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Weight Management Programs For African-American Women Are More Successful If Held In A Church
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 3:00am CST
As a brand new year gets underway, people all over America are resolving to better manage their weight and have a more healthy 2012. According to a new study, those starting new weight loss programs may be surprised to find out that both location and level of experience may influence their success... -
Bone Density Testing - ASBMR Response To NEJM Article
Posted: February 4th, 2012, 2:00am CST
The recently reported study on bone density testing in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) may have inadvertently resulted in confusion about the use and recommended frequency of an important diagnostic tool used for osteoporosis, a very serious condition that affects many women... -
Mentoring Helps Survivors Of Violence, Child Abuse
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 3:00am CST
Can mentoring relationships help female students who survive childhood abuse or domestic violence? Absolutely, according to new research from Concordia University, published in the Journal of College Student Development... -
Proton Pump Inhibitors Raise Fracture Risk In Older Women
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 12:00pm CST
According to an investigation published on bmj.com, hip fractures are 35% more likely to occur in post-menopausal women if they take indigestion medications, known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). This figure rises to 50% if the women are former or current smokers. Globally, PPIs are one of the most prevalent drugs used, and are often used to treat acid reflex and heartburn... -
Dropping Planned Parenthood Is Not Political, Says Susan G. Komen For The Cure
Posted: February 2nd, 2012, 11:00am CST
Breast cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, says that dropping Planned Parenthood from its granting process is not political, and says it is "dismayed and extremely disappointed" that its action has been mischaracterized. The charity says it has taken actions to make its granting process stronger and more effective, resulting in Planned Parenthood being dropped from its list of grantees... -
Indigestion Medications Raise Hip Fracture Risk In Post-menopausal Females
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 2:00pm CST
PPIs (proton pump inhibitors), medications taken for indigestion, can raise the risk of hip fractures by 35% in post-menopausal women, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital reported in the BMJ (British Medical Journal). The authors added that women who smoke or used to smoke have a 50% higher risk of hip fractures when taking PPIs... -
Pzifer Recalls US Birth Control Pills
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 2:00pm CST
Over one million packets of birth control pills have been recalled by Pfizer, as a result of an error with the packaging that runs the risk of women getting pregnant. Around half the packets carry the brand name Lo/Ovral-28, while the rest were generic norgestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets... -
Improved Detection Of Colorectal Cancer By Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 3:00am CST
Repeated screening by flexible sigmoidoscopy (FSG) increased the detection of colorectal cancer or advanced adenoma in women by one-fourth and in men by one-third, according to a study published Jan. 31 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute... -
Discovery May Lead To New Treatment For Rett Syndrome
Posted: January 31st, 2012, 2:00am CST
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have discovered that a molecule critical to the development and plasticity of nerve cells - brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) - is severely lacking in brainstem neurons in mutations leading to Rett syndrome, a neurological developmental disorder... -
Male Tummy Tucks Up 15% In UK
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 8:00am CST
Britons appear to be tightening their belts in more ways than one: 2011 audit figures from the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) revealed on Monday that the number of men undergoing tummy tucks (abdominoplasty) was 15% higher than in 2010... -
Diabetes Affects Hearing Loss, Especially In Women
Posted: January 30th, 2012, 2:00am CST
Having diabetes may cause women to experience a greater degree of hearing loss as they age, especially if the metabolic disorder is not well controlled with medication, according to a new study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit... -
Caffeine Alters Estrogen Levels
Posted: January 28th, 2012, 2:00am CST
Researchers at the National Institute of Health, along with other institutions, have released a study online in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, stating that Asian women have higher estrogen levels when drinking 200 milligrams or more of caffeine a day. This is about 2 cups of coffee... -
Removal And Storage Of Ovarian Tissue Enables Birth After Cancer Treatment
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 4:00am CST
