Resource index for general dieting, health and fitness articles. http://womens-health-topics.com http://womens-health-topics.com/dieting-during-holidays.html http://womens-health-topics.com/dieting-during-holidays.html Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:57:00 EDT Studies suggest that the average American gains 5 lbs. (2.3 kg) or more over the holiday period between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day. If you simply maintain your weight during the holidays, you are performing above average! Join StartYourDiet.com today and you've already taken a step forward towards your goals. Our tools, support and expert adv... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/alcohol-may-help-older-women-stay-mobile.html http://womens-health-topics.com/alcohol-may-help-older-women-stay-mobile.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:44:00 EDT When Maraldi's team looked at mobility according to weekly alcohol intake, as determined at study enrollment, moderate drinking in men and light to moderate drinking in women appeared to be associated with lower loss of mobility. For men, moderate intake was defined as 8 to 14 drinks per week. For women, light drinking was 1 to 3 drinks per week a... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/breakthrough-drug-may-put-an-end-menstrual-misery.html http://womens-health-topics.com/breakthrough-drug-may-put-an-end-menstrual-misery.html Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:51:00 EDT Researchers have created a pill that may put an end to menstrual misery each month, London's Daily Mail reported. The pill, known in trials as VA111913, works by bringing down the levels of vasopressin, the hormone that controls the muscles that contract in the uterus. Most other drugs only treat the symptom, rather than the cause, scientists sai... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/holdout-smokers-who-they-are-why-they-cant-quit.html http://womens-health-topics.com/holdout-smokers-who-they-are-why-they-cant-quit.html Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:15:00 EDT A home-invasion robbery at his South Side residence foiled Keith Shannon's attempt to quit smoking. "After getting hit across the head with a gun," he said, "I needed a cigarette." The stressful event brought a return to his old habit -- but not a happy return. The 29-year-old valet at a downtown hotel faces the same scary thought each time he pu... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/elusive-search-for-cellulite-cure-continues.html http://womens-health-topics.com/elusive-search-for-cellulite-cure-continues.html Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:15:00 EDT Beverly Hunt is a mover and a shaker. A public relations executive who runs her own business in Laurel, Maryland, Hunt believes in looking good. She keeps active and stays in shape. "I'm in my mid-40s," she admits. "And no matter how well you try to take care of yourself and what your weight is, what I've noticed is your body changes. And I have s... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/breast-feeding-could-save-13-million-lives.html http://womens-health-topics.com/breast-feeding-could-save-13-million-lives.html Mon, 24 Aug 2009 7:59:00 EDT Teaching new mothers how to breast-feed could save 1.3 million children's lives every year, but many women get no help and give up trying, the World Health Organization said on Friday. Fewer than 40 percent of mothers worldwide breast-feed their infants exclusively in the first six months, as recommended by the WHO. Many abandon it because they do... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/beer-may-strengthen-bones-study-finds.html http://womens-health-topics.com/beer-may-strengthen-bones-study-finds.html Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:09:00 EDT Here's another reason to have a beer a recent study suggests that females who drink beer on a regular basis are less likely to suffer from osteoporosis, London's Daily Telegraph reported. The medical journal Nutrition says that beer has a high level of silicon, which slows down the thinning that leads to broken bones and helps form new ones. Beer... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/weight-gain-after-birth-control-shot-may-last.html http://womens-health-topics.com/weight-gain-after-birth-control-shot-may-last.html Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:31:00 EDT Women who quickly put on pounds after starting birth-control injections seem to be at risk of significant long-term weight gain, a new study suggests. The findings, say researchers, should help clarify which women are likely to see unhealthy weight changes with the contraceptive, called depot medroxyprogesterone (DMPA) - better known by the brand-... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/new-york-taxpayers-pay-women-up-10000-donate-eggs-for-stem-cell-research.html http://womens-health-topics.com/new-york-taxpayers-pay-women-up-10000-donate-eggs-for-stem-cell-research.html Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:53:00 EDT New York women will soon be able to receive up to $10,000 for donating their eggs for stem cell research - paid for by taxpayers. A board that oversees the state's stem cell research efforts recently voted to use state money for the payments. The decision makes New York the first state to do so. The program is expected to be in place by 2010. Sta... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/experimental-0besity-drug-showing-promise.html http://womens-health-topics.com/experimental-0besity-drug-showing-promise.html Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:28:00 EDT Orexigen Therapeutics Inc. said Monday that its obesity-drug candidate Contrave met its main goals in three late-stage clinical trials, and also surpassed a Food and Drug Administration requirement for effectiveness. Patients who took Contrave had significantly greater weight loss than those who took a placebo, and the drug also reduced other risk... