Women Health News

Breast surgeons targeted by taxman in Argentina Reported April 4, 2011 Summary of story from Reuters, 12.01.2011, and The Guardian, 14.01.2011 Financial authorities in Argentina are targeting the country’s “booming” plastic surgery trade in an attempt to recover 40 million pesos ($10 million) in undeclared contributions from … [Read more...]

Certain Breast Cancer Patients Worry More About Recurrence Reported March 29, 2011 A new study has found that certain types of women with early stage breast cancer are vulnerable to excessive worrying about cancer recurrence. In addition, worrying about cancer recurrence can compromise patients’ medical care and quality of life. … [Read more...]

Blood pressure drugs feeding the obesity epidemic? Reported Thu Mar 10, NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Blood pressure drugs known as beta-blockers could be helping to fuel the obesity epidemic, by dampening the body's ability to burn calories and fat over the long term, researchers say in a new report. Weight gain is a known side … [Read more...]

Who’s More Stressed at Work?Reported Thursday, March 10, 2011, Canadian scientists have disproved the conventional meaning that the level of stress depends on the profession. So, who is more subjected to stress at work? In the course of the research, they have found out that in reality stress is connected with working conditions, as the PLOS One journal informs. The … [Read more...]

Sport may challenge the spirit, cleanse the mind and toughen the body, but it doesn’t always lead to moderation. It can be tough to keep off the road if you’re getting good results or if there’s a competition on the horizon. Too much enthusiasm can lead to overtraining, when the work outweighs the rest and the muscles don’t complete their recovery. Top elite athletes in … [Read more...]

February is Heart Health Month 02 February 2010 17:13 Tahoe Forest Health System offers Heart Health programs and workshops Silver Steps program Tahoe Forest Hospital offers a year-round personalized fitness program tailored specifically for senior citizens called Silver Steps. The program is designed to help senior men and women increase their physical stamina … [Read more...]

Unmarried people might face higher risk of dementia Reported July 30, 2008 CHICAGO - Middle-aged married people who worry a lot have at least one thing to look forward to: Their risk of eventually developing Alzheimer's disease may be significantly less than carefree people of the same age who remain single. That's the take-home message from two studies presented jointly … [Read more...]

Internal bra gives women a permanent lift, claims surgeon Reported November 23, 2009 Many women would love to have shapely breasts without needing the help of a bra. Now plastic surgeons have made that possible by developing an internal bra to permanently lift and shape. The first woman to have internal bra fitted had her operation three weeks ago … [Read more...]

Workplace yoga and meditation can lower feelings of stressReported August 05, 2009 COLUMBUS: Twenty minutes per day of guided workplace meditation and yoga combined with six weekly group sessions can lower feelings of stress by more than 10 percent and improve sleep quality in sedentary office employees, a pilot study suggests. According to a press release issued by … [Read more...]

Smoking boosts women's risk of often-fatal aortic aneurysm: study Reported September 15, 2008 TORONTO — Women who smoke have a dramatically higher risk of developing an abdominal aortic aneurysm than those who never used tobacco, say researchers, adding yet another reason to the long list of reasons for butting out or avoiding getting hooked in the first place. In a … [Read more...]

Freezing Out Breast Cancer Reported March 22, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Interventional radiologists have opened the door to an encouraging potential for treating the nearly 200,000 U.S. women who are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. The procedure is called image-guided, multiprobe cryotherapy. "Minimally invasive cryotherapy opens the door for a … [Read more...]

Workplace yoga and meditation can lower feelings of stressReported August 05, 2009 COLUMBUS: Twenty minutes per day of guided workplace meditation and yoga combined with six weekly group sessions can lower feelings of stress by more than 10 percent and improve sleep quality in sedentary office employees, a pilot study suggests. According to a press release issued by … [Read more...]

Brush your teeth, save your life? Reported March 16, 2009 ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) - Oral surgeon Dr. Gary Bouloux is about to pull a diseased wisdom tooth from his patient's mouth, using forceps that look like a pair of silver pliers. "We're in good shape," Bouloux assures his patient. In a smooth, quick motion, Bouloux snatches the white molar from the woman's gum with a … [Read more...]

Confirmed Cases of Swine Influenza Jumps to 40 in US; Additional Cases Confirmed InternationallyReported April 27, 2009, WASHINGTON, DC. Today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that the known number of laboratory-confirmed human cases of swine influenza A/H1N1 has doubled in the United States; the total is now 40. The 20 new cases were … [Read more...]

Study: Women Only Rehab Curbs DepressionReported December 25, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Depressive symptoms improved among women with coronary heart disease who participated in a motivationally-enhanced cardiac rehabilitation program exclusively for women. Depression often occurs with heart disease and is more likely to affect women than men. Depression interferes with … [Read more...]

