Women Health News

Chocolate bar promises women relief from PMSReported August 16, 2007 A Windsor company has come up with the best reason yet for women to indulge a passion for chocolate. Jamieson Laboratories, a naturopathic health products manufacturer on Rhodes Drive, has announced the development of a chocolate bar that it says can alleviate the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS). … [Read more...]

Brain imaging may allow Alzheimer's diagnosisReported August 11, 2008 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An imaging method known as a PET scan may enable doctors to determine whether a person has "plaques" in the brain that are a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, according to a Finnish study published on Monday. The brain tissue of people with Alzheimer's disease contains abnormal … [Read more...]

Mammograms Detect Cancers Reported December 02, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Can breast cancer disappear on its own? A new Norwegian report finds some breast cancers detected on mammography may have gone away if they had not been found and treated. The study looked at breast cancer rates among 119,472 women age 50 to 64. Participants had three screening mammograms between … [Read more...]

More Women Opt to Remove Noncancerous Breast Reported September 29, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Will removing a noncancerous breast in breast cancer patients reduce the risk of the disease? Little is known about the connection, however a growing number of women choose to have the procedure in hopes of lowering their risk. A study of New York State data finds that the … [Read more...]

New drug restores women's lost libido, raises safety concernsDec. 02, 2004 Provided by: Canadian Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The manufacturer of a hormone patch aimed at restoring women's lost libido told U.S. federal health advisers Thursday that the therapy has not been linked to any serious safety problems and urged that approval not be delayed because … [Read more...]

New Sources for Cancer Drugs Reported December 09, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research could change the way scientists make cancer drugs. Researchers discovered many more cancer target inhibiting agents could be clinically effective than previously thought. Traditionally, scientists did not utilize kinase inhibitor agents with short half-lives because it was assumed … [Read more...]

Pap Smear Alternative no Improvement Reported November 02, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Liquid-based cytology, a commonly used alternative to the conventional Pap test, is no better than the Pap test for detecting cervical cancer precursors or cancer. The Pap test has been considered suboptimal because of a propensity for false-negative and false-positive results. In … [Read more...]

Predicting Survival from Ovarian CancerReported February 09, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- If doctors had a better idea of which ovarian cancer patients are less likely to survive the disease, they could offer more intensive treatment to those who need it. A new study out of The Netherlands might help uncover that information. Researchers there analyzed tissue samples taken … [Read more...]

Protecting Fertility During Chemo  Reported November 2, 2005 TAMPA, Fla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- For many women diagnosed with breast cancer, the realization that chemotherapy could leave them infertile is devastating. Harvesting and freezing eggs is one option, but there isn't always enough time. Now, doctors say a drug used for prostate cancer patients may keep a … [Read more...]

Second Breast Cancer not Clear-cut Reported May 05, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Being overweight or obese puts people at higher risk for heart disease. So does lack of physical activity. But getting more active can help mitigate the risk for people who are overweight. According to researchers who followed nearly 39,000 women taking part in the long-running Women’s Health … [Read more...]

Sleep Apnea: A Deadly Dilemma Reported April 11, 2005 LOS ANGELES (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Sleep apnea is a common sleep condition that many people don't know they have. Apnea literally means "without breath." during sleep, people actually stop breathing for short periods. It's a dangerous -- … [Read more...]

What Kills One Woman Every Minute of Every Day?   July 9, 2007 July 2-9, 2007 issue - Throughout most of human history childbirth has been the leading killer of women. That's still true today, even when modern medicine has the power to virtually eliminate maternal mortality. Somewhere in the world, one woman dies every … [Read more...]

Mothers on the run, dramatic changes in working patternsWednesday, 23-Feb-2005 Dramatic changes in working patterns have taken place in the UK, particularly in the rise of women in employment. Three quarters of households now have dual incomes, but women still take responsibility for most of the housework, according to research funded by the Economic and … [Read more...]

Vitamins May Help Women Keep Their EyesightReported March 02, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Vitamin supplements may be the key to preventing the most common cause of vision loss in older Americans. A new study found women who took a combination of vitamins B6 and B12 and folic acid appeared to significantly decrease the risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Although … [Read more...]

Pregnant Women, Kids to Get Vaccine First Reported July 30, 2009 ATLANTA -- Pregnant women, children and health-care workers are among those who should be first in line to receive a vaccine for protection against H1N1 swine flu, a U.S. vaccine-advisory panel recommended Wednesday. The recommendation from the Advisory … [Read more...]

