Our women’s health category is dedicated to providing you with information on all aspects of women’s health including studies, fitness trends, nutrition news and more. Everything you need to know to keep up to date on women’s health issues can be found here.
The percent of women who choose a mastectomy to treat early breast cancer is on the rise. In fact; numbers indicate that women are more prone to opt for the surgical removal of one or both breasts versus the less invasive lumpectomy, in which only a discrete lump is removed surgically. Why? Because they are […]
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A new study reveals good news for fans of blues and reds—berries that is! Findings from Harvard School of Public Health in Boston link eating your strawberries and blueberries to lowering the risk of heart attack for women. The study polled the dietary habits of 93,600 American women, ranging in ages from 25 to 42-years-old, […]
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New Canadian health guidelines reveal that regular pap tests are not necessary in women under 25 years of age. Previously, women 18 and older required screening but health officials have determined that there is more potential harm in early screening than there is benefit. The reasoning behind the proposed change is mostly correlated to the […]
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A Canadian study has found an increased risk for diabetes among breast cancer survivors over 55 years of age—compared to women who have never had breast cancer. In fact, the risk for breast cancer patients has been directly traced to whether or not a woman has undergone chemotherapy. The study, conducted by researchers at the […]
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Our royal obsession with Britain’s Prince William and Catherine Middleton, and more importantly, when and if they are going to announce that they’re pregnant, has shed some light on a common plague for expecting mothers—hyperemesis gravidarum or acute morning sickness. In fact, when the Duchess of Cambridge was admitted to King Edward VII Hospital in […]
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