FRIDAY, Nov. 30, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Women who live a healthy lifestyle during the transition to menopause may help keep their blood vessels healthy as they age, a new study suggests. Compared with women who had the least healthy lifestyle, those who led the healthiest lifestyle had less thickeningContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 29, 2018 (HealthDay News) — The hearts of women who snore appear to become damaged more quickly than those of men who “saw lumber” at night, a new study suggests. Evaluating nearly 4,500 British adults who underwent cardiac imaging, researchers also learned that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) mayContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Women at increased risk for breast cancer should start receiving mammograms earlier than recommended, even as young as age 30, a new study contends. Young women who have dense breasts or a family history of breast cancer appear to benefit from regular mammogramsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 20, 2018 (HealthDay News) — As the U.S. opioid epidemic rages unchecked, new research shows that pregnancy-related deaths due to opioid misuse more than doubled between 2007 and 2016. Deaths during or soon after pregnancy rose 34 percent during that time, and the percentage involving heroin, fentanyl orContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 20, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Women are no more likely than men to have health problems due to strenuous training and extreme physical exertion, researchers report. “Our findings contain some potentially myth-busting data on the impact of extreme physical activity on women. We have shown that with appropriateContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 13, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Kids who were born large and whose mothers developed a form of diabetes during pregnancy have nearly triple the odds of becoming overweight or obese in childhood, new research shows. “Just like smoking, alcohol consumption and other lifestyle choices, [women’s] weight prior toContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 9, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Women confused by the conflicting advice surrounding the benefits and timing of mammograms will be interested in a new study out of Sweden. The research, involving more than 50,000 breast cancer patients, found that those who took part in a breast cancer screeningContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 8, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure: all bad for the heart, but perhaps worse for women’s hearts than men’s, new research shows. Looking at data on 472,000 Britons ages 40 to 69, researchers found that all three of these heart disease risk factors increasedContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 5, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Some bystanders may avoid performing CPR on women because they fear hurting them, or even being accused of sexual assault, preliminary research suggests. In two new studies, researchers tried to dig deeper into a puzzling pattern that has been seen in past research:Continue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 5, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Melanoma skin cancer death rates in men are on the rise in most countries, but are stable or declining for women in some, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed World Health Organization data from 33 countries between 1985 and 2015. Melanoma deathContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 2, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Testing for human papillomavirus (HPV) has become the standard of care in screening for cervical cancer. But now, Canadian researchers say it may become unnecessary in women aged 55 or older who have one negative result with the test. The DNA-based HPV testContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 1, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Nearly half of older American women have urinary incontinence, but many have not talked to a doctor about it, a new national poll shows. More than 1,000 women, aged 50 to 80, were asked questions about their bladder control. The poll found thatContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 31, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Surgeons have long turned to a minimally invasive means of hysterectomy when treating early stage cervical cancer. However, two new studies could change all that. Both found the approach was linked to a higher rate of cancer recurrence, plus worse long-term survival, comparedContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 26, 2018 (HealthDay News) — An experimental vaginal ring meant to prevent pregnancy and HIV looks safe, according to an early stage study. The dual-purpose ring releases the antiretroviral drug dapivirine and the contraceptive hormone levonorgestrel, said researchers led by Dr. Sharon Achilles, of the University of PittsburghContinue Reading