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Health & Wellness News tagged with Women's Health

Ted Kennedy's Real Legacy on Women's Health
Health & Wellness  (tags: US, Teddy Kennedy, senator Kennedy, legacy on Women's health, women's health, Natiional Institutes, of Health, biomedical research, women, minorities )

Kristmas
- 115 days ago - politicsdaily.com
Kennedy also pushed for funds to be directed to the National Institutes of Health for biomedical research in 1993 and again in 2003. A provision in the 1993 NIH bill he co-authored was that women and minorities could not be excluded from that medical...
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Healthcare and Women's Equality Day Proclamation
Health & Wellness  (tags: US, Healthcare, Women's Equality Day, women's health, women's healthcare, benefits, insurance, women's rights, women's equality, equal access to medical resources )

Kristmas
- 115 days ago - empowher.com
this special day reminds us that our work in securing equality is not yet finished. The decisions we make today about legislation on health reform will impact generations for years to come.
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More Women Suffering From Stress Problems
Health & Wellness  (tags: Women's health, stress, depression, women, study )

Jollygirl
- 270 days ago - independent.co.uk
Women's mental health is deteriorating as increasing numbers seek help from psychiatrists, new figures show. The burdens of keeping a job, raising children and looking after elderly parents are driving more than ever before to the edge of a nervous breakd
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Many Middle-Aged And Older Americans Not Getting Adequate Nutrition
Health & Wellness  (tags: Nutrition, Dietary Supplement, Osteoporosis, Cholesterol, Vitamin, Women's Health )

Kekuhouma
- 287 days ago - sciencedaily.com
As older adults tend to reduce their food intake as they age, there is concern that deficits in these micronutrients lead to medical problems.
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STUDY: Mother's Diet Can Help Determine Sex of Child
Health & Wellness  (tags: Women's health, eating habits, genetics, biology, environmental influence, nutrition )

Rooibos
- 605 days ago - news.yahoo.com
Fiona Mathews of the University of Exeter in Britain and colleagues wanted to find out if a woman's diet has an impact on the sex of her offspring. Oysters may excite the libido, but there is nothing like a hearty breakfast laced with sugar to boost a wom
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The Autoimmune Epidemic: Bodies Gone Haywire in a World Out of Balance
Health & Wellness  (tags: women's health, immune disorders, MD, MS )


- 634 days ago - alternet.org
Scientists worldwide puzzle over an alarming and unexplained rise in the rates of autoimmune disease. Yet the media remain mute on this crisis.
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Breast Cancer Radiation Does Not Affect Women's Immune System
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, women's health, breast cancer, stress, reactions, radiation treatments, scientific research, medical research, immune system, cell activity )

Kristmas
- 797 days ago - medicalnewstoday.com
A new study shows that neither of two commonly used radiation treatments for early-stage, node-negative breast cancer has any effect on a woman's immune system; assess natural killer cell activity and number of circulating lymphocyte subsets, indicators..
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Breast Screening Decisions Should Be Made By Women Themselves
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, women's health, women's health decisions, breast screenings, decisions, British Medical Journal, informed choices, ages 40-49 )

Kristmas
- 798 days ago - medicalnewstoday.com
A woman in her forties should be encouraged to make up her own mind whether breast screening is best for her, rather having people tell her what to do, say two American experts in the British Medical Journal, this week's issue. 40-49 informed choice
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Panic Attacks May Hike Heart Attack Risk
Health & Wellness  (tags: panic attacks, health, women's health, women, hert trouble, heart signals, heart attack risk, older women )

Kristmas
- 810 days ago - news.yahoo.com
The rapid pulse and shortness of breath of a panic attack can feel like a heart attack, and it may signal heart trouble down the road, a study of more than 3,000 older women suggests. three times more likely to have a heart attack or stroke over next 5-yr
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Binge-Drinking Places Women at Risk on College Campuses
Health & Wellness  (tags: women, college, women's health, binge drinking, healthwomen, alcohol, abuse, risks, safety )

Amy
- 813 days ago - womenshealthresearch.org
The frequency of binge drinking is way up on college campuses across America. Binge drinking is defined as having four to five drinks in a row for the sole purpose of getting drunk and studies show that women are keeping up with men like never before.
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Ovarian Cancer: Early Diagnosis Poses Challenges
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, women's health, ovarian cancer, diagnosis, female malignancy, early detection, treatment, bloating, pelvic or abdominal pain, difficulty eating, feeling full while eating, frequent or urgent need to urinate )

Kristmas
- 815 days ago - npr.org
23,000 American women who will get a dreaded diagnosis this year: ovarian cancer..the deadliest female malignancy...tests are unreliable & new guidelines are controversial. 8 out of 10 women with ovarian cancer have Stage 3/4 before detected.
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WOMEN'S HEALTH: Calcium - It Truly DOES Do a Body Good!
Health & Wellness  (tags: WOMEN'S HEALTH, CALCIUM, HEALTH BENEFITS, PREVENTING DISEASE, NUTRIENT, DAILY SERVINGS, MID-LIFE HEALTH )

Kristmas
- 826 days ago - health.discovery.com
Calcium, the miracle mineral is also being touted for its potential to promote weight loss, relieve depression and anxiety associated with premenstrual syndrome, control high blood pressure, and ward off strokes.
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Women and Pain? What a Pain!!
Health & Wellness  (tags: women's health, chronic pain, severe pain, emotional discomfort, injuries, nerve pain, autoimmune disorders )

Kristmas
- 827 days ago - health.discovery.com
Women experience pain in ways that no man can. They routinely report more chronic and severe sensory and emotional discomfort in more body parts than men do and experience more pain following injuries...esp. nerve pain! Excellent article!
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