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Who has time to read it all? Here’s a quick rundown of what you need to know in recent women’s health news. Today’s topic: Breast cancer.
Surgical Site Infections More Common Than Expected Following Breast Procedures
Excerpt: Infections at the incision site occurred in more than 5 percent of patients following breast surgery and cost them more […]
…and I have been sorely remiss in not reminding you of the importance of regular Pap smears and pelvic exams to catch cervical cancer in its early stages and maintain your overall gynecologic health.
We had a lot of controversy surrounding cervical health last year when Texas mandated the HPV vaccine Gardasil, manufactured by Merck, for […]
According to a new study published in the journal Thorax that followed 658 mom-kid pairs from pregnancy up to age 6 and a half, women eating lots of fish, fresh fruits and veggies, legumes, nuts, dairy products, and olive oil have children with a lower propensity for asthma and allergies.
Pregnant women who ate vegetables more […]
A new study demonstrated increased risk of blood clots in women using the contraceptive skin patch, trade name Ortho Evra, compared with women using oral contraceptives (aka "the pill"). This information has been added to the product label.
Now, before you panic, it’s important to realize that virtually all hormonal birth control on the market to […]
A new study has found strong evidene that women who consume caffeine during pregnancy are more likely to miscarry than their non-caffeinated counterparts.
Those women who consumed 200 milligrams of caffeine or more a day were about twice as likely to miscarry, the researchers report today on the Web site of the American Journal of […]
With domestic abuse on the rise worldwide, the issue is becoming a cause for concern in the workplace, particularly abuse of women. New York nonprofit organziation Safe Horizon has recruited 10 major companies to participate in its SafeWork 2010 national campaign to examine and help counter the impact that such abuse, usually to women, has […]
A new form of breast cancer screening (which we actually talked about in March 2007) uses proteins found in saliva to detect the presence of early breast cancer tumors in women. Although mammograms and breast self-exams are the most common methods of detecting early breast cancer, the saliva test may be a great new technique, […]
Research from Spain and the UK indicates that wine and sunlight are two keys to improving health and women — good news for those of us who like both!
On wine…
"The data showed that, in comparison with the baseline period, consumption of both red and white wines increased serum [blood] HDL cholesterol (often called ‘good’ cholesterol), […]
New research indicates a potential solution to stop cancer metastasis by restoring microRNA to cancerous tumors.
They found that in certain aggressive cancers, some of these microRNAs are missing, allowing the aggressive spread of the cancer. When they restored these microRNAs to human breast cancers in laboratory mice, the cancer stopped spreading.
The researchers also found these […]
CNN Health recently explored the health benefits of fish compared with potential health risks, and drew some really interesting conclusions.
You already know that fish is a great source of lean protein and those oh-so-important omega-3 fatty acids that play a role in critical fetal development and ongoing brain and hormonal function throughout life. But you […]
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