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Mothers who breast feed their babies for longer periods are likely to...in the development of RA, the new study found that breast feeding for 13 or more months was associated with a reduced risk of developing RA compared to women ...42-year-old Cancer Patient Honored by British Queen for Her Fundraising Efforts
...ailing from Leeds in UK , was first diagnosed with breast cancer when she was only 26. Despite a mastectomy, the disease returned to haunt her a decade later, spreading to her lungs and bones. It would get you this time, she was told six years ago. But undaunted she has carried on with her efforts to rais...Increase in the Rate of Food Allergy
...use of antacids for infants, sensitisation through breast milk, prolonged breastfeeding, and increasing maternal age. Assoc Prof Mullins said that there are a number of long-term implications if widespread studies confirm there has actually been a big increase in the prevalence of food allergies. [They...Rare Womens Lung Disease May Yield Insights Into Common Diseases
...has a stronger female predisposition than lupus or breast cancer, and may have the strongest biological sex ... in which hormones play an important role, such as breast cancer. The impact of LAM research could spread to other diseases that are not hormonally dependent,...Annual Cancer Run Draws Huge Response in US
...1,200 of the 16,000 participants were survivors of breast cancer, while many others were running to honor fa...n McDonnell, 44, said she was first diagnosed with breast cancer seven years ago, when her oldest child, Keira, was 8 months old. She had a mastectomy and was...Interoperative Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer Patients
...nserted directly into the affected area inside the breast during surgery. Dr. McCready says the one-time dos...quivalent to conventional radiation treatments for breast cancer that typically require, on average, a minimum of 16 treatments over three weeks. Dr. Anthon...Advanced Cancer Patients Have Sleep Disorders
...other study participants. In addition, relative to breast cancer, lung cancer also may be a risk factor for poor sleep. "While it's unclear what definitively causes cancer patients to have trouble sleeping and staying awake, demographic factors and the type of cancer may be contributing factors," says Dr. P...Cervical Cancer Vaccine for the 12 Year Old
...requent form of cancer among woman worldwide after breast cancer. Some types of HPV can cause benign skin warts while high: risks HPVs are responsible for more serious diseases such as cervical cancer. This vaccine is 99% effective against the two virus strains that cause most cervical cancers. It is also...Milk Firms in Philippines Violate Breastfeeding Code: WHO
...h bar companies from marketing infant formula as a breast milk substitute for babies under the age of one. ...lk substitutes. He and other health officials said breast milk was still far healthier and more economical than infant formula which they said was often impro...Filipino Mothers Go Bare Protesting Against Milk Formula Companies
...id they had all raised healthy children on natural breast milk. They unbuttoned their blouses to reveal hand...vestment." Research has shown that babies given breast milk develop fewer respiratory and intestinal diseases, and those given formula have a greater chanc...Women With Few Older Female Relatives Face Cancer Threat
...atives may be unaware they carry a genetic risk of breast cancer, US researchers reported in a study that ca...ic testing guidelines . Genetic risk models for breast cancer underestimated a deadly gene mutation in women with fewer than two female relatives who lived...Decline in Breastfeeding Linked to Child Deaths in Asia: UNICEF
...reastfeeding and to warn people of "the dangers of breast milk substitutes." WHO regional director Shiger...legislation to ban "the inappropriate promotion of breast milk substitutes," especially those which say these products can increase the health and intelligenc...Intraoperative Radiation Therapy a New Step in Breast Cancer Treatment
Canada-A step forward for breast Cancer treatment comes in the form of Intraoperati...nserted directly into the affected area inside the breast during surgery. Dr. McCready says the one-time dose is, biologically equivalent, to conventional rad...Researchers Have Found the Role of Protein in Accelerating Breast Cancer Progression
...e protein pleiotrophin (PTN) plays in accelerating breast cancer . Until this study, the significance of pleiotrophin (PTN) expression in breast cancer had not been clearly established, and boffins are hopeful that the new findings could lead to...Risk of SIDS Reduced by the Use of Baby Dummies: Research
...ed every time an infant is put down to sleep, once breast feeding has been established," he added....Morning Sickness may Signify Lower Breast Cancer Risk
...ickness have a 30 percent lower risk of developing breast cancer later in life than expecting mums who don't...dotropin hormone, Jaworowicz said may help against breast cancer as it possesses several activities that have potential protective effects against cancer cell......y,using commercially available software to enhance breast scans done by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) red...ical Center did a retrospective examination of 154 breast lesions deemed suspicious by radiologists that were only visible on MRI and that had been biopsied u...... and cancer. Traces of parabens have been found in breast tumour samples, although its link to the development of the cancer is disputed. "If lipstick gets into your mouth it is broken down by the enzymes in saliva and in the stomach. But chemicals get straight into your bloodstream, there is no protection...