Women Health News

Sleep for Insomniacs Reported September 02, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Getting a good night’s sleep could be a few weeks away for chronic insomnia sufferers -- and they’ll get it drug free! A new study suggests six weeks of sleep therapy can cause changes in the brains of chronic insomniacs, helping them achieve their quest for rest. In this recent study, researchers … [Read more...]

Attention dieters — flip open your cell phonesReported May 30, 2008 Wondering how much of a diet-buster that big bowl of noodles is? In the United States, some restaurants could give you a calorie count. In Japan, you might take a picture of it with your cell phone and ask an expert. Cell phones are ubiquitous in Japan, where concern is rising over expanding … [Read more...]

Breast conserving therapy lauded in studyMonday, November 22, 2004 NEW YORK, Nov 22, 2004 (United Press International via COMTEX)--Women with hereditary breast cancer in breast conserving therapy appear to have no increased risk for recurrence in the treated breast, researchers said Monday. Breast conserving therapy -- … [Read more...]

Sweating Out Asthma Reported September 09, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- People who suffer from exercise-induced asthma (EIA) may benefit from strategies to increase their production of sweat and other bodily fluids. That’s the key finding from University of Michigan investigators who measured fluid secretion rates in 56 athletes suspected of having EIA. All the subjects … [Read more...]

Tumor Resistance to Breast Cancer Therapy Reported January 07, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Researchers have found a clever way to override signals that tell breast cancer cells to thrive in the face of anticancer treatment. The investigational agent renewed the vulnerability of resistant breast cancer cells to treatment by fulvestrant. The researchers, from Georgetown … [Read more...]

Do you have a mental health problem? Reported January 16, 2009 Worried your winter blues might be something more sinister or having a manic day? Find out if you need help with our simple questionnaires We often use words like stressed or depressed to describe our mood, but when does a normal period of the blues or one too many drinks become a … [Read more...]

Shifts 'threaten women's health' Reported 18 January, 2008 Women who work shifts are more likely to retire early due to ill health than male counterparts, a study suggests. The health risks of shifts are already well-documented, but this Danish study points to a clear gender division. Some 8,000 men and women working both regular and irregular hours … [Read more...]

Babies sleep poorly when mothers are depressedReported May 05, 2009 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Sleep disturbances are more likely in babies born to mothers with depression than in those of mothers without depression, according to a new report. Whether this places the infants at greater risk for childhood depression remains to be seen. The findings come from a … [Read more...]

Quebecers make health and nutrition connectionReported January 12, 2009 MONTREAL, Jan. 12 /CNW/ - Nowadays, Canadians are more than likely to make the connection between health and nutrition. Retailers tapping into this healthy foods market will no doubt be scoping out the latest products and hottest trends at Expo Québec, the largest trade show for Québec and … [Read more...]

Women gain more health benefits out of exerciseReported August 01, 2009 WASHINGTON - A long-term study of over 8,700 middle-aged men and women has shown that women experience greater health benefits than men as a result of exercise. The analysis of this large Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study was carried out by Keri Monda and colleagues at North Carolina … [Read more...]

Women Lose Weight 10 Years before Dementia Diagnosis Reported August 21, 2007 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Weight loss as women get older may be a sign of dementia. A new study from the Mayo Clinic shows women who have dementia start losing weight at least 10 years before they are diagnosed with the disease. Researchers compared data from the records of 481 dementia patients to … [Read more...]

You and Your Sleepy Genes Reported October 18, 2007 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Feeling tired? Well, according to new research, that sleepiness is all in your genes. Researchers from the University of Kentucky in Lexington studied mice with different genetic make-ups that had previously been shown to have different responses to sleep deprivation. In the current study, mice were … [Read more...]

Abortion Pills Don't Cause Future Problems Reported August 20, 2007 (Ivanhoe Newswire) --Women who use prescription medication to terminate a pregnancy are unlikely to have problems caused by the abortion during future pregnancies. New research reveals medical abortions do not increase the risk of miscarriage, tubal pregnancy, premature birth or low birth weight. … [Read more...]

WHO wants Fujian tooThe GENEVA buenosairesherald.com -February 20, 2004 The United Nations health agency is recommending that a vaccine against the Fujian strain of influenza be included in inoculations next winter. In its recommendations for the composition of the vaccine for the northern hemisphere in 2004-2005, the World … [Read more...]