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/hormones-may-explain-link-between-caffeine-increased-cancer-risk.html http://womens-health-topics.com/hormones-may-explain-link-between-caffeine-increased-cancer-risk.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:58:00 EDT Coffee and general caffeine intake may affect a woman's levels of estrogen and other sex hormones, a new study suggests - offering a potential explanation for findings that link caffeine to certain cancers. Several studies have found connections between caffeine and breast and ovarian cancers, though the findings have not always been consistent. ... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/can-your-bikini-line-forecast-your-fertility.html http://womens-health-topics.com/can-your-bikini-line-forecast-your-fertility.html Wed, 08 Jul 2009 9:22:00 EDT Your body can give you clues to even hidden health problems. Here are warning signs that can help your recognize underlying issues: The hair down there is starting to grow in a square What it might mean: If your pubic hair is growing on your thighs and up your belly, forming a more square "rug" shape than a triangular one, you may have polycystic... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/banking-ovaries-may-extend-baby-making-span.html http://womens-health-topics.com/banking-ovaries-may-extend-baby-making-span.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:41:00 EDT Two new techniques to preserve and transplant ovaries might give women a better chance to fight their biological clocks and have children when they are older, doctors announced Monday. In the past, scientists have performed ovarian transplants in women with cancer, since chemotherapy often causes infertility. Doctors typically take out patients' o... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/weight-loss-surgery-may-reduce-risk-of-cancer-women-.html http://womens-health-topics.com/weight-loss-surgery-may-reduce-risk-of-cancer-women-.html Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:19:00 EDT Weight-loss surgery may help obese women lower their risk of developing cancer, Swedish researchers said on Tuesday. They found women who had weight-loss surgery were 42 percent less likely to develop cancer during a 10-year study published in the journal Lancet Oncology. Men in the study did not benefit, possibly because many cancers are driven ... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/am-i-normal.html http://womens-health-topics.com/am-i-normal.html Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:12:00 EDT The truth behind soggy sweat glands, out-of-nowhere orgasms, and other bizarre body behavior. We're all for individual expression and the power of moi. But sometimes it would be nice to know--just for informational purposes, not because we're insecure--whether anyone else experiences the same crazy stuff we do. So we surveyed WH readers about thei... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:57:00 EDT Folic acid is one of those great public health success stories. In the decade following fortification of cereal grains and other foods, the rate of certain birth defects dropped dramatically. As studies started showing that folic acid also could help prevent cancers, it started to seem like a wonder vitamin. Folic acid's heyday may be over. New s... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:14:00 EDT Your desk is a mess, and you can forget about completing your to-do list -- you don't even have one. Your mind darts from one thought to the next. And that handbag you've been madly searching for on your way out the door? Yes, it's already on your shoulder. Episodes of forgetfulness and distraction happen to all of us, and for most that's all they... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:57:00 EDT Older women can benefit just as much as younger women from Merck's Gardasil vaccine against cervical cancer, researchers in Colombia reported on Monday. They found that women ages 24 to 45 who had no history of cancer-causing genital warts or cervical disease were much less likely to become infected with the wart virus if they got the vaccine than... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:03:00 EDT Diana Adam, 35, and her husband wanted to have a second child this year. The timing just seemed right. She had a job as a software engineer at a big market research company near San Francisco, California, and it had good benefits -- including paid maternity leave. He was looking for a faculty position after finishing his Ph.D. in sociology but had ... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Sun, 07 Jun 2009 12:54:00 EDT Despite some concerns, the pelvic-muscle exercises many women do during pregnancy do not seem to raise the likelihood of complications during labor and delivery, a new study finds. Prenatal exercises for the muscles of the pelvic floor, also known as Kegel exercises, have long been advocated for preventing incontinence during and after pregnancy. ... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Tue, 19 May 2009 9:34:00 EDT A businesswoman is set to become Britain's oldest mother at the age of 66 when she gives birth next month. Elizabeth Munro will beat the previous British record for having a baby, held by Patricia Rashbrook, who became a mother at age 62. Munro reportedly underwent in vitro fertilization with donor eggs to become pregnant. The news of Munro's pre... