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Obesity prevention begins before birth
• Gender: Female • • Obesity • Aug 05 10

Expectant mothers who gain large amounts of weight tend to give birth to heavier infants who are at higher risk for obesity later in… Obesity prevention begins before birth   

 
 

Exploratory Study Shows High BMI Linked to Proximity to Convenience Stores
• Gender: Female • • Obesity • Jul 02 10

Researchers at the University at Buffalo conducting a neighborhood-scaled exploratory study that tested the association between the food environment, the built environment and women’s… Exploratory Study Shows High BMI Linked to Proximity to Convenience Stores   

 
 

Sedentary Behavior Puts White Women at Greatest Risk for Obesity
• Gender: Female • • Obesity • Jun 29 10

Obesity is climbing steadily among American women and an inactive lifestyle is one risk factor. A new study finds that sedentary white women are… Sedentary Behavior Puts White Women at Greatest Risk for Obesity   

 
 

More children, higher stroke risk for women?
• Gender: Female • • Stroke • Jun 24 10

Women who have given birth to several children may have a faster rate of plaque build-up in the neck arteries than those with fewer… More children, higher stroke risk for women?   

 
 

Higher Stress Disorders in Women May Have Biological Basis
• Gender: Female • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jun 15 10

There may be a biological reason why depression and other stress-related psychiatric disorders are more common among women compared to men. Studying stress signaling… Higher Stress Disorders in Women May Have Biological Basis   

 
 

Older Patients Offer Insight into the Future of Cystic Fibrosis
• Gender: Female • • Respiratory Problems • May 21 10

An emerging population of middle-aged cystic fibrosis patients contains significantly more females and includes a large proportion of patients who lived for decades without… Older Patients Offer Insight into the Future of Cystic Fibrosis   

 
 

Young Women Burned by Addictions to Tanning
• Cancer • • Gender: Female • • Skin Care • May 18 10

Amber Peterson, 31, used to visit tanning booths every other day for 10 years until she was diagnosed with the deadliest form of skin… Young Women Burned by Addictions to Tanning   

 
 

Study shows vitamin A doesn’t cut maternal deaths
• Fertility and pregnancy • • Gender: Female • • Mortality and Morbidity • May 04 10

Giving vitamin A to women 15 to 45 years old living in poor nations does not cut maternal death rates, scientists said Tuesday in… Study shows vitamin A doesn’t cut maternal deaths   

 
 

Iraqi doctors use acupuncture during drug shortage
• Alternative Medicine • • Gender: Female • • Pregnancy • Apr 29 10

Iraqi doctors faced with a shortage of drugs in a capital city hit by years of conflict have successfully used acupuncture to treat mothers… Iraqi doctors use acupuncture during drug shortage   

 
 

Obesity standards may miss millions of women
• Gender: Female • • Obesity • Apr 22 10

Millions of obese women may be falling through the cracks of current weight guidelines, US doctors say.

In a new study of women… Obesity standards may miss millions of women   

 
 

Women’s Mortality Rates at U.S. Hospitals Differ from Men’s
• Gender: Female • • Mortality and Morbidity • Apr 21 10

Women and men experience different outcomes at U.S. hospitals for the same procedures and treatments, according to a new study released today by HealthGrades,… Women’s Mortality Rates at U.S. Hospitals Differ from Men’s   

 
 

Women Who Eat Foods With High Glycemic Index May Be at Greater Risk for Heart Disease
• Diabetes • • Gender: Female • • Heart • Apr 13 10

Consuming carbohydrates with high glycemic index—an indicator of how quickly a food affects blood glucose levels—appears to be associated with the risk of coronary… Women Who Eat Foods With High Glycemic Index May Be at Greater Risk for Heart Disease   

 
 

Mom’s exercise may help ‘normalize’ baby’s weight
• Children's Health • • Childbirth • • Gender: Female • Apr 06 10

Women who work out while they’re pregnant have slimmer babies, new research from New Zealand shows.

Because babies born to moms who didn’t exercise… Mom’s exercise may help ‘normalize’ baby’s weight   

 
 

Stroke risk goes up with each childbirth
• Gender: Female • • Neurology • • Stroke • Mar 31 10

Going through childbirth more than once appears to raise a woman’s risk of having a stroke due to bleeding in the brain, Korean researchers… Stroke risk goes up with each childbirth   

 
 

Dermatologists Can Help Women Win the Fight Against Common Forms of Hair Loss
• Dermatology • • Skin Care • • Gender: Female • Mar 04 10

For many women, unexplained hair loss can take a significant psychological toll on their overall quality of life. From altering their hairstyle to hide… Dermatologists Can Help Women Win the Fight Against Common Forms of Hair Loss   

 
 

Women Need Clot-Busting Therapy After Stroke
• Gender: Female • • Stroke • Mar 01 10

New research shows women who don’t receive a clot-busting drug after a stroke fare worse than men who are not treated. The study… Women Need Clot-Busting Therapy After Stroke   

 
 

Stress hormone, depression trigger obesity in girls
• Depression • • Gender: Female • • Obesity • Feb 24 10

Depression raises stress hormone levels in teenaged boys and girls but may lead to obesity only in girls, says a new study .

Early… Stress hormone, depression trigger obesity in girls   

 
 

Diabetes helps explain obesity-birth defect link
• Childbirth • • Diabetes • • Gender: Female • • Obesity • Feb 19 10

While some research has suggested that obese women have an increased risk of having a baby with a birth defect, a new study shows… Diabetes helps explain obesity-birth defect link   

 
 

Men’s Testosterone Responses to Olfactory Ovulation Cues
• Gender: Female • • Gender: Male • Jan 13 10

Women around the world spend billions of dollars each year on exotic smelling perfumes and lotions in the hopes of attracting a mate. However,… Men’s Testosterone Responses to Olfactory Ovulation Cues   

 
 

Acupuncture eases tamoxifen-related hot flashes
• Alternative Medicine • • Gender: Female • • Menopause • Jan 11 10

A new study provides more evidence that acupuncture can help ease hot flashes in women with breast cancer who are being treated with the… Acupuncture eases tamoxifen-related hot flashes   

 
 

It’s Never Too Late to Quit Smoking and Save Your Vision, Finds Study of AMD in Elderly Women
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Gender: Female • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 31 09

Need a little extra incentive to kick the habit?

Just in time for New Year’s resolutions, a UCLA study finds that even after… It’s Never Too Late to Quit Smoking and Save Your Vision, Finds Study of AMD in Elderly Women   

 
 

Psychotherapy offers obesity prevention for ‘at risk’ teenage girls
• Gender: Female • • Obesity • Dec 15 09

A team of scientists at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the National Institutes of Health have piloted psychotherapy treatment… Psychotherapy offers obesity prevention for ‘at risk’ teenage girls   

 
 

For some women, trans fats could be deadly
• Fat, Dietary • • Gender: Female • Dec 02 09

For women with heart disease, eating too many artery-clogging trans fats may increase their risk of dying suddenly from cardiac arrest, a new… For some women, trans fats could be deadly   

 
 

Women who smoke risk having seizures: study
• Epilepsy • • Gender: Female • • Neurology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 27 09

Women who smoke may have a higher risk of developing seizures than non-smokers do, a new study suggests.

Researchers found that among more than… Women who smoke risk having seizures: study   

 
 

Estrogen and Stroke Risk
• Gender: Female • • Heart • • Stroke • Nov 04 09

Eighteen years ago this month the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it would sponsor a landmark study to examine women and cardiovascular… Estrogen and Stroke Risk   

 
 
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