For the first time in Germany, a woman has given birth to a child after removal and preservation of tissue from one of her ovaries. This course of action was necessary to avoid infertility owing to chemo- and radiotherapy. Andreas Müller and his colleagues report the case in the current issue of Deutsches Arzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2012; 109[1-2]: 8-13)... -
Survivors Of Hurricane Katrina Struggle With Mental Health Years Later, Study Says
Posted: January 27th, 2012, 3:00am CST
Survivors of Hurricane Katrina have struggled with poor mental health for years after the storm, according to a new study of low-income mothers in the New Orleans area. The study's lead author, Christina Paxson of Princeton University, said that the results were a departure from other surveys both in the design and the results... -
Visible Signs Of Aging Improved By Pycnogenol (French Maritime Pine Bark Extract) In New Study
Posted: January 26th, 2012, 3:00am CST
Human skin is the body's first line of defense and often mirrors the health, nutritional status and age of a person. Over time, skin shows signs of aging due to the gradual breakdown of collagen and elastin. However, skin can be rebuilt and made healthier no matter one's age... -
Women Cope Better With HIV/AIDS When They Have The Love Of A Dog Or Cat
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 2:00am CST
A spoonful of medicine goes down a lot easier if there is a dog or cat around. Having pets is helpful for women living with HIV/AIDS and managing their chronic illness, according to a new study from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University. "We think this finding about pets can apply to women managing other chronic illnesses," said Allison R... -
Study Of Electronic Medical Records Reveals That Women Report Feeling Pain More Intensely Than Men
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 2:00am CST
Women report more-intense pain than men in virtually every disease category, according to Stanford University School of Medicine investigators who mined a huge collection of electronic medical records to establish the broad gender difference to a high level of statistical significance... -
Most Employed Mothers Would Work Even If They Didn't Have To According To A Recent Study
Posted: January 25th, 2012, 2:00am CST
Working mothers may be busy, but they like it that way. A recent study of employed moms finds that most would work even if they didn't have to, but they're also looking for new ways to negotiate the demands of mothering and the pressures to be an "ideal" employee... -
How Estrogen Influences Mood Changes In Women
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 2:00am CST
Women's emotional responses can vary significantly premenstrually. They may become depressed or grumpy during menstruation or the premenstrual phase, known as premenstrual syndrome (PMS). Roughly 75% of reproductive-age women report premenstrual mood swings or physical discomfort... -
Females More Sensitive To Pain Than Males? Possibly
Posted: January 23rd, 2012, 3:00pm CST
The idea that men suffer more when in pain than women could well be a myth, according to a new report written by Stanford University researchers in the Journal of Pain. The authors say that their large study found that even though women are able to endure childbirth, an ordeal that males never have to go through, their findings showed that overall, males appear to endure pain better than women... -
Key Role Grandmothers Play In Mother And Child Nutrition And Health Highlighted By Research
Posted: January 22nd, 2012, 2:00am CST
Grandmothers and other senior female family members should play a key role in nutrition and health programmes for children and women in non-Western societies. However, they are often overlooked by health organisations that don't understand the importance of their role or see them as an obstacle to promoting good nutrition and health practices... -
Aspirin Merits Testing For Prevention Of Cervical Cancer In HIV-Infected Women
Posted: January 20th, 2012, 3:00am CST
Research conducted by NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center global health investigators and cancer specialists in New York, Qatar and Haiti suggests that aspirin should be evaluated for its ability to prevent development of cervical cancer in HIV-infected women... -
Bone Mineral Density Screening For Older Women With Normal T-Scores May Not Needed For 15 Years
Posted: January 20th, 2012, 2:00am CST
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and other organizations have recommended that women ages 65 and older be routinely screened for osteoporosis using bone mineral density (BMD) screening. However, how often women should be screened is a topic that remains controversial and undecided, with no definitive scientific evidence to provide guidance. Now a new study led by Margaret L... -
After Hip Fracture, Coexisting Medical Conditions Increase Treatment Costs And Lengthen Hospitalization
Posted: January 20th, 2012, 2:00am CST
More than 250,000 hip fractures occur every year in the U.S., often resulting in hospitalization, surgery, nursing-home admission, long-term disability, and/or extended periods of rehabilitation... -
Painful Period Symptoms Reduced By Oral Contraceptive Pill
Posted: January 19th, 2012, 10:00am CST
