Archive for the ‘Womens' Health’ Category
U.N. Secretary-General, CSW Mark International Women’s Day
March 5th, 2010 Posted 6:00 am
“U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon marked International Women’s Day Wednesday calling for gender equality and the empowerment of women, saying that until women and girls are liberated from poverty and injustice; peace, security and sustainable development stand in jeopardy,” VOA News reports. Though the international community will officially mark the occasion next Monday, the U.N…
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Good Diet May Aid Ovarian Cancer Survival
March 4th, 2010 Posted 11:00 pm
Title: Good Diet May Aid Ovarian Cancer Survival
Category: Health News
Created: 3/5/2010 10:26:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 3/5/2010 10:26:12 AM
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Avoiding Dairy Due To Lactose Intolerance Is Unnecessary In Most Cases
February 27th, 2010 Posted 1:00 am
People may avoid milk and other dairy products due to concerns about lactose intolerance, but eliminating these nutrient-rich foods may not only be unnecessary to manage the condition - it could impact diet and health, concludes a panel of experts assembled by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)…
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Secondhand Smoke
February 25th, 2010 Posted 11:00 pm
Title: Secondhand Smoke
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 2/12/2010 3:32:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/26/2010
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Study Shows For First Time That Screening Tools Accurately Identify Postpartum Depression
February 20th, 2010 Posted 1:00 am
More than half of low-income urban mothers met the criteria for a diagnosis of depression at some point between two weeks and 14 months after giving birth, according to a study led by University of Rochester Medical Center researchers and published online by the journal Pediatrics…
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Early On, Hormone Therapy May Raise Women’s Heart Risks
February 18th, 2010 Posted 11:00 pm
Title: Early On, Hormone Therapy May Raise Women’s Heart Risks
Category: Health News
Created: 2/18/2010 12:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/19/2010
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Helix BioPharma Announces Positive Interim Results From Its Ongoing Phase II Pharmacokinetic Clinical Study Of Topical Interferon Alpha-2b
February 13th, 2010 Posted 1:00 am
Helix BioPharma Corp. (TSX, FSE: HBP; Pink Sheets: HXBPF) announced that the first ten patients that have been enrolled in its Phase II pharmacokinetic study of Topical Interferon Alpha-2b in patients with low-grade cervical lesions have completed the pharmacokinetic primary endpoint analyses with positive findings…
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Smokeless Tobacco
February 11th, 2010 Posted 11:00 pm
Title: Smokeless Tobacco
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 2/12/2010 5:20:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/12/2010 5:20:14 PM
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Breakthrough By Danish Scientists In Preventing Maternal Malaria
February 6th, 2010 Posted 12:00 am
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have become the first in the world to synthesize the entire protein that is responsible for life-threatening malaria in pregnant women and their unborn children…
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44% Say ‘Breakthrough’ Cancer Pain Uncontrolled
February 4th, 2010 Posted 11:00 pm
Title: 44% Say ‘Breakthrough’ Cancer Pain Uncontrolled
Category: Health News
Created: 2/5/2010 10:37:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/5/2010 10:37:35 AM
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