women health

Breast cancer is more aggressive in African-American women

harminka — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 02:56:43 -0500

African American women are diagnosed with breast cancer at a younger age and have larger tumors and more lymph node involvement than Caucasian women, a Yale School of Medicine researcher reported today.

Yearly mammograms protect breast cancer survivors

harminka — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 10:36:15 -0500

Older women who get yearly mammograms after treatment of early-stage breast cancer are less likely to die from breast cancer, according to a study in the July 20, 2007 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Survey determines impact of false-positive cancer tests

harminka — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 05:38:07 -0500

According to a new study in Value in Health, women coping with the strain of being mistakenly diagnosed with breast cancer have not been adequately studied in the past. The focus of the study is a new survey that accurately assesses the negative effects of false diagnosis and provides useful information to health care practitioners and researchers.

Study finds hereditary link to premenstrual depression

harminka — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:24:20 -0500

A specific genetic variation may be tied to an increased risk for severe premenstrual depression, scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the National Institute of Mental Health have found.

Trial examines diaphragm use in preventing HIV in women

harminka — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 07:55:29 -0500

A clinical trial involving 5,045 women in South Africa and Zimbabwe found no statistical difference in the rate of new HIV infections in the two study arms: those who received a diaphragm plus lubricant along with male condoms for their partners and those who only received male condoms.

Arthritis sufferers have poorer recovery from arthroscopic knee surgery

harminka — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 04:24:42 -0500

The factors associated with poor short-term recovery from knee surgery appear to be different than those found to mar long-term outcome from the same surgery, according to new research released today at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine at the Telus Convention Center (July 12-15).

Depression lingers for female heart attack victims

harminka — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 04:01:38 -0500

Women who have suffered heart attacks have higher rates of lingering depressive symptoms compared to their male counterparts, a University of Alberta and McGill University study shows.

High blood pressure medication strategy effective in Hispanic women

harminka — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 08:34:22 -0500

Hispanic women with hypertension and coronary artery disease respond better to drug regimens aimed at controlling high blood pressure than non-Hispanic white women, University of Florida researchers report.

Aggressive efforts needed to curb maternal obesity

harminka — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 08:12:22 -0500

Most women get it - smoking and drinking don’t mix with pregnancy, but not so with excess weight before and during pregnancy. Physicians need to be aggressively counseling women about the importance of starting pregnancy at a healthy weight, according to Temple University obstetrician-gynecologist, Vani Dandolu, M.D.

Evidence underlying repeated courses of steroids for preterm birth is unsound

harminka — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 04:17:40 -0500

Researchers in this week’s BMJ question whether giving repeated courses of steroid drugs to mothers at risk of preterm delivery is based on sound evidence.

Vaginal Bacteria Among Healthy Women, Need Customized Treatment

harminka — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 12:16:05 -0500

Silence may impact women’s health since few women or their doctors are comfortable talking about vaginal health openly. This hesitation, combined with a limited understanding of the differences between women, can lead to misinformation, misdiagnosis and potentially ineffective treatments.

Mild stress in womb may worsen risk of cerebral palsy

harminka — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:31:09 -0500

Chronic mild stress in pregnant mothers may increase the risk that their offspring will develop cerebral palsy—a group of neurological disorders marked by physical disability—according to new research in mice. The results may be the first to demonstrate such effects of stress on animals in the womb.