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Relief to pregnant women using fertility drugs

... medications used to increase the number of eggs a woman produces in a single monthly cycle do not increase the risk of ovarian cancer. // The controversy over the link between fertility drugs and ovarian cancer developed about 10 years ago, when small, isolated pockets of women who had difficulty conceiv...

Sniff to compatibility

...of father's gene smells may be a safe gamble for a woman to ensure her offspring gets a tried and tested immune system....

A crude custom

...bulation. The aim of the process is to ensure the woman is faithful to her future husband. Some communities consider girls ineligible for marriage if they have not been circumcised. Health workers say that the operation is often carried out in unhygenic conditions. Luckily due to health campaigns and edu...

Exercise lowers Risk of Ovarian Cancer

... throughout life. Exercise is not the only way a woman can reduce her risk of ovarian cancer, although it is probably the easiest. So this study is yet another motivation for women to start exercising....

Mothers with periodontitis may deliver premature babies

...fected with periodontal disease, the more likely a woman is to deliver a premature baby, according to an ongoing study of more than 1500 pregnant women.// Past studies have shown that women with periodontal disease may be up to seven times more likely to deliver a preterm low birth weight baby. The women...

Ethnic discrepancy in ovarian cancer

...viously ovarian cancer is life-threatening for any woman - but it's a big concern when it's more of a threat to one ethnic group over another. The reasons why African Americans are more at risk is unclear, but at least highlighting the difference provides a stimulus to future research....

Blood test can predict pre-eclampsia

...ia. "It also may provide the only clue that a lean woman is at elevated risk. There might be a window of opportunity in the first trimester when preventive treatment could be successful, but until now we did not have a simple way to identify high-risk women," wolf said....

Anxiety likely to affect the foetus

...n the womb," she further added that every pregnant woman should take time to rest and relax....

Artificial silicon retina

...d be doing the implant of these micro chips in one woman and two men suffering from retinitis pigmentosa .The whole procedure would be about 2-1/2-hour and will take place in Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois, where two of the patients underwent procedures last year. FDA has authorised for a...

Breast cancer risk seen in twins

...estined to get breast cancer, compared to just one woman in nine among the general population. In simple wo...than previously believed. The study means that a woman with an identical twin who develops breast cancer will benefit from closer monitoring to address her...

Osteoporosis could be caused by irregular periods

... history of amenorrhea. Amenorrhea occurs when a woman misses her menstrual period for three months or more. When asked, most women did not view a change in their menstrual cycle as an important health concern. Researchers say this may have caused a delay for many women in receiving an accurate diagnosis...

Hormone replacement therapy improves sexual function

...orm of hormone replacement therapy(HRT) can give a woman significant sexual improvement. They think that the patch works by increasing testosterone levels - and low testosterone is sometimes a cause of sexual difficulties. The oral form of HRT is not known to have the same effect. This was a very small stu...

Back exercises reduces Osteoporosis

...involves a reduction in bone density, which puts a woman at risk of disabling bone fractures. Doctors at the University of Atlanta, now observ that a programme of back strengthening exercises is very effective in reducing this fracture risk. A group of 40 health menopausal women, aged 52 to 70, either pe...

Hormone therapy provides no heart benefit

...male sex hormones after menopause will protect// a woman from heart disease. For women have far lower rates of heart problems than men - until after menopause. But a new report from the Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Follow Up Study (HERS II) suggests this is not the case. The study involves 2,...

Gene glitches connecting pot with Schizophrenia

...ophrenics with the same gene in 130 normal men and woman of the same average age, they found distinct abnormalities in DNA sequences called nucleotides among the schizophrenics. Some of their nucleotides in the marijuana receptor gene appeared significantly more often than normal while others appeared less...

Breastfeeding may decrease Breast Cancer Risk

...t cancer decreased by 4.3 percent for every year a woman breastfed in her lifetime. Additionally, there was a 7-percent decrease for every birth regardless of whether the mother ever breastfed. Valerie Beral, one of the researchers in the study, says, "The results of this study are a major step forward in...

Identical twin breast cancer risk

...This suggests it could be well worthwhile asking a woman newly diagnosed whether she has a twin - who could benefit from screening and close monitoring to help her deal with her increased risk...

Vacuum device increase breasts

...This can result in sleep deprivation, a reason one woman cited when she dropped out of the study. The other woman dropped out because of the time commitment required, the researcher said. Although reviewed by the...

Regular exercise linked to extended menstrual cycles

...new study, moderate exercise may extend the time a woman has between her menstrual periods. The research supports one theory on why regular physical activity has been linked to a lower breast cancer risk. //Some evidence suggests that hormonal changes brought on by exercise may help lower the chances of br...

Effect of alcohol drinking on breast cancer

...hey looked at two issues. The first was how much a woman needed to drink to increase her chance of breast cancer. The second was whether smoking increased this risk. They found that a single daily drink of 1 oz of spirits such as whiskey, gin, or vodka, or 3 oz of wine increases a woman's breast cancer ris...

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