In the United States, painful periods (Dysmenorrhoea) are estimated to cause 600 million lost working hours and cost two billion dollars in lost productivity... -
Convincing Evidence That The Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill Helps Painful Periods
Posted: January 19th, 2012, 2:00am CST
A large Scandinavian study that has been running for 30 years has finally provided convincing evidence that the combined oral contraceptive pill does, indeed, alleviate the symptoms of painful menstrual periods - dysmenorrhoea. The research is published online in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction [1]... -
Painful Periods - Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill Helps
Posted: January 18th, 2012, 2:00pm CST
Symptoms of painful menstrual periods are alleviated by taking the combined oral contraceptive pill, according to compelling evidence from a Scandinavian 30-year study which was reported in the journal Human Reproduction this week... -
No Safe Level Of Alcohol During Pregnancy
Posted: January 18th, 2012, 4:00am CST
The authors of a study published online on Tuesday that was designed to overcome the difficulties of obtaining accurate and reliable data in Fetal Alcohol Syndrome research, say their findings reinforce the warning that there is no safe level of alcohol consumption during pregnancy... -
Action Required To Combat Female Feticide In Canada
Posted: January 18th, 2012, 2:00am CST
Canada should prohibit disclosure of the sex of a fetus until after 30 weeks of pregnancy to combat female feticide which is practised by some ethnic groups in Canada and the United States, states an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).... -
Knee Replacement Surgery Incidence Soars In Those Over Age 50
Posted: January 17th, 2012, 3:00am CST
Researchers in Finland found that annual cumulative incidences of partial and total knee arthroplasty, commonly known as knee replacement surgery, rose rapidly over a 27-year period among 30 to 59 year-olds in that country, with the greatest increase occurring in patients aged 50 to 59 years... -
Factors That Predict Walking Difficulty In Elderly
Posted: January 17th, 2012, 3:00am CST
Yale School of Medicine researchers have found that the likelihood of becoming disabled with age increases with the following factors: having a chronic condition or cognitive impairment; low physical activity; slower gross motor coordination; having poor lower-extremity function; and being hospitalized. Women are also more likely than men to become disabled in their later years... -
Helping Women To Identify Heart Attack Symptoms
Posted: January 14th, 2012, 2:00am CST
Heart attacks in women go largely unrecognized 30 to 55 percent of the time and those who miss the warning signs and fail or delay getting help, run the risk of death or grave disability. But researchers at Binghamton University and SUNY Upstate Medical University have developed an educational program they believe will shorten the time to treatment and ultimately, save lives... -
Deodorant Preservative Found In Breast Tissue From Cancer Patients
Posted: January 13th, 2012, 5:00pm CST
A new study led by the University of Reading in the UK that examined breast tissue samples from 40 women who underwent mastectomies for breast cancer, found they contained widespread traces of parabens, preservatives commonly used in deodorants, make-up, body lotions, moisturisers and many other cosmetic products... -
Treatment For Painful Flat Feet On The Horizon
Posted: January 13th, 2012, 2:00am CST
A team led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) has made an advance in understanding the causes of adult-acquired flat feet - a painful condition particularly affecting middle-aged women... -
Young Women Often Fail To Spot Their Weight Gain
Posted: January 12th, 2012, 3:00am CST
Despite popular belief about women's weight concerns, young women commonly fail to recognize recent gain of as many as 11 pounds - putting them at risk for cardiovascular disease and other obesity-related conditions. Self-perception of weight gain also appears to be significantly influenced by race, ethnicity and contraceptive methods... -
2 Inch Loss In Height Could Signal Fracture Risk And Death In Older Women
Posted: January 12th, 2012, 2:00am CST
Older women who have lost more than two inches in height face an increased risk of breaking bones and dying, according to a new study published in the January issue of the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research and funded by the National Institutes of Health... -
Traditional Chinese Medicine Makes Fertility Treatments Far More Effective, TAU Researchers Discover
Posted: January 11th, 2012, 3:00am CST
Traditional Chinese medicine has long been used to ease pain, treat disease, boost fertility, and prevent miscarriage. Known in the Western medical community by its acronym TCM, these traditional remedies include herbal preparations and acupuncture... -
Young Female Cancer Survivors Express Their Concerns And Frustrations About The Impact Of Their Disease, Treatment, Future Fertility
Posted: January 11th, 2012, 2:00am CST
Young female cancer survivors are concerned about their future fertility and parenthood options and want better information and guidance early on, according to a new study by Jessica Gorman and her team from the University of California in the US... -
