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Women's fitness important for survival

Researchers are saying that women whose exercise capacity is less than 85 percent of what is determined as normal in standard stress tests, are twice as likely as other women to die within eight years.

4 Aug 2005

Researchers have developed a nomogram specifically for women to predict their expected exercise capacity at any given age

Researchers have developed a nomogram (alignment chart) specifically for women that can be used to predict their expected exercise capacity at any given age, as well as demonstrated that the resulting measure is a predictor of the risk of death.

4 Aug 2005

Not enough women take part in heart drug trials

Scientists say because women are under-represented in the clinical trials of heart drugs, doctors are left in the dark as to how treatments may work differently in their bodies.

3 Aug 2005

After a caesarean, women are less likely to have another baby

Researchers have found, after carrying out a 17-year study following 25,370 women, that women who have their baby by caesarean section, are less likely to have another pregnancy.

2 Aug 2005

Two-thirds of American women find out about their pregnancies by using a home pregnancy test

In a recent survey undertaken on behalf of First Response, and released in conjunction with a partnership with the March of Dimes aimed at improving pregnancy outcomes, reveals two-thirds (67 percent) of American women aged 18 to 44 who became pregnant found out about their pregnancies by using a home pregnancy test.

2 Aug 2005

Pregnancy fears on drinking water byproducts may be overstated

Fears that chemical byproducts resulting from purifying drinking water with chlorine boost the chances that pregnant women will miscarry were not supported by the results of a major new study. If such threats exist at all, which is uncertain, they likely are modest, it concludes.

1 Aug 2005

Birth control pill increases risks of cervical and breast cancer

Scientists are now saying that women who take the birth control pill could be increasing their risk of cervical and breast cancer.

31 Jul 2005

Testosterone patch makes older women feel sexy

Women who experience a reduction in sexual desire after the surgical removal of the ovaries, can now be treated with a patch containing the hormone testosterone in order to increase sexual desire and activity.

27 Jul 2005

Testosterone patch may produce modest increases in sexual desire

A testosterone patch may produce modest increases in sexual desire and frequency of satisfying sexual experiences in women who develop distressful, low sexual desire following hysterectomy and removal of the fallopian tubes and ovaries, according to a study in the July 25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.

25 Jul 2005

Study says low-fat diet reduces risk of breast cancer recurrence

According to the Women's Intervention Nutrition Study (WINS), the results offer renewed hope for breast cancer survivors.

25 Jul 2005

Postmenopausal women may significantly reduce tooth loss by controlling their periodontal disease

Researchers from the University at Buffalo, School of Dental Medicine did a follow-up evaluation on 106 postmenopausal women and found that during an average of 11.7 years follow-up, 57.5 percent of the participants lost at least one tooth.

21 Jul 2005

Benign breast disease - not necessarily an indicator of higher breast cancer risk

According to a new study, women diagnosed with a form of benign breast disease, but who do not have a strong family history of breast cancer, have no heightened risk of developing a tumor.

21 Jul 2005

Women with benign breast disease have a higher risk for breast cancer

A study led by Mayo Clinic Cancer Center adds evidence to a growing body of knowledge that shows women with benign breast disease have a higher risk for breast cancer, and that certain types of breast disease may predict the near-term development of breast cancer. The findings will be published in the July 21 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.

20 Jul 2005

Fertility drugs may be ineffective for women who lack a gene called the estrogen receptor beta

"What we found is that the beta estrogen receptor plays a role in moving the egg outside the ovary so it can be fertilized," said Kenneth Korach, Ph.D., Laboratory Chief at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) where the research was conducted. "We never knew before what function this receptor played in reproduction."

20 Jul 2005

Women automatically associate sex with submission

A University of Michigan study suggests that women, but not men, automatically associate sex with submission and that connection reduces the quality of their sexual experience.

19 Jul 2005

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) rates in women skyrocket

The death rate for one of the most lethal diseases in North America has skyrocketed for women in the last 20 years, and a team of researchers from the University of British Columbia and the B.C. Centre of Excellence for Women's Health wants to find out why.

19 Jul 2005

Hispanic women are smoking cigarettes in the United States more than they do in their native countries

More Hispanic women are smoking cigarettes in the United States than they do in their native countries, most likely due to cultural influences. Similar smoking increases are not seen in Hispanic men, according to a new systematic review of studies.

19 Jul 2005

Women beware of black cohosh, red clover and ginseng!

Women who take soy or herbal supplements, such as black cohosh, red clover and ginseng, should do so with care, says a Cornell University expert affiliated with the Program on Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factors (BCERF) at Cornell, the land-grant institution of New York state.

13 Jul 2005

Female lung cancer in Europe rising

The first comprehensive picture of female lung cancer mortality trends in Europe shows rates are still rising in most countries. But, the research does indicate that there is some room for cautious optimism in the longer term due to decreases or smaller rates of increase in some countries and a more favourable trend among younger women in many countries.

13 Jul 2005

Women in the UK dissatisfied with their looks and most would consider cosmetic surgery

According to a survey of 1,000 women whose average age was 34, more than half of British women say they would consider having cosmetic surgery and nearly all are constantly worried about their body shape and size.

12 Jul 2005

Women's Health News

Women's fitness important for survival

Researchers have developed a nomogram specifically for women to predict their expected exercise capacity at any given age

Not enough women take part in heart drug trials

After a caesarean, women are less likely to have another baby

Two-thirds of American women find out about their pregnancies by using a home pregnancy test

Pregnancy fears on drinking water byproducts may be overstated

Birth control pill increases risks of cervical and breast cancer

Testosterone patch makes older women feel sexy

Testosterone patch may produce modest increases in sexual desire

Study says low-fat diet reduces risk of breast cancer recurrence

Postmenopausal women may significantly reduce tooth loss by controlling their periodontal disease

Benign breast disease - not necessarily an indicator of higher breast cancer risk

Women with benign breast disease have a higher risk for breast cancer

Fertility drugs may be ineffective for women who lack a gene called the estrogen receptor beta

Women automatically associate sex with submission

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) rates in women skyrocket

Hispanic women are smoking cigarettes in the United States more than they do in their native countries

Women beware of black cohosh, red clover and ginseng!

Female lung cancer in Europe rising

Women in the UK dissatisfied with their looks and most would consider cosmetic surgery

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