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Women's Center - Women's Health Newsletter
With so many new developments in the field of medicine happening every day, it is important for you and your family to keep abreast of the latest healthcare news.
Here, you will find the latest healthcare news and information as it relates to women's health, from before puberty to after menopause. For more information, always consult your physician.
October 2007 - Women's Health Online NewsHeart Risk for Younger Women May be Lowered with Estrogen Women in their 50s who take estrogen therapy have lower levels of dangerous calcium deposits in their arteries, suggesting they are at reduced heart disease risk, says a new report. The study authors, reporting in the New England Journal of Medicine, say the results should reassure younger women who use supplemental estrogen to lessen their menopausal symptoms. |
September 2007 - Women's Health Online NewsPlan Good Health and Fitness before Pregnancy Would-be moms often want to know the best way to slim down after having a child. But how actively do they seek tips for getting their bodies in great shape before getting pregnant? |
August 2007 - Women's Health Online NewsHeart Disease Risk Lowered with Physical Activity Middle-aged women who move around more in their daily life have lower levels of intra-abdominal fat, a risk factor for heart disease, according to a report from the American College of Sports Medicine. |
July 2007 - Women's Health Online NewsOnce-a-Year Osteoporosis Treatment on the Horizon Annual injections of a common osteoporosis medication greatly reduced older women's risk for fractures, according to a report in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). |
June 2007 - Women's Health Online NewsHigh Trans Fat Intake Increases Women's Heart Disease Risk Women who eat diets rich in unhealthy trans fats have three times the risk of heart disease as those with the lowest intake, say researchers in the medical journal Circulation. |
May 2007 - Women's Health Online NewsHispanic Women Have Heart Disease Risks at Earlier Age Hispanic women develop cardiac risk factors much earlier than Caucasian women, typically exhibiting the heart health status of a Caucasian woman 10 years older, according to a report from a recent Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention conference, sponsored by the American Heart Association. |
April 2007 - Women's Health Online NewsGene Linked with Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke in Women Researchers have identified a gene variant associated with the early signs of heart disease and stroke in women, according to a report in the journal Atherosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. |
March 2007 - Women's Health Online NewsFamily History Important for Women and Stroke Women are at higher inherited risk for the most common type of stroke than men, says a new report in The Lancet Neurology. |
February 2007 - Women's Health Online NewsWomen Have Higher Rates of Post-Traumatic Stress Even though men are more likely to experience a traumatic event, women are nearly twice as likely to be diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a report in the Psychological Bulletin. |
January 2007 - Women's Health Online NewsAspirin to Prevent Heart Attacks in Women Recommended The message is clear, but not enough women heed it: Taking an aspirin a day can help prevent heart attacks and stroke in some women, and may even prevent further problems in women who already have cardiovascular disease. |
December 2006 - Women's Health Online NewsFamily Provides Clues to Rheumatoid Arthritis Women whose brothers are affected with painful rheumatoid arthritis are more likely to develop a severe form of the disease, says a report in Arthritis & Rheumatism. |
November 2006 - Women's Health Online NewsPreeclampsia Risk in Pregnancy Detected High blood levels of two proteins may tip physicians off to the development of preeclampsia, a dangerous and often unpredictable complication of pregnancy, says a report in the New England Journal of Medicine. |
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