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Vitamin use not recommended for older women
• Gender: Female • Oct 12 11

Taking some vitamin supplements later in life can’t be recommended for older women because they may do more harm than good, according to a… Vitamin use not recommended for older women   

 
 

Certain dietary supplements associated with increased risk of death in older women
• Dieting • • Gender: Female • • Aging and Gerontology • Oct 11 11

Consuming dietary supplements, including multivitamins, folic acid, iron and copper, among others, appears to be associated with an increased risk of death in older… Certain dietary supplements associated with increased risk of death in older women   

 
 

Women may get unneeded osteoporosis screening
• Endocrinology • • Gender: Female • Aug 30 11

Many women who get screened for the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis may not actually need such testing, a new study suggests.

A number of expert… Women may get unneeded osteoporosis screening   

 
 

Cigarette smoking causes more arterial damage in women than in men
• Gender: Female • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Aug 29 11

The harmful effects of tobacco smoke on atherosclerosis, one of the driving forces of cardiovascular disease, are greater in women than in men. This… Cigarette smoking causes more arterial damage in women than in men   

 
 

Greater seizure frequency seen in women with epilepsy during anovulatory cycle
• Epilepsy • • Gender: Female • Jul 14 11

A recent multi-center study determined that women with generalized tonic-clonic seizures (GTCS) had a greater number of seizures during anovulatory cycles—menstrual cycles where an… Greater seizure frequency seen in women with epilepsy during anovulatory cycle   

 
 

Strength Training Curbs Hip, Spinal Bone Loss in Women With Osteoporosis
• Endocrinology • • Gender: Female • Jul 13 11

Women with osteoporosis - a skeletal disease that erodes bone density, weakens bone strength and increases the risk of fractures – might think taking… Strength Training Curbs Hip, Spinal Bone Loss in Women With Osteoporosis   

 
 

New Classification Will Guide Assessment and Treatment of Osteoporosis
• Gender: Female • Jun 29 11

A new study brings the experience of physical therapists to a developing “Core Set” of criteria to guide evaluation and treatment for patients with… New Classification Will Guide Assessment and Treatment of Osteoporosis   

 
 

Pretty Shoes Can Lead to Ugly Foot Problems for Women
• Gender: Female • • Pain • May 22 11

According to a recent study, 39 percent of women say they wear high heels every day, and 75 percent of those women say they… Pretty Shoes Can Lead to Ugly Foot Problems for Women   

 
 

New commitments to save women and children
• Children's Health • • Gender: Female • • Public Health • May 19 11

Today 16 countries announced new commitments to dramatically reduce maternal, newborn and child mortality, as part of the Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s… New commitments to save women and children   

 
 

Abortions generate $95 million a year for Polish doctors as women use illegal private sector
• Gender: Female • • Public Health • May 17 11

New analysis published by the UK journal Reproductive Health Matters shows that the criminalisation of abortion in Poland has led to the development of… Abortions generate $95 million a year for Polish doctors as women use illegal private sector   

 
 

Health risks fade after hormone therapy stops
• Endocrinology • • Gender: Female • Apr 12 11

Health risks related to hormone therapy with estrogen might go away after women stop the treatments, a new study suggests.

The results are good… Health risks fade after hormone therapy stops   

 
 

Inadequate diet can lead to anemia in postmenopausal women
• Anemia • • Dieting • • Gender: Female • Mar 25 11

A new study published in the April 2011 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association indicates that inadequate nutrition is linked to… Inadequate diet can lead to anemia in postmenopausal women   

 
 

Nearly 1 in 4 postmenopausal women with fractures is obese
• Gender: Female • • Menopause • • Obesity • Mar 25 11

Although less likely to suffer a hip or wrist fracture, obese women suffer from fragility fractures at other sites, partly due to poor mobility… Nearly 1 in 4 postmenopausal women with fractures is obese   

 
 

Rising status of women linked to more smoking
• Gender: Female • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 02 11

Millions of women in developing countries risk disease and early death in the coming decades as their rising economic and political status leads them… Rising status of women linked to more smoking   

 
 

Prevalence of bunions increases with age; more common in women
• Arthritis • • Gender: Female • • Public Health • Feb 23 11

New research determined that an increase in the severity of hallux valgus, or bunion deformity, progressively reduced both general and foot-specific health related quality… Prevalence of bunions increases with age; more common in women   

 
 

Elderly women on bone drugs may live longer
• Gender: Female • • Aging and Gerontology • Feb 22 11

While bone drugs have gotten a bad rap in the media recently, experts hope mounting evidence of benefits may convince patients not to shun… Elderly women on bone drugs may live longer   

 
 

Researchers discover age of onset of puberty predicts adult osteoporosis risk
• Children's Health • • Gender: Female • Jan 28 11

A team of researchers led by Vicente Gilsanz, MD, PhD, director of Clinical Imaging at The Saban Research Institute of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles,… Researchers discover age of onset of puberty predicts adult osteoporosis risk   

 
 

New study of environmental contaminants in breast milk
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Gender: Female • Jan 24 11

The levels of environmental contaminants in a mother’s body decrease during breast-feeding. After a year of lactation, the levels of a number of environmental… New study of environmental contaminants in breast milk   

 
 

Surgeon General calls for more breastfeeding
• Children's Health • • Childbirth • • Gender: Female • Jan 21 11

Surgeon General calls for more breastfeeding

America’s chief doctor called on Americans to support breast-feeding on Thursday and outlined guidelines for mothers and communities to support that most natural nutrition… Surgeon General calls for more breastfeeding   

 
 

Link between fracture prevention and treatment adherence not fully understood by patients
• Gender: Female • • Trauma & Injuries • Jan 13 11

Newly released findings of a multinational survey conducted on behalf of the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) show clear disparities between patients’ and doctors’ perceptions… Link between fracture prevention and treatment adherence not fully understood by patients   

 
 

Poverty equals obesity? Study bucks common wisdom
• Gender: Female • • Obesity • Dec 15 10

Women who are poor are much more likely to be obese but men are not, U.S. government researchers said on Tuesday in a report… Poverty equals obesity? Study bucks common wisdom   

 
 

Girls Who Start School Earlier Might Have Lower Obesity Risk
• Gender: Female • • Obesity • Dec 14 10

Effective strategies to fight the epidemic of childhood and adolescent obesity — one-third of kids under 20 weigh more than they should — have… Girls Who Start School Earlier Might Have Lower Obesity Risk   

 
 

Obesity not linked to breast cancer in Mexican-American women
• Cancer: Breast • • Gender: Female • • Obesity • Nov 09 10

Obesity was not associated with breast cancer risk in Mexican-American women, even when measured at numerous ages throughout a woman’s lifetime, according to data… Obesity not linked to breast cancer in Mexican-American women   

 
 

Gout in Women: a Not So Sweet Outcome of Sugar-Sweetened Drinks
• Gender: Female • • Rheumatic Diseases • Nov 08 10

Women who consume fructose-rich beverages, such as sugar-sweetened soft drinks and orange juice, are at an increased risk for gout, according to research presented… Gout in Women: a Not So Sweet Outcome of Sugar-Sweetened Drinks   

 
 

Drinking coffee lowers risk of gout in older women
• Dieting • • Gender: Female • • Rheumatic Diseases • Sep 16 10

A few cups of java every day over many years cuts the risk of gout in postmenopausal women in half, Boston researchers report.

Characterized… Drinking coffee lowers risk of gout in older women   

 
 
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