Archive for the ‘Womens' Health’ Category
Down Syndrome
April 28th, 2010 Posted 11:00 pm
Title: Down Syndrome
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 12/31/1997
Last Editorial Review: 4/29/2010
Posted in Womens' Health
Biogas Technology With Potential To Save Thousands Of Lives Featured At Texas Event
April 23rd, 2010 Posted 11:00 pm
About 1.6 million people — mostly women and children — die each year from indoor air pollution caused by cooking and heating with wood, dung, coal or crop waste, according to the World Health Organization…
Posted in Womens' Health
Youngest Preemies’ Survival Rate Unchanged
April 22nd, 2010 Posted 11:00 pm
Title: Youngest Preemies’ Survival Rate Unchanged
Category: Health News
Created: 4/22/2010 4:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 4/23/2010
Posted in Womens' Health
CycleBeads To Aid Conception
April 16th, 2010 Posted 11:00 pm
A scientifically-based tool developed by researchers from Georgetown University’s Institute for Reproductive Health to help women prevent pregnancy naturally, is now being used by a growing number of women to help plan pregnancy…
Posted in Womens' Health
Chlamydia Often Overlooked in Young Men
April 15th, 2010 Posted 11:00 pm
Title: Chlamydia Often Overlooked in Young Men
Category: Health News
Created: 4/15/2010 12:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 4/16/2010
Posted in Womens' Health
Brain-Hormone Circuit That Helps Police Diabetes, Female Fertility
April 10th, 2010 Posted 12:00 am
New findings by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers suggest that the hormones leptin and insulin work together in specific neurons in the hypothalamus region of the brain to affect both the regulation of blood sugar levels in the body and, surprisingly, female fertility. “Many people, and even many physicians, think you develop diabetes that is solely secondary to obesity,” said Dr…
Posted in Womens' Health
Most Young Adults: Oral Sex Is Not Sex
April 8th, 2010 Posted 11:00 pm
Title: Most Young Adults: Oral Sex Is Not Sex
Category: Health News
Created: 4/9/2010 10:07:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 4/9/2010 10:07:57 AM
Posted in Womens' Health
Binge Eating: Short-Term Program Has Long-Term Benefits
April 2nd, 2010 Posted 11:00 pm
A new study finds that a self-guided, 12-week program helps binge eaters stop binging for up to a year and the program can also save money for those who participate. Recurrent binge eating is the most common eating disorder in the country, affecting more than three percent of the population, or nine million people, yet few treatment options are available…
Posted in Womens' Health
Genital Warts (HPV)
April 1st, 2010 Posted 11:00 pm
Title: Genital Warts (HPV)
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 12/31/1997
Last Editorial Review: 4/2/2010
Posted in Womens' Health
In Cases Of Dependency, Women Bear Caregiving Responsibility In Spain
March 26th, 2010 Posted 11:00 pm
The main conclusion of this research is that in spite of the noteworthy advances of recent decades, women continue to be the main caregivers for minors as well as for the elderly, disabled or the sick…
Posted in Womens' Health