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Study reveals new way to target HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer

A cytokine signature found in certain kinds of breast cancer cells can not only serve as a diagnostic tool for HER2-negative cancers but also offer an effective treatment target.

20 Sep 2018

Eating fatty fish during pregnancy may boost unborn child's brain development

Women could enhance the development of their unborn child's eyesight and brain function by regularly eating fatty fish during pregnancy.

20 Sep 2018

Mediterranean-style diet appears to reduce stroke risk in women

One of the largest and longest-running efforts to evaluate the potential benefits of the Mediterranean-style diet in lowering risk of stroke found that the diet may be especially protective in women over 40 regardless of menopausal status or hormone replacement therapy, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Stroke.

20 Sep 2018

Short high-intensity exercise may be as beneficial as longer moderate exercise

A new study has shown that performing high-intensity interval or sprinting exercise for a few minutes may be equally as beneficial as exercising at a moderate-intensity level for longer periods.

20 Sep 2018

New guidance for treatment of bone loss in hematologic stem cell transplant Recipients

Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is the treatment of choice for many patients with malignant and non-malignant hematological diseases, such as leukemia and multiple myeloma. The success of recent advances in such transplantation techniques and supportive care measures, has led to greater numbers of long-term HSCT survivors.

20 Sep 2018

Researchers simulate how different breast tissues respond to heat from MRIs

No woman's breast tissue is the same, so MRIs detecting and monitoring cancer shouldn't treat them all the same.

20 Sep 2018

Addition of CTLA4 targeted therapy to PD-1 targeted therapy may benefit patients with ovarian cancer

An analysis of the NRG Oncology clinical trial NRG-GY003 suggests that adding ipilimumab, a monoclonal antibody that targets the protein receptor CTLA-4, to a regimen with the checkpoint inhibitor nivolumab could improve the proportion with tumor response and progression-free survival hazard rates for women with recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer.

19 Sep 2018

National Friendly’s private medical insurance is a hit with women living in the South East

National Friendly’s Private Medical Insurance, Optimum, is a hit with women, specifically those in the South East. Of all the policies sold this year 64% were sold to women, with 83% of these women living in the South East, around the affluent London area.

19 Sep 2018

Women with high levels of anti-Müllerian hormone more likely to develop breast cancer

Having high levels of anti-Müllerian hormone – a hormone that indicates the size of a woman’s ovarian reserve – before the menopause is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer, new research suggests.

19 Sep 2018

Study: Overweight or obese women may have increased risk of urinary incontinence

Being overweight or obese is linked with an increased risk of developing urinary incontinence for young to mid-aged women, according to an Obesity Reviews analysis of all relevant published studies.

19 Sep 2018

Vitamin D may reduce breast cancer mortality in women with lower BMI

Vitamin D is already well known for its benefits in building healthy bones. A new study supports the idea that it also may reduce cancer risk as well as breast cancer mortality, especially in women with a lower body mass index.

19 Sep 2018

Excess pregnancy weight gain affects cardiometabolic risk in offspring

Pregnant mothers have been advised to eat for two for centuries. A professional body for midwives now has come up with recommendations that this belief is a myth and pregnant women should be advised how to better manage their body weights.

18 Sep 2018

Air pollution increases risk of dementia

A new study has shown that air pollution raises the risk of dementia. The risk remains among people of all ages find researchers.

18 Sep 2018

Study: Women exposed to trauma in their lives gave birth to underweight male infants

In the first study of its kind, researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found significantly lower birth weights in male infants--an average decrease of 38 grams, or approximately 1.3 ounces--born to women who had been exposed to trauma at some point in their lives and who secreted higher levels of cortisol, a hormone related to stress, in late pregnancy.

18 Sep 2018

More women veterans with chronic pain use CIH therapies than men

A recent major shift in practice by the Veterans Health Administration now means that complementary and integrative health therapies such as meditation, yoga and acupuncture are increasingly being offered to VA patients as non-drug approaches for pain management and related conditions, says Elizabeth Evans, an epidemiology researcher in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

18 Sep 2018

Silicone breast implants may increase risk of rare adverse outcomes in women

Women receiving silicone breast implants may be at increased risk of several rare adverse outcomes compared to the general population, reports a study in Annals of Surgery.

18 Sep 2018

Women with undiagnosed STIs may be at greater risk of negative premenstrual symptoms

Women that have undiagnosed sexually transmitted infections may be at greater risk of experiencing negative premenstrual symptoms, according to new Oxford University research.

17 Sep 2018

New research shows evidence of soot from polluted air in placentas

Evidence of tiny particles of carbon, typically created by burning fossil fuels, has been found in placentas for the first time, in new research presented today at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

17 Sep 2018

Adding PET scans to CT imaging can change treatment for women with cervical cancer

An Ontario clinical study that shows adding PET imaging to conventional CT imaging to stage locally advanced cervix cancer can change treatment means newly diagnosed women in this province may also receive PET imaging.

17 Sep 2018

New program combines basic science and social benefits to address HIV risk among young women

A program established by investigators from the Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, MIT and Harvard is addressing the persistently elevated risk of HIV infection among young women in South Africa from two angles - first, investigating biological factors that modulate infection risk along with the early immunologic events following viral exposure, and second, alleviating the socioeconomic factors that limit opportunities for young women, the group at greatest risk of infection in the region of the world hardest hit by the HIV epidemic.

17 Sep 2018

Women's Health News

Study reveals new way to target HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer

Eating fatty fish during pregnancy may boost unborn child's brain development

Mediterranean-style diet appears to reduce stroke risk in women

Short high-intensity exercise may be as beneficial as longer moderate exercise

New guidance for treatment of bone loss in hematologic stem cell transplant Recipients

Researchers simulate how different breast tissues respond to heat from MRIs

Addition of CTLA4 targeted therapy to PD-1 targeted therapy may benefit patients with ovarian cancer

National Friendly’s private medical insurance is a hit with women living in the South East

Women with high levels of anti-Müllerian hormone more likely to develop breast cancer

Study: Overweight or obese women may have increased risk of urinary incontinence

Vitamin D may reduce breast cancer mortality in women with lower BMI

Excess pregnancy weight gain affects cardiometabolic risk in offspring

Air pollution increases risk of dementia

Study: Women exposed to trauma in their lives gave birth to underweight male infants

More women veterans with chronic pain use CIH therapies than men

Silicone breast implants may increase risk of rare adverse outcomes in women

Women with undiagnosed STIs may be at greater risk of negative premenstrual symptoms

New research shows evidence of soot from polluted air in placentas

Adding PET scans to CT imaging can change treatment for women with cervical cancer

New program combines basic science and social benefits to address HIV risk among young women

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