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Sat, 09 May 2009 12:46:00 EDT Few pharmacological advances have done as much to reshape the cultural landscape - at least in Europe, Australia, most of the Western Hemisphere and pockets of Asia and Africa - as the birth control pill. But debate continues to rage on the Pill's health effects. First introduced to the American public for contraceptive use in 1960, "the Pill" ... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Mon, 04 May 2009 11:06:00 EDT We've made StartYourDiet.com portable! Specially designed for smaller-screen devices and programmed using mobile web standards, StartYourDiet.com Mobile is a great way to track your diet while on the go! http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Fri, 01 May 2009 11:38:00 EDT When women breast-feed their infants for a year, there are lasting health benefits for both mother and infant, according to a new study. In the study, researchers found evidence that increased duration of breast-feeding may lower the mother's risk of high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, and cardiovascular disease after menopause. The ... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:10:00 EDT The modern generation of women, with successful careers and high stress levels to match, could find their super-powered lifestyle is affecting their fertility. An international comparison of women in 37 different populations and cultures shows that career women are more likely to look like Keira Knightley than Marilyn Monroe, even though the hourg... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Tue, 07 Apr 2009 10:22:00 EDT Acupuncture may not help relieve hot flushes in women undergoing menopause, a review of past studies involving the practice has shown. In a paper published in the journal Climacteric, researchers in South Korea and Britain said they trawled though medical literature exploring the efficacy of acupuncture in relieving hot flushes but evidence was sc... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Mon, 06 Apr 2009 8:11:00 EDT Nursing school seemed like a good idea to Tracy Kidd, but not just because she was interested in medicine. Kidd, 37, and her husband recently took a massive pay cut -- the painting business they own in Mesa, Arizona, once brought in about $70,000 a month. Now they're lucky to get $800 a month. They have moved in with Tracy's father because their ... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:03:00 EDT Women nowadays are three times more likely than those born a century ago to do what men have done for millennia - follow their father's footsteps into his line of work, a newly announced study finds. One way or another, fathers and daughters have been paying more attention to each other, and daughters picked up job cues or assistance from dads, a... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:26:00 EDT A record-setting number of babies were born in the United States in 2007, and it may prove to be just another reminder of prosperity lost. In good times, we reproduce. In bad times, we don't. Health officials on Wednesday released a statistical snapshot of the good times: Births in this country topped 4.3 million in 2007, more than any other ye... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:19:00 EDT People who enjoy a glass or two of wine or beer every day could be helping to keep their bones strong, new research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggests. However, drinking more - and choosing hard liquor instead of wine or beer - may actually weaken bones, Dr. Katherine Tucker of Tufts University in Boston and her colle... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:12:00 EDT The evening began in Chicago at Bin 36, the wine bar that had become Kortney Peagram's favorite retreat from her merciless workdays. There, over red wine and plates of hummus and pita, she met up with a college buddy in town on business. A portfolio manager at a consulting firm, Peagram, 28, crammed her schedule, leading management-training session... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Sun, 15 Mar 2009 15:05:00 EDT After his sister nagged him for eight years to go to the doctor, Kurt Berger finally had a physical late last year. Then in January, he received a phone call from his doctor: Tests showed he had prostate cancer. He feared he was going to die. "I just put the phone down and went in my bedroom and started to cry," says Berger, 58. But he felt some r... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Sat, 14 Mar 2009 8:58:00 EDT A woman who said her Ohio doctor kissed her during an exam has been awarded $30,000 in a ruling that referred to the movie "Casablanca." In his decision issued Wednesday in Dayton, Montgomery County Common Pleas Magistrate David Fuchsman quoted lyrics from the film's signature song, "As Time Goes By." He asked, "When is a kiss not just a kiss?" Fu... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Thu, 12 Mar 2009 9:22:00 EDT Doctors screening women for ovarian cancer were able to pick up the disease about two years earlier than normal, according to a British study published Wednesday. Scientists have long searched for a way to identify ovarian cancer early, which kills nearly 100,000 women worldwide every year. If it is found early, nearly 90 percent of women survive.... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Sat, 07 Mar 2009 10:32:00 EDT A study of nearly 1.3 million British women offers yet more evidence that moderate alcohol consumption increases the risk of a handful of cancers. British researchers surveyed middle-aged women at breast cancer screening clinics about their drinking habits, and tracked their health for seven years. A quarter of the women reported no alcohol use... