Articles Tagged “Women”
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Cognitively Impaired Elderly Women Get Unneeded Screening Mammography
A significant percentage of U.S. women 70 years or older who were severely cognitively impaired received screening mammography that was unlikely to benefit them, according to a study of 2,131 elderly women conducted by researchers…
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Medications Effective In Reducing Risks For Breast Cancer Can Also Cause Serious Side Effects
Three drugs that reduce a woman’s chance of getting breast cancer also have been shown to cause adverse effects, according to a new report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department…
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Cancer Survivors At Greater Risk Of Birth Complications
Survivors of childhood cancer run particular risks when pregnant and should be closely monitored, the 25th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology heard on July 1. Dr. Sharon Lie Fong,…
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How the balance between women and men affects marital pattern
In places where young women outnumber young men, research shows the hemlines rise but the marriage rates don’t because the young men feel less pressure to settle down as more women compete for their affections.…
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Elderly Women With ‘Dowager’s Hump’ May Be At Higher Risk Of Earlier Death
Hyperkyphosis, or “dowager’s hump” — the exaggerated forward curvature of the upper spine seen commonly in elderly women — may predict earlier death in women whether or not they have vertebral osteoporosis, UCLA researchers have…
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Diet And Lifestyle Changes May Help Prevent Infertility From Ovulatory Disorders
Women who followed a combination of five or more lifestyle factors, including changing specific aspects of their diets, experienced more than 80 percent less relative risk of infertility due to ovulatory disorders compared to women…
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Vaginal reconstruction not needed for most inter-sex females
Dispelling a common myth, researchers from the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center say vaginal reconstruction should be a matter of preference for most teens or adult women born with a type of inter-sex condition marked by…
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Cause Of Visual Problems Among Children Of Hypothyroid Mothers Found
Children of women with hypothyroidism—an under-active thyroid—who had elevated thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) in the first and second trimesters of pregnancy, had a significantly reduced ability to see visual contrasts, compared to women with hypothyroidism…
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First Significant Genetic Finding In Severe PMS, Or PMDD
The first significant genetic finding in premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) has now been reported. PMDD is a very severe form of the more commonly known premenstrual syndrome, or PMS. PMDD is heritable, affects 5-8% of…