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fitness news , Font size Women's Health Vitamin D Deficiency in Oman   - Reported, January 13, 2012   Only small amounts of vitamin D come from dietary sources as it is mainly synthesised in the skin from the ultraviolet B (UVB) fraction of sunlight if the person is sufficiently exposed to direct sunlight. Vitamin D deficiency has … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Gender Difference in Relationship of Apnoea/Hypopnoea Index with Body Mass Index and Age in the Omani Population   - Reported, January 13, 2012   Obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (OSAHS) is a disorder characterised by repetitive upper airway collapse during sleep in association … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Powerful people overestimate their own height   - Reported, January 13, 2012 The psychological experience of power makes people feel taller than they are, according to research by ILR School associate professor of organizational behavior Jack Goncalo and a Washington University colleague. "Although … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health A New Study : Nicotine Gum and Skin Patch effectiveness doubtful   - Reported, January 13, 2012   The nicotine gum and patches that millions of smokers use to help kick their habit have no lasting benefit and may backfire in some cases, according to the most rigorous long-term study to … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health HPV vaccine acceptability among women in the Philippines   - Reported, January 13, 2012   To examine attitudes toward and acceptability of HPV vaccination among a community-based sample of women in the Philippines. METHODS: Self-administered surveys were completed by 435 adult women. Intent … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Philippines Women Health Information   - Reported, January 13, 2012   In Philippines the lifetime average number of children per women is 3 compared with 2 in the UK. 48.9% of women of reproductive age report using (or a partner using) a contraceptive method compared with 82% in the UK. 4% … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Health Issues for Pakistani Women   - Reported, January 13, 2012   Women’s health issues in Pakistan take a backseat among the other cultural and social responsibilities that she undertakes. Women’s mortality rates during pregnancy are among the highest in the world, and with poverty and one … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health Pakistan Women Health Information   - Reported, January 13, 2012 In Pakistan the lifetime average number of children per women is 4 compared with 2 in the UK. 27.6% of women of reproductive age report using (or a partner using) a contraceptive method compared with 82% in the UK. 1% of women aged … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health A study of Sexual Health of Young Women In Pakistan   - Reported, January 13, 2012   Whereas many aspects of reproductive health discussed in this review are becoming accepted areas for research, sexual awareness and behavior is probably the least studied. The threat of HIV/AIDS worldwide has … [Read more...]

fitness news , Font size Women's Health International Day of Women’s Health Day In Pakistan: a present day situation   - Reported, January 13, 2012   Many people are mystified, insisting that “these women are exaggerating the issue” however, this day offers the opportunity for closer introspection and we can see that the issues are … [Read more...]

Self-esteem fluctuations and cardiac vagal control in everyday life. Reported, January 11, 2012 It has been proposed that self-esteem buffers threat-responding. The same effect is ascribed to the vagus nerve, which is a primary nerve of the parasympathetic nervous system. Consequently, it has been suggested that self-esteem … [Read more...]

Reproductive tract infections in women seeking abortion in Vietnam Reported, January 11, 2012 Women requesting abortion are at increased risk of developing RTI complications. However, RTI control in many resource-poor countries including Vietnam have been faced with logistical and methodological problems due to lack of … [Read more...]

Armenia is a landlocked, mountainous country located in the southern part of the Caucasus region. The smallest republic of the former USSR, Armenia covers an area of 29,800 km2 and has a population of 3.7 million, over 96 percent of which is ethnic Armenian. Armenia shares a border with Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east and southeast, and Iran to … [Read more...]

Armenia Women Health Information Reported, January 11, 2012 In Armenia the lifetime average number of children per women is 1 compared with 2 in the UK. 53.1% of women of reproductive age report using (or a partner using) a contraceptive method compared with 82% in the UK. No data are available on mammography screening … [Read more...]

Austria Women Health Information Reported, January 11, 2012 Only recently did one third of the members of the European Parliament sign a declaration regarding, among other things, the necessity of education on endometriosis and increased research on the development of this disease. The European Parliament also only recently … [Read more...]

Effect of Red Clover Isoflavones over Skin, Appendages, and Mucosal Status in Postmenopausal Austrian Women Reported, January 11, 2012 Evaluate in postmenopausal women the effect of red clover extract (RCE) isoflavones over subjective status of skin, appendages, and several mucosal sites. Method. Postmenopausal women (n = 109) … [Read more...]