Keys For Detecting Cardiac Rupture
Posted: January 10th, 2012, 6:00am CST
The cardiologist Aitor Jimenez has managed to gather and characterise in detail 110 cases of cardiac rupture (CR), after spending 22 years (1978-2000) gathering data at the Hospital de Cruces, near Bilbao. It is one of the broadest anatomical series described in this respect... -
Sexual Satisfaction - As Women Get Older Things Improve
Posted: January 6th, 2012, 9:00am CST
The January issue of The American Journal of Medicine has published a new study, which reveals that sexual satisfaction in sexually active older women increases with age, whilst those who are not sexually active are satisfied with their sex lives. According to the study, most of the study participants report frequent arousal and orgasm, which continue into old age despite low sexual desire... -
New Fermented Soy Ingredient Containing S-Equol Significantly Reduced Hot Flash Frequency
Posted: January 6th, 2012, 2:00am CST
Daily doses of a soy germ-based nutritional supplement containing S-equol significantly improved menopausal symptoms, including significantly reducing hot flash frequency after 12 weeks according to a placebo-controlled study in postmenopausal Japanese women published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Women's Health... -
Women Who Use Sunless Tanning Products Spend Less Time In The Sun
Posted: January 5th, 2012, 11:00am CST
According to a study published Online First by Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, a survey of young women indicates that those who use sunless tanning products spent less time tanning in the sun or under UV lamps, especially those who use sunless tanning products a lot... -
During Ovulation, Females May Be More Susceptible To Infection
Posted: January 4th, 2012, 4:00am CST
New research published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests that high levels of estradiol present prior to ovulation decreases immune system effectiveness resulting in growth and promotion of infection A new research report in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests that a woman's ovarian cycle plays an important role in her susceptibility to infection... -
Sexual Satisfaction In Women Increases With Age
Posted: January 4th, 2012, 3:00am CST
A new study of sexually active older women has found that sexual satisfaction in women increases with age and those not engaging in sex are satisfied with their sex lives. A majority of study participants report frequent arousal and orgasm that continue into old age, despite low sexual desire. The study appears in the January issue of The American Journal of Medicine... -
Dementia and Alzheimer's Risk In Females - Another Possible Risk Factor Found
Posted: January 3rd, 2012, 11:00am CST
According to a study published Online First by the Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, a hormone derived from visceral fat called adiponectin may play a role as a risk factor for development of all-cause dementia and Alzheimer disease (AD) in women... -
Latitude And Gender Influences Glaucoma Risk
Posted: January 3rd, 2012, 4:00am CST
When it comes to whether or not you will develop exfoliation syndrome (ES) -- an eye condition that is a leading cause of secondary open-angle glaucoma and increased risk of cataract as well as cataract surgery complications -- age, gender and where you live does matter... -
State Will Pay For PIP Breast Implant Removal, Says Venezuelan Health Minister
Posted: December 28th, 2011, 1:00pm CST
Venezuelan Health Minister, Eugenia Sader, has announced that the full costs of removing the Poly Implant Prothèses (PIP) breast implants will be covered by the state. Ms. Sader emphasized that this offer stands for any woman who wishes to have them removed. French authorities have also offered to cover the full costs... -
Women Should Still Be Concerned About Hormone Replacement Therapy
Posted: December 27th, 2011, 2:00am CST
McMaster University researchers have found consistent evidence that use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is associated with breast cancer globally. This study comes at a time when more women are again asking for this medication to control hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause. The rising trend is at odds with a U.S... -
Endometriosis Raises Risk OF Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Posted: December 24th, 2011, 2:00am CST
About one in ten women of child-bearing age suffers from endometriosis, a fairly common condition in which cells from the lining of the uterus grow in other areas of the body. According to a study published in Gut, women with endometriosis are almost twice as likely to develop inflammatory bowel disease compared to other females... -
Women Should Still Be Concerned About Hormone Replacement Therapy, Say McMaster Researchers
Posted: December 23rd, 2011, 2:00am CST
McMaster University researchers have found consistent evidence that use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is associated with breast cancer globally. This study comes at a time when more women are again asking for this medication to control hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause. The rising trend is at odds with a U.S...