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:34:00 EDT Nadya Suleman, the mother of the octuplets born last month, gets $490 a month in food stamps, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday evening. Three of her first children also get federal supplemental security income because they are disabled, the Times reported. Suleman's publicist, Michael Furtney, confirmed the information. During an interview ... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Wed, 18 Feb 2009 11:03:00 EDT Results of a study provide "convincing evidence," researchers say, that douching increases the risk of sexually transmitted diseases. Among a group of sexually active adolescent girls, those who said they always practiced vaginal douching were nearly two times more likely to have a sexually transmitted disease (STD) than girls who said they never ... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Sun, 15 Feb 2009 11:48:00 EDT If you want to put some sizzle back into your sex life, food can help you set the mood this Valentine's Day. There's nothing better than a romantic, home-cooked dinner, featuring some R-rated foods to help turn up the heat. "There's a growing body of evidence that some of the vitamins and components in foods can enhance sexual function and sexual ... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Sat, 14 Feb 2009 10:07:00 EDT Postmenopausal women who have hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) - a low level of sexual desire - have a worse health-related quality of life than their counterparts who are happy with their sex lives, according to a new study. In fact, the researchers say, HSDD can cause in impairments in well-being on par with those seen in chronic disease... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:00:00 EDT While it was once common for American families to have six, seven or even more children, today the sight of such a large brood makes many people stop and ask a seemingly simple question: Why? Plenty have been asking that ever since the news broke that California mom Nadya Suleman gave birth to octuplets after already having six other young childre... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Tue, 03 Feb 2009 8:01:00 EDT As the world marvels over the miracle births of eight seemingly healthy babies in California, medical ethicists and fertility experts argue that the media is sending the wrong message with its focus on the creation of an instant Brady-Bunch like family. It's fine to celebrate the healthy delivery, said Sean Tipton, spokesperson for the American S... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Sun, 25 Jan 2009 10:01:00 EDT Women with high levels of estrogen not only look and feel prettier - but they may act on those feelings by moving from man to man, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday. Estrogen, the so-called female hormone, affects fertility and has been shown to make women dress more provocatively and show more thrill-seeking behavior. Dr. Kristina Durante of ... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:03:00 EDT Researchers say they have developed a cream that might prevent herpes infection for as long as a week - a potentially big step in protecting women from the sexually transmitted infection. The cream uses a new kind of therapy called RNA interference to turn off genes that the virus uses to invade cells, the researchers reported on Wednesday. The c... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:52:00 EDT I am sitting in a tiny changing room at a mammography center, shirtless, and I am crying. No reason to, logically: I haven't even taken my test yet. Nor have I found a lump. At 35 years old, I know there's little chance this screening will tell me I'm anything but perfectly healthy. "It's a simple baseline mammogram, recommended for women with a fa... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Tue, 20 Jan 2009 8:48:00 EDT The relationships between the planets determine the health and stress on each body part or function. The sixth house of the astrology chart also pertains to health, absorption and elimination, and planets or aspects to planets there can show health conditions. Astrologers track the progress of all areas of life through transits of the planets, and... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:10:00 EDT Forget about cutting back on cable and pricey cappuccinos. For some couples, a shaky economy means putting plans to grow or start a family on hold. The economy is a leading source of worry for many Americans, with 80 percent saying they feel stress about their personal finances, according to an annual survey released recently by the American Psyc... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:10:00 EDT What do gold medalists Natalie Coughlin, Misty May-Treanor, Kerri Walsh and Michael Phelps have in common with the rest of us? No matter how hard these champions have trained, no matter how genetically well-endowed they are (and they are!), without mental strength, there's no way any of them would have made it to the podium. Controlling the way th... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 8:15:00 EDT Younger women have equal access to kidney transplants compared with their male counterparts, but older women receive kidney transplants much less frequently than older men, new research shows. A research team at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore found no difference in survival benefit from transplantation between men and women, "suggesting tha... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:55:00 EDT Please, please accept a high-paying job with us. In fact, just swing by for an interview and we'll give you a chance to win cash and prizes. Sounds too good to be true, especially in an economy riddled with job cuts in nearly every industry. But applicants for nursing jobs are still so scarce that recruiters have been forced to get increasingly in... