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Link Between Vitamin D Deficiency And Higher Mortality In Female Nursing Home Residents
The majority of institutionalized elderly female patients are vitamin D deficient and there is an inverse association of vitamin D deficiency and mortality, according to a recent s...
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Women With Breast Pain Unlikely To Benefit From Breast Imaging Tests
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) have found that women with breast pain who receive imaging (mammograms, MRIs or ultraso...
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Chinese Herbal Medicine Provides Symptomatic Relief For Endometriosis Treatment
Researchers say that Chinese herbs have been found to be effective in relieving side effectsof the endometriosis treatment. Endometriosis is a gynecological disorder affecting as m...
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Vitamin D Shows Promise as Safe, Effective Treatment for Uterine Leiomyomas
Although uterine leiomyomas are benign tumors, its symptoms, including anemia, excessive vaginal bleeding, pelvic pain, pressure-related bowel and bladder dysfunction, recurrent mi...
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Vaginal Delivery Triples Risk Of Incontinence 20 Years After Child Birth
Women are nearly three times more likely to experience urinary incontinence for more than 10years following a vaginal delivery rather than a caesarean section, finds new research a...
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Bacterial STD Boosts HIV Risk
In women, sexually transmitted bacterial infection ups HIV risk, shows study.The study by researchers at RTI International found that women with the emerging sexually transmitted d...
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New Guidelines For Cervical Cancer Screening
Women ages 21 to 65 should have a Pap smear every three years, according to new guidelines from the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).The guideline is being pub...
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Dieting During Pregnancy Increases Risk Of Obesity And Diabetes For Offspring
If you're expecting, this might make you feel a little better about reaching for that pint of ice cream: New research published online in the FASEB Journal suggests that twins, and...
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New Risks for Women with Endometriosis
Endometriosis affects as many as 6% of the general population. While some women with endometriosis remain asymptomatic, many women experience dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, non-cyclica...
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Women Who Lack Exercise At Greater Risk Of Developing Metabolic Syndrome
A national study shows that women are less likely than men to get at least 30 minutes of exercise per day, resulting in greater odds of developing metabolic syndrome - a risky and ...
