TUESDAY, May 14, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Could you — or your teenage daughter — have an iron deficiency and not know it? If you’re getting enough sleep, but still feel tired, running low on iron could be the problem. Iron is our most common nutrient shortfall. A serious deficiencyContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 6, 2019 (HealthDay News) — A major medical group has issued new guidance on detecting and treating the leading cause of death in pregnant women and new mothers in the United States. Heart disease accounts for 26.5% of pregnancy-related deaths, and rates are highest among black women andContinue Reading
(HealthDay News) — Visiting a gynecologist is important for women to maintain reproductive and sexual health. Most females should begin seeing a gynecologist at the age of 21, or earlier if they are sexually active, says the University of California at Santa Barbara. Women should expect the following at aContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 1, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Facial moisturizers are a mainstay against the march of time, smoothing over wrinkles and keeping dry skin supple. But new research shows that women pay a much higher price for that anti-aging weapon than men do. In the study, dermatologists from Massachusetts GeneralContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 29, 2019 (HealthDay News) — New research shows that snoring is not the sole domain of men. “We found that although no difference in snoring intensity was found between genders, women tend to underreport the fact that they snore and to underestimate the loudness of their snoring,” saidContinue Reading
(HealthDay News) — For many people, an infertility diagnosis is overwhelming. Infertility is characterized by the failure to have a pregnancy after 12 months of regular, unprotected sex, says the National Infertility Association. For a person or couple facing infertility, there are many options. Depending on the situation, adoption, donors,Continue Reading
MONDAY, April 8, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Scotland is already seeing a payoff for vaccinating adolescent girls for human papillomavirus (HPV). Since the vaccine became routine about a decade ago, cervical cancer cases in young Scottish women have plummeted, a new study reports. HPV is one of the most commonContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 5, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Older black American women are much less likely to be treated for heart attack and heart disease than white and Hispanic women, researchers say. “Our study shows that black women still receive less recommended therapy for heart attacks and coronary heart disease thanContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 3, 2019 (HealthDay News) — The protection that birth control pills offer against ovarian cancer is strongest with the most aggressive forms of the disease, a new study says. For several years, researchers have noted that women who have used oral contraceptives are less likely to develop ovarianContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 2, 2019 (HealthDay News) — A new study may help resolve a longstanding debate around the impact of surgery for a common form of advanced breast cancer. The study found that mastectomy may indeed boost the chances of survival for women with stage 4 (advanced) HER2-positive breast cancer.Continue Reading
TUESDAY, April 2, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Douching is the age-old practice of using a solution to attempt to clean the vagina, but there’s only downsides to it. Beyond having no proven benefits, douching can cause many health problems, including bacterial and yeast infections. And if you already have aContinue Reading
(HealthDay News) — Endometriosis is a painful condition that occurs when the uterus lining grows outside the uterus. More than 11 percent of American women from ages 15 to 44 are affected, says the Office on Women’s Health. There is no cure for endometriosis, but treatments are available to minimizeContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 27, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Add one more issue to the growing list of harms from opioid abuse: Long-term use may lead to hormone deficiencies that affect a man’s health. Researchers reviewed the latest medical evidence and found that about two-thirds of men using opioids for more thanContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 26, 2019 (HealthDay News) — A minimally invasive procedure called uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) was as effective as the recommended surgery for treating fibroids in the uterus, a new study says. In UFE, the fibroid growths’ blood supply is cut off using a small tube. The new researchContinue Reading