Study of Armenian Women Shows Increased Breast Cancer Risk for Those Who Have Aborted Reported, January 11, 2012 This study on Armenia, finds a nearly three-fold increased breast cancer risk for women who have undergone one induced abortion and the usual suspects say it’s all hooey. But what’s “new” is that the studies keep … [Read more...]

Predictors of condom errors among sex workers in Armenia. Reported, January 11, 2012 Lang DL, Salazar LF, Diclemente RJ, Markosyan K, Darbinyan N. Source Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, USA. Abstract This cross-sectional study identified the prevalence and correlates of condom-use errors … [Read more...]

Application of condoms on male clients by female sex workers in Yerevan, Armenia: prevalence and correlates. Reported, January 11, 2012 This study sought to assess the prevalence of consistent condom application on male clients by female sex workers (FSWs) in Armenia and its association with demographic, psychosocial and … [Read more...]

Vietnam Women Health Information Reported, January 10, 2012 In Vietnam the lifetime average number of children per women is 2 compared with 2 in the UK. 78.5% of women of reproductive age report using (or a partner using) a contraceptive method compared with 82% in the UK. 2% of women aged 50–69 years have undergone a breast … [Read more...]

PAP TESTING AMONG VIETNAMESE WOMEN Reported, January 10, 2012 Cervical cancer occurs more frequently among Vietnamese Americans than women of any other race/ethnicity. In addition, previous studies in California have documented low Papanicolaou (Pap) testing rates in Vietnamese communities. This study focused on health care … [Read more...]

Women's Health in Azerbaijan  Reported, January 12, 2012 Health is universally valued, and women's health assumes ever greater importance in the context of society's appreciation for its future. In Azerbaijan traditional methods of medicinal treatment, using various herbs and other natural means, have long existed. These methods in … [Read more...]

Sexually transmitted infections and reproductive health in Azerbaijan  Reported, January 12, 2012 BACKGROUND: Little is known about the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and about sexual and reproductive health in Central and Eastern Europe. However, it is clear that major epidemics of STIs currently exist. GOAL: … [Read more...]

Azerbaijan’s women fertility holds steady and abortion level are falling  Reported, January 12, 2012 The fertility rate is holding steady in Azerbaijan at about 2 children per woman, according to a new national health survey. The State Statistical Committee released the final report for the 2006 Azerbaijan Demographic and Health … [Read more...]

Azerbaijan Women Health Information Reported, January 11, 2012 In Azerbaijan the lifetime average number of children per women is 2 compared with 2 in the UK. 55.4% of women of reproductive age report using (or a partner using) a contraceptive method compared with 82% in the UK. 76% of women aged 50–69 years have undergone … [Read more...]

A randomized breast-feeding promotion intervention did not reduce child obesity in Belarus.  Reported, January 12, 2012 The evidence that breast-feeding protects against obesity is based on observational studies, with potential for confounding and selection bias. This article summarizes a previously published study in which we … [Read more...]

Belgium Women Health Information  Reported, January 12, 2012 In Belgium women a relatively high incidence of breast cancer (48/100,000), with the figures for cervical cancer the lowest of the eight countries reviewed. In relation to young people and sexually transmitted infections, Belgium was third lowest of the countries reviewed … [Read more...]

Pregnant women's fear of childbirth in midwife- and obstetrician-led care in Belgium and the Netherlands: test of the medicalization hypothesis.  Reported, January 12, 2012 Fear of childbirth has gained importance in the context of increasing medicalization of childbirth. Belgian and Dutch societies are very similar but differ with regard … [Read more...]

Women’s Health Problems in Belarus  Reported, January 12, 2012 After adoption of the National Programme of Demographic Security for the period 2007-2010, there were numerous articles and appearances on radio and TV about the attention paid to health care of a mother and a child and health care of pregnant women in Belarus. The State … [Read more...]

Reproductive Health Situation in Belarus  Reported, January 12, 2012 Over the past years, the maternal mortality ratio in Belarus has declined substantially to 3 cases per 100,000 live births in 2008, as compared to 21 in 2000. At the same time deterioration of women and maternal health is observed: maternal morbidity level is 74 per … [Read more...]