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Breast cancer screening saves lives, study finds

Posted: March 31st, 2010, 4:37pm CDT

Regular mammographic screening for breast cancer saves the lives of two women for every one who is given unnecessary treatment, scientists said on Wednesday, in a study which adds to a global row over screening programs.
Breast cancer - Cancer - Health - Breast - Conditions and Diseases
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Posted: March 31st, 2010, 4:37pm CDT
Egg donors offered up to $50,000

Posted: March 26th, 2010, 8:26pm CDT

Fertility companies are paying egg donors high fees that often exceed guidelines, especially for donors from top colleges and with certain appearances and ethnicities, a new study finds.
Egg donation - United States - Infertility - Health - Reproductive Health
Losing breast not always best for cancer survival

Posted: March 26th, 2010, 8:21am CDT

For some women, having a breast removed once they're diagnosed with cancer doesn't always mean they'll live longer, a new study says.
Cancer - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Breast - Breast cancer
Study: Pregnancy safe for breast cancer survivors

Posted: March 25th, 2010, 6:03pm CDT

Women who survive breast cancer and have children afterwards don't appear to be at any higher risk of dying from cancer, a new study says.

Breast cancer - Health - Cancer - Conditions and Diseases - Breast
For women, fighting flab requires an hour a day

Posted: March 23rd, 2010, 3:10pm CDT

Rev up the treadmill: Sobering new research spells out just how much exercise women need to keep the flab off as they age — and it's a lot.

Treadmill - Arts and Entertainment - History - Physical exercise - Health
Gene tests don't predict breast cancer better

Posted: March 18th, 2010, 10:21am CDT

Studying genes linked to breast cancer may someday lead to better treatments, but they do little to improve a doctor's ability to predict who is likely to develop a tumor, researchers reported.
Breast cancer - Cancer - Tumor - Health - Gene
Women on the Pill may live longer

Posted: March 12th, 2010, 12:44pm CST

Women who took the birth control pill beginning in the late 1960s lived longer than those never on the pill, a new study says.

Birth control - Combined oral contraceptive pill - Health - Reproductive Health - Hormonal Contraceptives
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FDA rules out Fosamax, thigh fracture link

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 11:56am CST

$Two small studies suggest that a small percentage of patients who use certain drugs to prevent bone loss for more than five years could be at greater risk for a rare type of hip fracture. NBC's Robert Bazell reports. (Nightly News)$ U.S. regulators said they have found no link between oral bisphosphonate osteoporosis medications such as Merck & Co Inc.'s Fosamax and certain thigh bone fractures.

Osteoporosis - Alendronic acid - Bisphosphonate - Health - Fosamax
Women guilty of feeling too guilty, study shows

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 7:46am CST

Men are guilt-deficient, while women suffer from destructive guilt largely imposed by society, suggests a recent Spanish study.
Guilt - Women - People - Health - Conditions and Diseases
Newsweek: D.C. aims to boost use of female condoms

Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:11pm CST

The underutilized female condom is making a big comeback in Washington, D.C., thanks to a major grant. But is it enough to stop the spread of HIV?

Condom - HIV - Washington DC - Health - Female condom
Women need chance to avoid 2nd C-section

Posted: March 10th, 2010, 3:30pm CST

A government panel says too many women who want to avoid a second Cesarean-section for child birth are being denied the chance.
Childbirth - Caesarean section - Health - Reproductive Health - Pregnancy and Birth
Women need chance to avoid 2nd C-section

Posted: March 10th, 2010, 3:30pm CST

A government panel says too many women who want to avoid a second Cesarean-section for child birth are being denied the chance.

Childbirth - Caesarean section - Health - Reproductive Health - Pregnancy and Birth
Wine may be good for women’s waistlines

Posted: March 8th, 2010, 3:44pm CST

Light to moderate alcohol consumption, especially red wine, is not only good for a woman's heart, it's also good for her waistline, according to a study reported Monday.

Alcoholic beverage - Wine - Health - Specific Substances - Benefits
7 ways to lose weight like a guy

Posted: March 5th, 2010, 7:24pm CST

He drops pounds overnight, but you gain weight just by glancing at a doughnut. Here are seven of his habits you should steal.

Health - Weight Loss - Shopping - Support Groups - Programs
Newsweek: The long road to destigmatizing abortion

Posted: March 3rd, 2010, 4:56pm CST

A Florida woman Tweeting her chemical abortion is trying to take the shame out of the procedure. It's a high-tech twist on an evolving mission, one that's had limited success.
Abortion - Florida - Health - Pro-Life - Essays
Mid, late 20s may be best age to have a baby

Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 1:31pm CST

When is the ideal age to have or adopt a first baby? For most women it is between the ages of 25 to 34 years old.
Adoption - Family - Home - United States - Wish to Adopt
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Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 1:31pm CST