Blogs Posts in Women Health Issues category; 378 blog posts

Hormone level during pregnancy may identify women at risk fo...

Women who have higher levels of a hormone produced by the placenta midway through their pregnancy appear more likely to develop postpartum depression, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. Postpartu [...]

Posted On : Feb, 03 2009 | Comments : 0

Women 'at risk' if cancer in family

Women with a strong family history of breast cancer are four times more likely than average to develop the disease even without a high-risk gene, scientist have learned. For the first time, researchers have evaluated the risk for women who [...]

Posted On : Jan, 19 2009 | Comments : 0

Studies show health benefits of maternity leave

Taking maternity leave before and after the birth of a child has health benefits for both the mother and the newborn baby, two new studies claim.One of the reports found that women who started their maternity leave in the last month of thei [...]

Posted On : Jan, 06 2009 | Comments : 0

High insulin levels in obese women may increase breast cance...

Obesity increases the risk of developing breast cancer, especially if women are overweight after they have been through. The menopause.Studies have suggested obese postmenopausal women are 30 per cent more likely to develop breast cancer t [...]

Posted On : Dec, 31 2008 | Comments : 0

Vitamin D deficiency ups risk of C-section deliveries, study...

Pregnant women with vitamin D deficiencies are more likely than other expectant moms to deliver their babies via cesarean section. "Women with a vitamin D deficiency were almost 4 times more likely to have a cesarean than those with [ [...]

Posted On : Dec, 25 2008 | Comments : 0

Heart attack danger for mums who live with parents

Mothers who live with either their or their partner's parents are at a threefold risk of heart disease, research shows.A 14-year study conducted in Japan found that women aged between 40 and 69 were three times as likely to be diagnosed wit [...]

Posted On : Dec, 12 2008 | Comments : 0

Canadian Women Are In Dark When It Comes To Health

Physiology. Biology. Sociology. It may sound like midterms all over again, but these are the very things that make men and women different. Although Canadians may think they know all about it, the results of the 2008 Women's College Hospita [...]

Posted On : Nov, 17 2008 | Comments : 0

Unawareness about health issues puts women at risk

Women who think they have a good idea of how their health issues differ from men's need to think again, because a new study reveals that many women are misinformed or unaware when it comes to their unique health matters. Three of four wome [...]

Posted On : Nov, 13 2008 | Comments : 0

Battling cancer, one woman runs for her life

The routine was the same as always — the exact way I have grown accustomed to dealing with the hours before a big race. But on that November morning last year, everything else was different. I had awakened before the sun and come dow [...]

Posted On : Nov, 03 2008 | Comments : 0

Gee's daughter talks women's issues, health

Rebekah Gee, daughter of Ohio Gordon Gee, spoke on a panel about issues surrounding women's health and contraceptives.Gee, who spoke at Physics Research Building, is an obstetrition gynecologist at the Veteran's Affairs Hospital [...]

Posted On : Oct, 31 2008 | Comments : 0

Depression 'doubles' early birth

Women who are severely depressed during pregnancy have twice the risk of their babies coming early, a study suggests. Researchers monitored 791 women during pregnancy - two fifths of whom reported significant depressed feelings, the Human [...]

Posted On : Oct, 24 2008 | Comments : 0

Womens Walking Group a casual approach to fitness

Do you want to get fit, keep fit, or get fitter and have fun doing it?If you do, you’re going to want to try out the Women’s Walking Group. The group has been walking year-round for the past 18 months rain, shine or snow. Anyone [...]

Posted On : Oct, 10 2008 | Comments : 0

Breast, Ovarian Cancer Risk Underestimated for Asian Women

Asian women at risk for breast and ovarian cancers may not be getting the genetic screening that could save them. The reason: computer models commonly used to assess whether women should be tested for harmful genetic mutations may underesti [...]

Posted On : Sep, 13 2008 | Comments : 0

Pregnancy death rate could be higher

The number of women who die as a consequence of pregnancy or childbirth may be nearly twice as high as shown in official figures, which capture only one-third of suicides in the year after giving birth, according to NSW analysis that reveal [...]