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CDC: Pot can be a food-borne illness factorReported September 03, 2009 ATLANTA, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Marijuana can be a potential contaminant and be a factor in food-borne illnesses, U.S. health officials warn. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report released Thursday says that in April 2009, the Los Angeles Police Department and … [Read more...]

HRT may shrink brain Reported January 12, 2009 Chicago - Hormone replacement therapy may cause brain shrinkage in women 65 and older, explaining why the drugs increase problems with memory and thinking in older women, US researchers said on Monday. Researchers had thought hormone replacement therapy (HRT), which is known to increase the risk of strokes, might be causing … [Read more...]

H-Y Effect Increases Early Kidney Graft FailureReported July 30, 2009 HOUSTON, July 30 -- Women who receive kidneys from deceased male donors have an increased risk of graft failure during the first year but not after that, a review of a large transplant database showed. Female recipients of kidneys from deceased male donors had a statistically significant 12% higher … [Read more...]

Fighting dementia, smoking without the smokeReported January 11, 2009 Las Vegas — Technology meant to improve health and well-being featured at the Consumer Electronics Show hint at new approaches to old problems. For the smoker who can't kick the habit, the aging boomer worried about the onset of dementia, or someone just looking to relax, an array of gadgets promise to … [Read more...]

Optimistic women live longer, healthierReported August 11, 2009 WASHINGTON: Being an optimist really is good for your health, especially if you're a woman, says a new research. The research, reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, has found that women who think positive have a lower risk of developing heart disease or dying from any cause … [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...]

MDs give OK to hormone therapy Reported January 23, 2009 With unprecedented numbers of Canadian women about to enter menopause, Canadian doctors are telling women it's safe to go back on hormones. An expert panel convened by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada has concluded that no treatment is as effective as hormone therapy for hot flashes and other … [Read more...]

Cholesterol Levels Linked to Cancer Reported August 26, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The risk of cancer in diabetics may be connected to cholesterol levels. Researchers from Hong Kong looked at 6,107 Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes. They found LDL cholesterol levels below 2.80 mmol/L and at levels of at least 3.90 mmol/L were both associated with a much higher risk of … [Read more...]

Diabetes Meds May Weaken Bones Reported December 16, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Drugs commonly taken by diabetics to help improve blood sugar control may actually be harming women's bones. Researchers from the U.S. and Canada who combined the results from ten studies involving nearly 14,000 people found women who took thiazolidinediones were significantly more likely to … [Read more...]

Pre-Eclamsia May Be Side Effect of Too Much Exercise, Study Shows Reported December 10, 2008 An article in the Los Angeles Times, "Exercise and pre-eclampsia: Are pregnant women at risk?" relays new information with respect to a Danish study that was published in the "British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology" that exercise is causing … [Read more...]

Dreamland Anxious Place for New MomsReported September 3, 2007 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A sleeping baby may conjure up images of sweet dreams, but the same may not be true for her mother. A new study out of Canada reveals a surprisingly high percentage of new moms are plagued with troublesome dreams often involving their infant in perilous situations. Researchers compared … [Read more...]

Easier Breastfeeding for Moms   Reported July 23, 2009 WASHINGTON, D.C. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- More women are breastfeeding their babies than ever before, but it's not always a magical experience. Millions of women cope with pain, bleeding and bruising, but they push on because they know it's best for their baby. Now, a doctor has found a quick … [Read more...]

Single-Embryo Transfer Babies Born Healthy  Reported June 23, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Two new studies provide further evidence babies born after a single-embryo transfer do better than babies born after multiple-embryo transplantations. During infertility treatments, doctors sometimes implant more than one embryo to increase a woman’s chances of becoming pregnant. … [Read more...]

Extra Pounds Increase Knee, Hip Risks Reported June 02, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Packing on the pounds is bad for your knees – and may be bad for your hips too, if you’re a man. That’s the key finding from researchers who compared nearly 1,500 people in Iceland who had undergone hip and knee replacements for osteoarthritis with about 1,100 who had not. All were born … [Read more...]

Forehead Lifts Erase Years and Ease Headaches   Reported August 03, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Migraine headaches are a drain — not only on the estimated 30 million Americans who suffer from them, but on the economy, as well. An estimated $13 billion is spent every year on headache treatment and time lost from work. According to a new study, … [Read more...]

Women believe menopausal symptoms require treatment with 64% experiencing severe problems11 Mar 2005 3rd European Menopause Survey also highlights loss of confidence in HRT and resultant suffering - More than four out of five women (84%) believe that menopausal symptoms require treatment and should not simply be accepted, according to a … [Read more...]

Health-care officials warn of new, antibiotic-resistant infections Posted on Thu, Oct. 27, 2005   WARNER ROBINS - Local health officials are warning about new strains of antibiotic-resistant staph infections masquerading as spider bites, insect stings or painful boils and pimples. Untreated, the community-acquired bacteria - known as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus … [Read more...]

Heart Failure: Protein Linked to Death Reported May 16, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- More than one million hospitalizations in 2007 were due to acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) and the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services currently spend more money on this medical condition than any other. Now, researchers say measuring a certain protein in cardiac muscles may … [Read more...]

HIV spreading in rural areas, infects more womenMar 9 [Health News] New Delhi, Mar 9 : Safe sex practices between high- risk people and their regular partners are noticeably low and lead to the spread of HIV and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) from urban to rural areas which infect more and more women, a US study has said. In a … [Read more...]

Income: A Matter of Life and Death Reported October 24, 2007 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Income really is a life and death issue, according to new research published in the British Medical Journal. Researchers from the University of Sheffield studied the impact of income inequality on health and death rates. They analyzed data from 126 counties, which make up 94.4 percent of the … [Read more...]

Long-term effects of violence on women: bowel disease, arthritis to be studied VANCOUVER (CP) - After the blood on a rape victim has dried and the wounds bandaged, the health problems seem to mount: bowel disease, arthritis, depression - all diseases believed to be caused by the stress of the attack. Researchers from across the country have embarked on a … [Read more...]

Living With In-Laws Linked to Heart Risks in Japanese Women Reported December 15, 2008 Japanese women are generally not at high risk for heart attacks — unless they live with in-laws, according to a new study. Married Japanese women who live with both their husbands and a set of parents — in Japan, that almost … [Read more...]

Keep Away the Silent KillerReported September 12, 2007 ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- This year, about 22,000 women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer. It's often called the "silent killer" because symptoms don't appear until the cancer is in its late stages. The good news is many ovarian cancer patients respond to treatments and go into remission quickly. The bad … [Read more...]

Women on antidepressants may benefit from Viagra Reported July 22, 2008 CHICAGO (AP) — Viagra's effect in women has been disappointing, but a new small study finds those on antidepressants may benefit from taking the little blue pills. The research involving 98 premenopausal women found Viagra helped with orgasm. But the benefits did not extend to other aspects of sex such … [Read more...]

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...]