Aussie traveller bird flu alert September 22, 2005 AUSTRALIAN travellers are being warned to avoid bird markets as fears of a bird flu pandemic in the Asian region grow. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has stopped short of advising people to stay away from the affected … [Read more...]

Screen pregnant women for AIDS: expert December 1, 2004 All pregnant women in Australia should be screened for HIV/AIDS, a prominent researcher said. Dr Nick Graves, a senior researcher at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), said a recent study had shown there were a small number of pregnant women in Australia with undiagnosed … [Read more...]

Breastfeeding Moms with Asthma may Hinder Babies’ Benefits Reported November 05, 2007 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Breastfeeding usually helps babies have better lung function later in childhood, but it may not if their moms have asthma. A new report from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Arizona Respiratory Center at the … [Read more...]

Area woman's death linked to listeriosis Reported September 08, 2008 Ottawa . An elderly woman has become Ottawa's first listeriosis-related death this year, but area health officials don't yet know whether the case is linked to contaminated meat products from Maple Leaf Foods. Ottawa Public Health was notified on the weekend that the woman died of complications related … [Read more...]

People at high risk from swine flu should talk with doctors now about flu drugsReported September 09, 2009 TORONTO — Pregnant women and people with chronic health conditions who are at higher risk of getting severely ill if they catch swine flu should talk with their doctors about setting up a way to get rapid access to antiviral drugs if they get sick, public health … [Read more...]

Can Women be fat and fit? 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 Study, … [Read more...]

New Technology has More Accurate Diagnosis of Breast Cancers Reported November 29, 2005     (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Digital tomosynthesis is a more specific breast cancer technique and more accurate diagnostic technology than traditional film mammography, according to a recent study. Steven Poplack, M.D., an associate professor of diagnostic radiology and obstetrics and … [Read more...]

 A disease may announce its presence on the skin   By Helen Fields Women tend to get all hung up on their skin's cosmetic attributes. Is that a new wrinkle? How can I make my elbows smoother? Will this self-tanner turn me orange? But their concern with skin as upholstery ignores a larger truth: Skin is a big organ that you can see. Because the skin is connected to the rest … [Read more...]

Do Birth Control Pills Make Women Weaker?Reported April 27, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Oral contraceptives appear to impair muscle gains in young women and are associated with lower hormone levels, according to a new study. Researchers set out to examine the effect of oral contraceptives (OC) on healthy women between the ages of 18 and 31. The women participated in a … [Read more...]

Ending Pelvic Pain Reported October 16, 2009 PHOENIX (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Fifteen percent of women in the United States live with chronic pelvic pain. For some, it's so bad they can't move or function normally, yet as many as 70 percent of sufferers never get a definite diagnosis. Three new options are helping pain patients regain control over their lives. Shannon … [Read more...]

Experts offer five exercises to avoid senile marasmus 09/09/2005 There are methods to make the brain young even with elderly people The problem of life prolongation is burning for each of us, and we try to find a way in which it could be made longer. Researchers are also working on life prolongation. There is still no elixir of … [Read more...]

First-time Moms Prone to Postnatal PsychosisReported February 10, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study shows first-time mothers are at the greatest risk of developing psychosis in the month following the birth of their child even if they have never been hospitalized for mental illness. Researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm conducted the study. They looked … [Read more...]

Bladder, kidney infections share risk factors Tuesday, January 4, 2005 SEATTLE, Jan 04, 2005 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- Seattle researchers found the same factors that put women at risk for simple urinary tract infections might make them susceptible to kidney infections. Senior investigator at Group Health Cooperative's … [Read more...]

Freezing Eggs -- Increasing Odds Reported April 14, 2008 ATLANTA, Ga. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- More than six million American women and their partners face some kind of infertility issue. Fertility treatments like in vitro fertilization have helped millions, but what about women who still can't conceive? In 1997, embryologist Michael Tucker became the first United States … [Read more...]

Healthy Eating for Life Reported July 01, 2008 BALTIMORE, M.D. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Forty-five percent of the U.S. population is suffering from at least one chronic disease, such as heart disease, asthma and diabetes. These conditions are often preventable through diet, but with new fads continually popping up, eating healthy can sometimes be confusing. One of the … [Read more...]

How Old Are You, Really? Reported April 4, 2005 LAKEWOOD, Colo. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Everyone knows their chronological age, but what about your body's biological age? How fast your body and brain age may be different than how fast you age. A simple test could help you figure that out. Heather Wright fears … [Read more...]