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Sun, 04 Jan 2009 8:09:00 EDT Laws mandating stores only sell cigarettes that are slow-burning and fire-safe went into effect in five states on New Year's Day. Delaware, Iowa, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Texas on Thursday joined 17 other states in mandating the fire-safe cigarettes. Fifteen other states have laws that will take effect this year or next, according to the Coaliti... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Sat, 03 Jan 2009 9:28:00 EDT If you're a woman in midlife, you probably read the recent headlines proclaiming that a new study had discovered a definitive link between the use of menopausal hormone therapy and breast cancer. Scary stuff. But you might also have noticed stories about another study that found that hormone users who do get breast cancer won't die of it. Maybe not... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:39:00 EDT Sexual dysfunction that commonly occurs in morbidly obese men improves after weight loss surgery, according to a new study. "Sexual dysfunction should be considered one of the numerous potentially reversible complications of obesity," the study team concludes. Dr. Ramsey M. Dallal, from Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, Philadelphia, and collea... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Mon, 29 Dec 2008 10:45:00 EDT Do something totally different For most people, gaining weight is the product of a continued daily cycle of bad habits. Along with your new healthy lifestyle, perhaps you should also try something completely new and spontaneous? Time for a new hair-cut? Perhaps you take that art class you've always thought about? Whatever it is, send a message to ... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:58:00 EDT Women who have ever been around smokers regularly may have more difficulty getting pregnant than those who have not, a new study suggests. The findings, researchers say, offer one more reason for women to kick the smoking habit. Studies have found that women who smoke raise their risk of a number of pregnancy complications, as well as their infant... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Fri, 26 Dec 2008 10:21:00 EDT While Justin Timberlake's high-pitched voice may be music to many female ears - it seems women actually prefer men with raspier, deeper voices like that of Sean Connery. A study, done by researchers from Harvard University and Ontario's McMaster University, found women are attracted to deeper voiced partners, which experts claim indicate dominance... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Sat, 20 Dec 2008 9:10:00 EDT Having multiple generations living under one roof may take a toll on women's heart health, a large study of Japanese adults suggests. The study, which started following nearly 91,000 middle-aged and older adults in 1990, found that women who lived with their spouse, children and parents or parents-in-law were at elevated risk of developing heart d... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:52:00 EDT Women who consume more than two alcoholic drinks a day have a higher risk of getting the most common type of heart rhythm disturbance, which can raise the chances of having a stroke, researchers said on Tuesday. Previous research had shown that men who drink three or more alcoholic beverages daily have an elevated risk for atrial fibrillation, but... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:27:00 EDT Hands up any woman who's ever forgotten to shave her armpits. Well . . . OK, on second thoughts, maybe not. Such embarrassing moments could be a thing of the past with the creation of a deodorant which promises to slow hair growth. The Sure and Dove Hair Minimising roll-ons and sprays, both manufactured by Unilever, will go on sale next month. ... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:52:00 EDT New research adds fresh hope that a drug that strengthens bones might also fight breast cancer. Women who were given the drug, Zometa, as part of their initial treatment had greater tumor shrinkage and were less likely to need radical surgery, according to a preliminary study reported Thursday at a cancer conference in Texas. In June, doctors were... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Sun, 14 Dec 2008 11:33:00 EDT A potentially less-costly version of Female Health Co's condom for women won unanimous backing from a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Thursday. A lower price could attract more users and allow health organizations to distribute more of the condoms to help stem the spread of the virus that causes AIDS, the panel heard. The new ... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Tue, 09 Dec 2008 10:20:00 EDT If the promise of a slimmer waistline hasn't curbed your sweet tooth, maybe the desire for smooth skin will. It's a bitter pill to swallow, but experts now believe that a lifetime of overeating sugar can make skin dull and wrinkled. At blame is a natural process that's known as glycation, in which the sugar in your bloodstream attaches to proteins... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Sun, 07 Dec 2008 20:46:00 EDT If you're feeling great today, you may end up inadvertently spreading the joy to someone you don't even know. New research shows that in a social network, happiness spreads among people up to three degrees removed from one another. That means when you feel happy, a friend of a friend of a friend has a slightly higher likelihood of feeling happy to... