Women Health News

Mother Love Eases Preemies' Pain Reported April 25, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- For kids of all ages, cuddling with mom can cure any pain. Cuddling up with mom can even make all the difference in the world to a premature infant faced with a painful procedure. Canadian researchers who compared pain scores among preemies undergoing painful heel pricks to take blood find those … [Read more...]

Young women should check stroke historyMonday, November 22, 2004 SEATTLE, Nov 22, 2004 (United Press International via COMTEX) --Young women with a family history of stroke in their parents or siblings could have an increased risk for stroke themselves, a report released Monday said. Dr. Helen Kim of the University of Washington and … [Read more...]

Ovarian Cancer: No Good Test?Reported December 15, 2009 CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Every year, more than 20-thousand women find out they have ovarian cancer. For almost two-thirds of them, it's a deadly diagnosis. But unlike other cancers, doctors say yearly screening for ovarian cancer may do more harm than good. The test that was supposed to save one … [Read more...]

Parkinson's Disease Linked to Reproductive HistoryReported February 26, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study suggests a woman's reproductive history could raise or lower her chances of developing Parkinson's disease. The research examined the records of over 80,000 women who participated in the Women's Health Initiative Observations Study. Researchers discovered women … [Read more...]

Pregnant Women Need Flu ProtectionReported September 25, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Both the seasonal flu and the swine flu are spreading fast across the United States. Pregnant women are at a greater risk of the flu’s harmful effects. Experts say mothers-to-be should take precautions to protect themselves. The H1N1 (swine) flu is caused by a virus. The typical body … [Read more...]

Reducing Cholesterol Reported June 17, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) Researchers have discovered a regulator that could lead to new therapies for lowering unhealthy levels of cholesterol and fats. The team of scientists from the Harvard School of Public Health demonstrated that turning off the regulatory molecule – known as XBP1 – dramatically reduced blood levels of cholesterol … [Read more...]

Risky Breast Cancer Drug OK'd by Canadian Cardiologists Reported October 28, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Canadian cardiologists have taken a step toward clearing the drug trastuzumab (herceptin) for use in the fight against breast cancer, even though it can cause serious heart complications in women. A study conducted by Dr. Michael McDonald and colleagues from the Heart … [Read more...]

Silent Strokes Reported July 01, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Researchers say a growing number of people may be suffering from silent strokes as they age. Silent strokes do not cause any symptoms, so people don’t realize they’re having a stroke. However, they still damage brain tissue. According to investigators who conducted brain scans on participants in the Framingham … [Read more...]

Sleep Problems and Menopause Reported July 10, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) It’s not just aging that causes sleep problems for women; hormones are partly to blame. According to research from the Rush University Medical Center, approximately 16 percent of postmenopausal women say they have trouble falling asleep. Forty-one percent report waking up several times during the night. … [Read more...]

Adios! Spain bans skinny mannequins in stores March 13, 2007 WASHINGTON, Dec 22, 2004 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- Scientists have found clues that age-related changes impacting how the brain responds to estrogen could be linked to menopausal symptoms. Researchers measured the amount of the female sex hormone produced … [Read more...]

Cigarettes, not snuff, increase multiple sclerosis risk   Reported September 10, 2009 EU-funded researchers in Sweden have discovered that while tobacco smoking raises the risk of multiple sclerosis (MS), snuff does not. The findings are published in the journal Neurology. The research is part of the NEUROPROMISE … [Read more...]

Sleeping disorders treated in labReported March 30, 2009 ISTANBUL-A new department named the "Sleep Laboratory" opened its doors for people suffering from insomnia, sleepwalking and sleep retention. When speaking about the newly opened unit, head of the health department Dr. Hüseyin Fidan said snoring is a common problem. "People think snoring is normal, but it is not. It … [Read more...]

Turning Back the Reproductive Clock Reported August 31, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Scientific dogma has long asserted that females are born with their entire lifetime supply of eggs, and once they're gone, they're gone. New findings suggest that in nematode worms, at least, this is not necessarily so. Molecular physiologist Marc Van Gilst, Ph.D., and … [Read more...]

Extension of Vaccination Policy Could Be More Effective Than Giving Antivirals to Healthy Adults With Flu   Reported August 07, 2009 YORK, United Kingdom -- August 7, 2009 -- Use of antiviral drugs for the treatment of people presenting with symptoms is unlikely to be the most appropriate course of action during a seasonal outbreak. The extension of … [Read more...]

