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Women share stories of health, survival at heart, stroke seminar
• Gender: Female • • Heart • • Stroke • Feb 24 13

Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women - more deadly than all forms of cancer combined, according to the American Heart Association.

… Women share stories of health, survival at heart, stroke seminar   
 
 

There’s room for improvement in women’s heart disease awareness
• Gender: Female • • Heart • Feb 20 13

The number of women aware that heart disease is the leading cause of death has nearly doubled in the last 15 years, but that… There’s room for improvement in women’s heart disease awareness   

 
 

Women Smokers Catch Up
• Gender: Female • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 18 13

The title of a recent report on smoking and health might well have paraphrased the popular ad campaign for Virginia Slims, introduced in 1968… Women Smokers Catch Up   

 
 

Depression Risk among Women in the Military Deployed after Childbirth
• Childbirth • • Depression • • Gender: Female • Feb 12 13

About 16,000 women on active duty in the U.S. military give birth each year. Most return to service after 6 weeks and can be… Depression Risk among Women in the Military Deployed after Childbirth   

 
 

Marriage reduces the risk of heart attack in both men and women and at all ages
• Gender: Female • • Gender: Male • • Heart • Jan 31 13

A large population-based study from Finland has shown that being unmarried increases the risk of fatal and non-fatal heart attack in both men and… Marriage reduces the risk of heart attack in both men and women and at all ages   

 
 

Indoor air puts Chinese women nonsmokers at risk
• Gender: Female • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 29 13

The hazards of breathing outdoor air in some Chinese cities have been well-documented. Now a University at Buffalo study confirms that breathing indoor air… Indoor air puts Chinese women nonsmokers at risk   

 
 

Women Must Do More to Reap Same Positive Health Outcomes as Men, MU Research Suggests
• Gender: Female • • Obesity • Jan 24 13

More than one-third of Americans are obese, and these individuals often experience accompanying health issues, such as Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular problems. In… Women Must Do More to Reap Same Positive Health Outcomes as Men, MU Research Suggests   

 
 

Surrogate births - how low levels of monitoring and regulation could lead to financial, physical and emotional exploitation
• Fertility and pregnancy • • Gender: Female • • Pregnancy • Jan 18 13

COUPLES seeking to build a family, and surrogate mothers overseas who help them, are in danger of emotional, physical and financial exploitation unless UK… Surrogate births - how low levels of monitoring and regulation could lead to financial, physical and emotional exploitation   

 
 

Obese Moms Risk Having Babies With Low Vitamin D
• Gender: Female • • Obesity • • Pregnancy • Jan 08 13

Women who are obese at the start of their pregnancy may be passing on insufficient levels of vitamin D to their babies, according to… Obese Moms Risk Having Babies With Low Vitamin D   

 
 

Breastfeeding Tips Women Share Intrigues Doctors
• Childbirth • • Gender: Female • Jan 07 13

Breastfeeding can be a difficult time for both mother and baby, so using cabbage leaves and tea bags to ease pain or eating oatmeal… Breastfeeding Tips Women Share Intrigues Doctors   

 
 

Women should support each other over weight, says minister
• Gender: Female • • Weight Loss • Jan 07 13

Women should support each other over weight

Women should not be so willing to criticise each other for being supposedly overweight, Jo Swinson, the equalities minister, has said.

She said unrepresentative… Women should support each other over weight, says minister   

 
 

56 percent of female university students get drunk in record time
• Gender: Female • • Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 30 12

Female university students get drunk – on purpose – quicker than their male counterparts, and live a more sedentary life than they do, according… 56 percent of female university students get drunk in record time   

 
 

Hairstyles may keep some black women from exercise
• Gender: Female • Dec 18 12

A number of obstacles may stand between a person and exercise, and hairstyles may be one of them for African-American women, according to a… Hairstyles may keep some black women from exercise   

 
 

Women more likely to make it to 100 than men
• Gender: Female • • Aging and Gerontology • Dec 12 12

Want to make it to 100 and older? Your odds are better if you are a woman.

Statistics released from the 2010 census by… Women more likely to make it to 100 than men   

 
 

Light smoking ‘doubles sudden heart death risk in women’
• Gender: Female • • Heart • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 12 12


Women who are light smokers - including those who smoke just one cigarette a day - double their chance of sudden death, a large… Light smoking ‘doubles sudden heart death risk in women’   

 
 

Mother’s vitamin D level linked to birth weight
• Childbirth • • Gender: Female • Dec 10 12

Mothers’ vitamin D levels at a gestation of 26 weeks or less were positively related to birth weight and head circumference, and, in the… Mother’s vitamin D level linked to birth weight   

 
 

Teen smoking decreases bone accumulation in girls, may increase osteoporosis risk
• Endocrinology • • Gender: Female • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 04 12

Teenage girls who smoke accumulate less bone during a critical growth period and carry a higher risk of developing osteoporosis later in life, according… Teen smoking decreases bone accumulation in girls, may increase osteoporosis risk   

 
 

Most women exposed to second-hand tobacco smoke in China
• Gender: Female • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 06 12

Nearly two-thirds of women of reproductive age in China are exposed to second-hand tobacco smoke at home and over half are exposed in the… Most women exposed to second-hand tobacco smoke in China   

 
 

Heart Attacks Twice as Deadly for Women
• Gender: Female • • Heart • Oct 20 12

Heart Attacks Twice as Deadly for Women

A heart attack is more likely to kill a woman than a man, perhaps because women are more likely to delay seeking treatment for… Heart Attacks Twice as Deadly for Women   

 
 

Sex matters: Guys recognize cars and women recognize birds best
• Gender: Female • • Gender: Male • Sep 17 12

Women are better than men at recognizing living things and men are better than women at recognizing vehicles.

That is the unanticipated result of… Sex matters: Guys recognize cars and women recognize birds best   

 
 

The eyes have it: Men do see things differently to women
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Gender: Female • • Gender: Male • Sep 03 12

The way that the visual centers of men and women’s brains works is different, finds new research published in BioMed Central’s open access journal… The eyes have it: Men do see things differently to women   

 
 

‘Happiness’ gene discovered in women
• Gender: Female • • Genetics • Aug 29 12

Researchers have identified a gene in women that fuels happiness, Medical News Today reported.

Low expression of the gene MAOA (monoamine oxidase A) was… ‘Happiness’ gene discovered in women   

 
 

Benefits of breastfeeding
• Children's Health • • Gender: Female • Aug 05 12

Recently, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg grabbed headlines when he publicly advocated breastfeeding for babies rather than feeding by formula. His pro-breastfeeding position… Benefits of breastfeeding   

 
 

Twenty percent of US women were uninsured in 2010, up from 15 percent in 2000
• Gender: Female • • Public Health • Jul 14 12

Twenty percent of U.S. women (18.7 million) ages 19-64 were uninsured in 2010, up from 15 percent (12.8 million) in 2000, according to a… Twenty percent of US women were uninsured in 2010, up from 15 percent in 2000   

 
 

Statins similarly effective in men and women: study
• Gender: Female • • Gender: Male • Jun 25 12

Cholesterol-lowering drugs are just as effective at preventing heart problems in men and women who have already had a heart attack or stroke, according… Statins similarly effective in men and women: study   

 
 
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