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:15:00 EDT An imperfect body might be just what the doctor ordered for women and key to their economic success, an anthropologist now says. While pop culture seems to worship the hourglass figure for females, with a tiny waist, big boobs and curvy hips à la Marilyn Monroe, this may not be optimal, says Elizabeth Cashdan of the University of Utah. That's b... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 8:46:00 EDT It may not be as detrimental to your health as smoking a cigarette or taking drugs, but the cost of lip balm addiction is real, The Baltimore Sun reported. Lip balm addicts spent more than $378 million last year, according to ACNielson Co. "It's been about 13 years, six months and two days," said Kevin Crossman, of how long it has been since he l... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:24:00 EDT Doctors may soon be able to diagnose inherited diseases such as cystic fibrosis, thalassaemia and sickle cell anemia in fetuses by simply testing a blood sample taken from the mother. Until now, prenatal diagnoses of such disorders have been possible only through invasive procedures like amniocentesis, which carry a risk of fetal miscarriage. Amn... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:22:00 EDT After three failed cycles of in vitro fertilization and a miscarriage, Yvonne Finlayson turned to Viagra as a method of fertility treatment, London's Daily Mail reported. The drug is most commonly used to treat erectile dysfunction, but it worked for Finlayson and her husband Mark Ruston - they gave birth to twins Lewis and Ava. "It is really ama... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:06:00 EDT Studies suggest that the average American gains 5 lbs. (2.3 kg) or more over the holiday period between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day. If you simply maintain your weight during the holidays, you are performing above average! Join StartYourDiet.com today and you've already taken a step forward towards your goals. Our tools, support and expert adv... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:09:00 EDT There are just two problems with the way women older than 50 deal with thinning bones. The first is that many get treatment they don't need, raising the risk of unpleasant or dangerous side effects from potent drugs. The second? Women who do need help often miss out entirely - and dramatically increase their odds of a catastrophic hip fracture. It... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:31:00 EDT Thanksgiving marks the beginning of a season where eating is central to the festivities. While it's also the season of indulgence, it's easy to plan a holiday meal that's delicious and healthful. Whether you're serving two or 20, these guidelines will help make sure your big dinner is a success. Follow our tips for making smart choices at the marke... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 7:10:00 EDT If breast cancer runs in the family, women can be at high risk even if they test free of the disease's most common gene mutations, sobering new research shows. The genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 are linked with particularly aggressive hereditary breast cancer, and an increased risk of ovarian cancer, too. When a breast cancer patient is found to carry one ... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:10:00 EDT Many women may not be fully aware of the potential consequences of waiting until later in life to have a baby, a UK study suggests. The study, of 724 women who were either pregnant or having trouble getting pregnant, found that nearly all were aware that age affects the chances of conceiving. However, they often did not know that older age increas... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 8:31:00 EDT Scanning the labels of new cleansers making big skin-boosting promises, we find ourselves inexplicably thinking of the "X-Files" movie that came out this year - the one subtitled "I Want to Believe." Since we have to wash the day's grime off our faces anyway, wouldn't it be swell if we could also fight wrinkles or protect our skin from environmenta... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 8:09:00 EDT Nearly one quarter of all U.S. women have some sort of pelvic floor disorder such as urinary or fecal incontinence, and more cases are likely as the population ages, researchers said on Tuesday. Urinary incontinence or loss of bladder control is by far the most common problem, and childbirth, which can weaken pelvic floor muscles, is the most freq... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Mon, 17 Nov 2008 9:48:00 EDT Here's another reason not to smoke, if you're a woman: PMS. Women 27 to 44 years old who smoke are twice as likely to develop premenstrual syndrome over the next two to four years, especially hormonally-related symptoms like backaches, bloating, breast tenderness, and acne, Dr. Elizabeth R. Bertone-Johnson of the University of Massachusetts in Amh... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:14:00 EDT This holiday season, one of the most valuable gifts you'll give your family won't come wrapped in a box or have a card attached. Instead, it will happen around your dining table, where you'll sit down to share a meal, conversation, and traditions with the people who matter most to you. And as special as family meals are throughout the holidays, the... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Sat, 15 Nov 2008 9:00:00 EDT Leah Smith shells out more than $730 a month for health insurance but you won't hear her complaining. Among the jobless, Smith is one of the lucky few with solid health insurance that she can afford. And it covers thousands of dollars in prescription drugs she could never pay for herself. Health problems forced the 55-year-old to leave her job ... