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Date Title Comments Rating
2004-04-30 Pregnant women need to be aware of coffee and tea strength 0 None
2004-04-29 Wine may reduce the risk of ovarian cancer 0 None
2004-04-29 Space technology may help fertility of a woman with cancer 0 None
2004-04-28 Mothers who smoke increase the likelihood of daughters smoking 3 fold 0 None
2004-04-28 Link between cardiovascular disease and type 1 (juvenile) diabetes amongst women has been significantly underestimated 0 None
2004-04-28 Australian research finds wine reduces ovarian cancer risk 0 None
2004-04-28 Untreated postmenopausal women with osteoporosis are at risk for first spinal fracture within one year 0 None
2004-04-28 Women who exercise need to be aware of health issues relating to hygiene 0 1
2004-04-28 Significant drop in breast cancer death rates and rise in screening 0 None
2004-04-27 New NHS guidelines on caesarean sections 0 None
2004-04-27 Contraceptive pill may reduce sport injuries in women 0 None
2004-04-27 Menopause often wrongly blamed for poor sleep 0 None
2004-04-27 Dental x-rays when pregnant linked to low birth weight 0 None
2004-04-27 Women who have migraines with aura have a more than 50 percent increased risk of total stroke and 70 percent increase of ischemic stroke 0 None
2004-04-26 Give your mum a mammogram for mothers day 0 None
2004-04-26 Smoking tobacco with a water pipe increasingly popular among women 0 None
2004-04-25 New Australian report outlines the health benefits of breastfeeding 0 None
2004-04-23 Certain cells from a mother can cause immunity illness in children 0 None
2004-04-23 Schools failing to support teens who are pregnant or new mothers 0 None
2004-04-22 Breast cancer reduction findings need further investigation 0 None
2004-04-21 One woman’s efforts to eliminate health disparities 0 None
2004-04-21 Curves program raises metabolic rate in overweight women 0 5
2004-04-19 Iron may significantly improve women's attention, short-term and long-term memory 0 None
2004-04-19 Solvent used in nail polish may increase risk of breast and ovarian cancer 0 None
2004-04-19 Black women with high blood pressure during pregnancy have higher homocysteine levels 0 None
2004-04-19 Estrogen–like drugs may help postmenopausal women 0 None
2004-04-17 Female hormone replacement therapy back on the agenda 0 None
2004-04-16 £60 million boost for pregnant mums to reduce child poverty 0 None
2004-04-16 IVF improvements in United States 0 None
2004-04-16 Breast cancer treatment based on MIT radar research 0 None
2004-04-16 Three hours exercise reduces risk of breast cancer 0 None
2004-04-14 North America's largest-ever breast cancer enrolls 19,000th participant 0 None
2004-04-14 Women get better picture on hormone replacement therapy 0 None
2004-04-14 Fertility specialists find multiple birth rate declining 0 None
2004-04-14 Obese mothers increase likelihood of pre-eclampsia 0 None
2004-04-14 The amount of female smokers rose by 600% in the 20th century 0 None
2004-04-13 Small uterine fibroids are associated with an increased risk of miscarriage 0 None
2004-04-13 Overall rise in lung cancer and death in women 0 None
2004-04-13 Estrogen-alone hormone therapy had no effect on coronary heart disease risk 0 None
2004-04-13 NZ Research helps difficult pregnancies 0 None
2004-04-12 Unmarried women do not feel comfortable at doctors 0 None
2004-04-11 US Study Suggests New Approach to Breast Cancer Needed 0 None
2004-04-08 Cervical cancer screening in Northern Ireland falls short 0 None
2004-04-07 Women with a history of pre-eclampsia are at increased risk of cancer 0 None
2004-04-05 Australian research shows that ginger prevents nausea or morning sickness when pregnant 0 None
2004-04-05 Women treated with radiation therapy to cure Wilms tumor can have healthy babies if entire pelvis was not irradiated 0 None
2004-04-05 Newly diagnosed breast cancer patients who test positive for BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations are twice as likely as non-carriers to opt for a double mastectomy 0 None

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