Warning for Migraine With Aura Reported July 29, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Millions of women suffer from migraine with aura -- visual disturbances lasting about 30 minutes that may or may not include head pain. New data shows this may be a warning sign of further health trouble. In a recent study, researchers found women suffering from migraine with aura who also tested … [Read more...]

Blue Cross says it will cover swine flu vaccineReported August 12, 2009 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia announced Monday that it will expand its flu vaccine coverage to include the novel H1N1 virus. The insurer, which has 3 million members in Georgia, will cover clinicians’ fees and doctor visits for patients receiving the swine flu vaccine. Health officials hope … [Read more...]

Living near loud traffic may damage your health: Study Reported September 18, 2009 NEW YORK - Sitting in traffic can get your blood boiling temporarily but living near it might raise your risk of high blood pressure long-term, according to a Swedish study. Researchers from Lund University Hospital found that among 24,238 Swedish adults aged between … [Read more...]

For teens, late bedtimes can be depressing, study finds Reported December 31, 2009 Teenagers across the country are staying up late tonight to ring in the new year. But teens who make a habit of staying up past midnight have an increased risk of depression and suicidal thoughts. A new study finds that adolescents can improve their mental health by sticking to bedtimes of … [Read more...]

Sleep Disorder Linked to Dementia, Parkinson’sReported January 05, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- An unusual sleep disorder could be a precursor to dementia or Parkinson’s disease. Patients with REM sleep behavior disorder have excessive muscle activity during REM sleep -- often called the dream stage of sleep -- causing them to punch, kick or cry out when they are in … [Read more...]

Blood Toxin Removal Improves Survival in SepsisReported June 16, 2009 TORONTO, June 16 -- A process that removes toxins from the blood of patients with sepsis appears to have significantly reduced mortality in a small randomized controlled trial, Italian researchers said. The benefit was sufficiently striking that the so-called EUPHAS trial -- for Early Use of Polymyxin … [Read more...]

Antidepressants may raise postmenopausal women's stroke riskReported December 15, 2009 Washington, Dec 15 (ANI): Post-menopausal women who take antidepressants may be increasing their chances of suffering a stroke, says a new study.   The data, published in Archives of Internal Medicine, is taken from the Women's Health Initiative Study.   The study examined data from … [Read more...]

What Influences Breast Cancer Treatment? Reported September 02, 2009 (Ivanhoe newswire) -- Breast cancer patients typically must choose between removing only the breast cancer tissue through lumpectomy or undergoing a mastectomy and removing the entire breast. Mastectomies do not require post-surgery radiation therapy, and lessen anxiety for cancer … [Read more...]

Women may Require More Sleep than Men Reported October 02, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Although they seem shorter, sweet dreams may last longer for women than men. New research shows while elderly women report a worse night's sleep than men, women actually sleep longer and better than their spouses. In a recent study, women reported a shorter total sleep time, longer sleep … [Read more...]

German avian flu case False AlarmBig News Network.com  4th February, 2004 As reports of avian flu continue to come in from Asia, German doctors are saying a woman hospitalized there does not have the disease. A female traveler who had recently returned to Hamburg, Germany, from Thailand was hospitalized earlier this week with … [Read more...]

Breast Cancer Decline Reported June 30, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Researchers know breast cancer rates declined significantly after reports in 2002 linking hormone replacement therapy with a higher risk of the disease. Now a new study out of the Northern California Cancer Center suggests more of this decline occurred in richer and more urban areas, and … [Read more...]

Blood safety measure seeks to prevent rare complicationReported July 22, 2009 OTTAWA — Canadian Blood Services has told 2,400 women that as of this week, they can no longer donate a blood component that is vital in treating cancer patients. Platelets, fragile cell fragments found in whole blood that are essential to clotting, are in high demand, in part because they cannot … [Read more...]

Colorectal Cancer Screening Underused Reported July 15, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) Despite the publicity about the effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening, some doctors say many people aren’t getting the message. According to information collected by the Centers for Disease Control only 50 percent of men and women over 50 years old went for screening in 2005. Although … [Read more...]

Dangerous Prenatal Condition Linked to Exercise Reported January 1, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Recent study results that surprised researchers show pregnant women who exercise more than 30 minutes each day expose themselves to preeclampsia, a condition that can cause dangerous complications. Danish and Norwegian researchers looked at the medical data of more than 85,000 … [Read more...]

Do Women Have a Better Sense of Touch?Reported December 31, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- People who have smaller fingers have a finer sense of touch, which may explain why women tend to have better tactile acuity than men. "Neuroscientists have long known that some people have a better sense of touch than others, but the reasons for this difference have been mysterious," … [Read more...]