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:30:00 EDT Scientists have discovered the crucial ovulation-triggering role played by a small protein molecule in the brain, a finding that could hold the key to new therapies for infertility. Dubbed kisspeptin, the protein is known to play a vital role in kick-starting puberty. Now, a group from the University of Otago led by Professor Allan Herbison, in c... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Thu, 13 Nov 2008 9:06:00 EDT Wash your hands, folks, especially you ladies. A new study found that women have a greater variety of bacteria on their hands than men do. And everybody has more types of bacteria than the researchers expected to find. "One thing that really is astonishing is the variability between individuals, and also between hands on the same individual," said... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:11:00 EDT For women trying to quit smoking during pregnancy, using nicotine replacement therapy such as nicotine patches or nicotine gum does not increase the likelihood of a stillbirth, a study shows. "Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of stillbirth," the researchers write in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. "The use of NRT (nico... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:15:00 EDT About 40 percent of women report having sexual problems, but most aren't bothered by them, according to the largest study ever published on a women's sexual health. The study, led by researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and published in the November issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology, found that only 12 percent of women suffering from a... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Mon, 10 Nov 2008 7:37:00 EDT In a puzzling twist, women who have a history of migraine headaches are far less likely to develop breast cancer than other women, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. The study is the first to look at the relationship between breast cancer and migraines and its findings may point to new ways of reducing a woman's breast cancer risk, they said. "We... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Sun, 09 Nov 2008 9:14:00 EDT Even as the economy implodes and the nation prepares for a historic election, America is flooded with the pink ribbons of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. During October, the ribbons are on yogurt containers, race cars, video game machines, foot callous scrapers, teddy bears, jewelry, cruise ships, cosmetics, department store gift cards - every conce... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Sat, 08 Nov 2008 8:48:00 EDT Striking new evidence has emerged of a widespread gap in the cost of insurance, as women pay much more than men of the same age for individual health insurance policies providing identical coverage, according to new data from insurance companies and online brokers. Some insurance executives expressed surprise at the size and prevalence of the disp... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Fri, 07 Nov 2008 8:00:00 EDT Postmenopausal women with low sexual desire levels reported improved sexual function after they were treated with a patch in which the male hormone testosterone was applied through the skin, a clinical study has found. However, more studies are needed to confirm the safety of this treatment. "Many postmenopausal women continue to be sexually activ... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:47:00 EDT Drinking just three cups of coffee a day may make women's breasts shrink, a study finds. Nearly 300 women were surveyed by researchers from Sweden's Lund University about their bust measurements and how many cups of coffee they drank in an average day. They found that three cups a day was enough to start making breasts shrink, with the effects in... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:31:00 EDT Depressed moms-to-be are more likely than nondepressed women to have a preterm birth, and the worse their mood, the greater their risk, says a new study published in Human Reproduction. In fact, women in the study who were severely depressed during early pregnancy more than doubled their risk of giving birth to premature babies. The reasons why ar... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:28:00 EDT "Now stay in bed and go to sleep," my husband, Bill, said as he hugged our 3-year-old son, Davey, good night. "If you don't, I'm gonna talk in my troll voice all day tomorrow." I smiled with pity at this poor, deluded man. Several times a night, Davey had been getting up to look at books. I had spent fruitless hours reasoning with him. No way cou... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:26:00 EDT NEW YORK - Many women don't know that obesity increases their risk of several types of cancer, a new survey published in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology shows. Women's lack of knowledge about excess weight and the most common gynecologic malignancy, endometrial cancer, is particularly worrying, Dr. Pamela T. Soliman of M. D. Anderson Cancer ... - Click to Read More http://womens-health-topics.com/ http://womens-health-topics.com/ Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:22:00 EDT Women had poor dental health compared to men back in the hunter-gatherer era, and it got worse as societies turned to farming. Now an anthropologist is pointing to an overlooked explanation - hormonal and dietary changes related to higher pregnancy rates. Anthropologists usually argue that women's poor dental health resulted from culture-driven... - Click to Read More