Neglecting foot pain can lead to long-term problemsReported July 02, 2009 For more than 10 years, Marney Clark suffered excruciating foot pain caused by a bunion. "Every step I took was painful," she said. "I couldn't wear any shoes...I actually wore Birkenstocks to a wedding." But since she had surgery this past April, she has been virtually pain free and is almost … [Read more...]

No improvement in risk of stroke-related deathsReported July 02, 2009 For more than 10 years, Marney Clark suffered excruciating foot pain caused by a bunion. "Every step I took was painful," she said. "I couldn't wear any shoes...I actually wore Birkenstocks to a wedding." But since she had surgery this past April, she has been virtually pain free and is almost … [Read more...]

Women assaulted by HIV-positive manReported September 18, 2009 HOUSTON (KTRK) -- It was a shocking story that made national headlines. A north Texas man who knowingly infected women with HIV and was sentenced to jail for it. We have the Houston connection to the case of Phillipe Padieu and show you how a local victim's advocate and a Houston attorney are helping these … [Read more...]

FOCUS: Dubai's Health Projects May Help Cure Econ Sickness Reported May 06, 2009 DUBAI (Zawya Dow Jones) -- Qubisha al Sabosy, a mother of seven in Dubai, used to fly to Europe for medical treatment at the government's expense. But times are changing. Billions of dollars of investment in new hospitals and the latest medical technology means Al Sabosy and thousands like … [Read more...]

In hard times, illegal immigrants lose healthcare Reported March 24, 2009 Los Angeles ­ Jose Cedillo, an illegal immigrant from Mexico, says he has nowhere to turn. A day laborer since 1986, Mr. Cedillo has received notice from a Los Angeles County hospital that he must start paying out of pocket for the treatment he will need. "I have no choice because I have no insurance … [Read more...]

Teen Marijuana Use Might Have Lasting Effects on Mood, AnxietyReported December 23, 2009 WEDNESDAY, Dec. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Marijuana use among teens may trigger neurological changes in the developing brain that lead to increased anxiety and stress levels that could persist into adulthood, new animal research suggests. Although the finding stems solely from … [Read more...]

More medications for chronic conditions may not help, study shows Reported May 07, 2009 Increasing the pill intake for patients with chronic medical conditions doesn't improve their health-related quality of life and, in fact, can make them worse, a new study shows. Researchers at Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute near Torrance say there comes a point where pills … [Read more...]

Herbal menopause remedies ineffectiveReported January 14, 2009 There is little evidence to show herbal remedies purported to relieve symptoms of menopause actually work, according to a new study. A growing number of women have turned to black cohosh, evening primrose oil and other natural remedies in recent years to treat hot flashes, irritability and other related … [Read more...]

Diagnosis dilemma: Women's heart symptoms differ from men 04 February 2010 17:13 BY LORI RACKL Staff Reporter   Cardiovascular disease symptoms often different for women than they are for men, but just as serious Susan Fessler was on the evening train headed to Crystal Lake when she experienced a "funny, sickening pain" in her jaw. Then more pain radiated down … [Read more...]

Low levels of key antibodies may lead to severe disease, study suggestsReported September 17, 2009 TORONTO — Australian researchers may have uncovered a clue as to why some people who catch swine flu suffer life-threatening illness. And if they are right, there is an existing weapon in the treatment arsenal that could help reduce the pandemic death toll. The group found … [Read more...]

WHO raises swine flu alert levelReported April 27, 2009, GENEVA. By Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY The World Health Organization raised its global alert level Monday, signaling the swine flu virus was spreading from human to human in community outbreaks, but it stopped short of declaring a full-blown pandemic. The organization's emergency committee had been meeting all day … [Read more...]

Anxiety ridden people can get extremely religious Reported December 11, 2010 Anxiety and uncertainty may be at root of religious extremism, new Canadian research reveals. The findings by York University researchers appear in this month’s issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. In a series of studies, over 600 participants … [Read more...]

High BP may affect 1.56 bln people by 2025 Reported November 12, 2010 High blood pressure affects over one billion people globally and the number is expected to rise to 1.56 billion people by 2025. It is a condition that often does not display signs or symptoms, hence it is commonly referred to as a 'silent killer'. For this reason, many people are … [Read more...]

Trigger to early antibody response discovered Reported November 12, 2010 American scientists have discovered a trigger that induces B cells to produce effective and long-lived antibodies early in the immune response. The researchers at National Jewish Health found that a molecule that binds toll-like receptors (TLR) doubles the early antibody response … [Read more...]

Local anesthesia helps cure bowel disease Reported October 11, 2010 Local anesthetics are likely to have potential therapeutic effects on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a new study. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a disease of the gastrointestinal tract, mainly the intestines that may occur in the people who have genetic … [Read more...]