Mothers-to-be urged to consider swine flu vaccinations Reported August 02, 2009 With pregnant women facing a high risk of death from swine flu, health officials in Illinois are planning an aggressive campaign to educate doctors and encourage expectant mothers to get vaccinated against the virus, which threatens to spread rapidly this fall. "In general, when people are … [Read more...]

HISD Prepares for SwineReported August 05, 2009 HOUSTON - Swine Flu is spreading faster than ever, even at a time when there is usually no flu at all. It's in so many places, the World Health Organization has given up trying to track it. HISD's Health and Medical Services Director, Evelyn Henry, says school leaders will use the lessons they learned earlier this year when … [Read more...]

Seaweed Minerals Address OsteoarthritisReported November 11, 2009 LAS VEGAS — The rising incidence of osteoarthritis in the aging U.S. population, coupled with a desire for more natural prevention and treatment options, bodes well for ingredients for joint health with scientific substantiation. At SupplySide West, Joy Frestedt, Ph.D., president and CEO at Frestedt Inc., … [Read more...]

Power at work is bad for mental healthReported November 08, 2009 A University of Toronto study, which used data from a survey of 1,800 American workers in different occupations and sectors, revealed previously undocumented evidence about the ups and downsides of power at workplaces. People with job authority are defined as those who direct or manage the work of others, … [Read more...]

Some Will Need 2 Doses Of H1N1 VaccineReported September 21, 2009 WASHINGTON -- Clinical trials on the new H1N1 flu vaccine show some children will only need one shot, but others will need two. The first 45 million doses of the vaccine are on track for mid-October delivery. The main message to parents right now from the CDC is to go ahead with seasonal flu vaccinations … [Read more...]

Women Less Likely to Get Liver Transplants Reported December 02, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Changes in how donor livers are allocated to patients may be hurting women. New research from Duke University Medical Center finds blacks have been getting more equal access to liver transplants as whites since 2002, but women are now the ones less likely to get the lifesaving … [Read more...]

Women Sniff Out Important Information From Body OdorReported April 09, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – When it comes to body odor, it may be best to trust a woman’s nose. New research from the Monell Center finds it is difficult to block a woman’s awareness of body odor but the same is pretty easy to do in men. In the study, women and men were asked to rate the strength of … [Read more...]

Yeast: A Cure for Parkinson’s?Reported August 20, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Roughly one million Americans suffer from the neurodegenerative and deadly disease known as Parkinson’s. There is currently no cure, but researchers say yeast may provide a new kind of treatment. Parkinson’s disease (PD) occurs as the nerve cells responsible for making dopamine progressively die. … [Read more...]

A Drink To Healthy Aging Reported December 14, 2007 ScienceDaily (Dec. 14, 2007) — Researchers at the University of Newcastle say a glass of wine a day may be of benefit to the health of older women. A study by the University's Priority Research Centre for Gender, Health and Ageing, in collaboration with the Hunter Medical Research … [Read more...]

Maternity Coalition pressures Govt over midwife programSunday, November 7, 2004 The Maternity Coalition wants the ACT Government to respond to an Assembly report on child birth, released in May, recommending an expansion of the midwives program at the Canberra Hospital. The Government is yet to respond to the report from the ACT Standing Committee on Health, which … [Read more...]

Pregnancy Does Not Raise Melanoma Mortality NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The survival of pregnant women who have malignant melanoma of the skin is no less than that of comparable women who are not pregnant, European researchers report in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. As lead investigator Dr. Marko Lens told Reuters Health, "The … [Read more...]

Breastfeeding Appears to Delay MS RelapsesReported June 15, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women with multiple sclerosis who exclusively breastfeed for at least two months after giving birth may be less likely to experience a relapse within a year of their baby's birth than new mothers with MS who opt to forgo breastfeeding in order to restart MS therapies, according to a new … [Read more...]

Cancer Survivors Stuck in Limbo Reported June 02, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Long-term cancer survivors aren’t getting the guidance and care needed during a crucial time, according to a group of Scottish researchers. A recent study found many patients have finished their oncology treatments but are not receiving support to manage their ongoing symptoms. “The impact of … [Read more...]

HIV infections up sharply among women in China Jun 4, 2007 HONG KONG (Reuters) - The proportion of females among those infected with HIV/AIDS in China jumped to 27.8 percent in 2006 from 19.4 percent in 2000, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Monday. The ratio of new infections between males and females has … [Read more...]

Chemicals in Everyday Items Linked to InfertilityReported February 02, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A group of chemicals used in many everyday items may be linked to infertility in women, a new study finds. Researchers in Europe found women who had higher levels of perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in their blood took longer to get pregnant than … [Read more...]