americas. Health data about indigenous women in the remote highland communities of Honduras are lacking. Our objective was to assess women's health … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Reproductive women health services in Rural Honduras   - Reported, February 29, 2012   Currently, 50% of married women in Honduras are using a contraceptive method. However, there are marked differences between urban (66.9%) and rural areas (40.4%) Rural Health Centers (RHCs) are the most … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Health Issues in Honduras   - Reported, February 29, 2012   Malaria is endemic in almost all of Honduras, so taking antimalarial medication is mandatory for Volunteers throughout service. Bites and scratches by rabies-carrying animals can also be life-threatening, so pre-exposure and … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Honduras Women Health Information   - Reported, February 29, 2012   In Honduras the lifetime average number of children per women is 3 compared with 2 in the UK. 65.2% 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 Walking Speed, Hand Strength Predict Deadly Conditions?   - Reported, February 16, 2012   (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Dementia and stroke affect thousands of Americans each year, with stroke being the third leading cause of death. However, simple tests such as walking speed and hand grip … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Relieving The Stress Of Dying- Palliative Care   - Reported, February 21, 2012   PATERSON, NJ (Ivanhoe Newswire)--Everyday, terminally ill patients flood emergency rooms. They often receive invasive treatments, even if they only have months or weeks left to live. These therapies can … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Women Migraine Sufferers at Risk for Depression   - Reported, February 23, 2012   (Ivanhoe Newswire) – New research suggests that women with any history of migraine are about 40 percent more likely to develop depression than women without a history of migraine. For the study, … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health 'Miss' Diagnosed - Hernias And Women   - Reported, February 23, 2012   LOS ANGELES (Ivanhoe Newswire) --It’s a condition you probably associate with men, but women can suffer from hernias too. They can be painful and debilitating, but a simple surgery can fix the problem. We’ll tell … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health A Solution for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy?   - Reported, February 27, 2012   Washington, DC ( Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Passed from mother to son, Duchenne muscular dystrophy is the most common fatal genetic disease of children. One in 3,500 boys is diagnosed with it. Over time, they lose … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health IMPROVING WOMEN’S HEALTH IN HAITI   - Reported, February 29, 2012   "I just gave birth on the ground... I had no drugs for pain during delivery," one Haitian mother tells Human Rights Watch (HRW) in a report released this week that says a year and a half after the country's devastating … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Haitian Women Reproductive Health Care Re-Building Efforts   - Reported, February 29, 2012   Beyond the Jan. 12 earthquake, there is another story about disaster in Haiti, and it relates to the horrendous social problems that Haitian women have dealt with for decades and which must be … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Haiti Women Health Information   - Reported, February 29, 2012   The native Taino Amerindians - who inhabited the island of Hispaniola when it was discovered by COLUMBUS in 1492 - were virtually annihilated by Spanish settlers within 25 years. In the early 17th century, the French … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Haiti less health care for women   - Reported, February 29, 2012   "I just gave birth on the ground... I had no drugs for pain during delivery," one Haitian mother tells Human Rights Watch (HRW) in a report released this week that says a year and a half after the country's devastating … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Haiti's women giving birth in the streets   - Reported, February 29, 2012   UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) estimates that there are 37,000 pregnant women among the survivors of last week's earthquake in Haiti, a country which in the best of times has the highest maternal … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Glucose Challenge Test an Acceptable Screen for Gestational Diabetes   - Reported, February 03, 2012   NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Feb 03 - The 50-g glucose challenge test is an "acceptable" screening test for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), but it can't replace the oral glucose … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health 'Indian Women Ignore Ailments of the Heart'   - Reported, February 14, 2012   Malathy Iyer, TNN Feb 14, 2012, It's a public health campaign urging people to "Go Red" and educate American women about their growing vulnerability to heart diseases . Throughout February, the month … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health In Young Sri Lankans Diabetes Risk Factors Much Higher Than Previously Thought   - Reported, February 15, 2012   Scientists at King's College London and the National Diabetes Centre (Sri Lanka) have found evidence of a high number of risk factors for type 2 diabetes among the young urban … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Greenland Women Health Information   - Reported, February 18, 2012   Women in Greenland live long than men. Special attention should be given to poor Health in Greenland. Hepatitis A, hepatitis B, TB, Rabies are the common diseases. Epilepsy is a common disease among the children of … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health El Salvador and other countries Mean Age of First Sex   - Reported, February 18, 2012   Early age at first sexual intercourse is a particularly important variable for public health policy makers. It is associated with specific unhealthy behaviors, such as having unprotected sex on first … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Determination of the cutoff point for waist circumference that establishes the presence of abdominal obesity in Women and men in El Salvador and other countries   - Reported, February 18, 2012   The recent definitions of the metabolic syndrome (MS) recognize the need for ethnic and … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Dr. Miriam Cremer El Salvador experience in women health   - Reported, February 18, 2012   Dr. Miriam Cremer from Basic Health El Salvador to discuss her more than 12 years experience addressing women’s health issues in El Salvador. Over the years, Dr. Cremer has initiated many programs … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Women’s and Children's Health in El Salvador   - Reported, February 18, 2012   Volunteer Janis Zloto, a Certified Nurse Midwife from Albuquerque, New Mexico describes a typical morning of work in El Salvador: “Aboard the coaster (translate small bus) to the med cap (translate medical … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health El Salvador Women Health Information   - Reported, February 18, 2012   In El Salvador the lifetime average number of children per women is 3 compared with 2 in the UK. 67.3% of women of reproductive age report using (or a partner using) a contraceptive method compared with 82% in the … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Severe Leptospirosis in Guadeloupe   - Reported, February 18, 2012   In Guadeloupe. Factors independently associated with severity included chronic hypertension or chronic alcoholism, late initiation of antibacterial therapy, abnormal chest auscultation results, icterus, oligoanuria, … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Controlling arterial hypertension in Guadeloupe women   - Reported, February 18, 2012   A cross-sectional study of 1005 men and women (54%) aged 25-74 years from Guadeloupe, stratified by sex, age and region was set up to determine the prevalence of hypertension. Blood pressure (BP) was … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health The challenge of performing aerobic exercise in tropical environments of Guadeloupe   - Reported, February 18, 2012   The tropical climate is unique in that the seasons are dominated by the movement of the tropical rain belt, resulting in dry and wet seasons rather than the four-season … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Guadeloupe Women Health Information   - Reported, February 18, 2012   Bilharzia (schistosomiasis) is found throughout Grande-Terre and in much of Basse-Terre, including Grand Étang lake. The main method of prevention is to avoid swimming or wading in fresh water. There have been recent … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Greenland has the highest suicide rate in the world   - Reported, February 18, 2012   For several years suicides have been a big and serious problem in Greenland. This is very different to earlier times when suicide was uncommon and mainly took place among elderly people who, in periods … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Health expectancy in Greenland   - Reported, February 18, 2012   Mortality and disease patterns in Greenland have greatly changed since the 1950s. Infectious diseases have decreased markedly; chronic diseases, suicides and violent deaths have increased. Methods: Life tables for the period … [Read more...]