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Link Discovered Between Exposure To Chemical BPA Before Birth And Behavioral, Emotional Difficulties In Girls 25 Oct 2011 | 04:30 pm
Exposure in the womb to bisphenol A (BPA) - a chemical used to make plastic containers and other consumer goods - is associated with behavior and emotional problems in young girls, according to a stud...
Hebrew University Researchers Show How Motherhood Behavior Is Influenced By Alterations In Brain Function 25 Oct 2011 | 01:30 pm
Instinctive mothering behavior towards care of newborns has long been recognized as a phenomenon in humans and animals, but now research at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has shown that motherhood...
Female Shift Workers May Be At Higher Risk Of Heart Disease 24 Oct 2011 | 01:30 pm
Women hospital staff working night shifts may be compromising their own health as they try to improve the health of patients, Dr. Joan Tranmer told the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2011, co-hosted...
Traditional Causes Of Death In Pregnant, Postpartum Women Outpaced By Homicide, Suicide 23 Oct 2011 | 01:30 pm
Violent deaths are outpacing traditional causes of maternal mortality, such as hemorrhage and preeclampsia, and conflicts with intimate partner are often a factor, researchers report. "We found that t...
Breast Cancer Risk Higher If Estrogen Or Testosterone Levels Higher 22 Oct 2011 | 06:30 am
The risk of breast cancer is greater if levels of hormones estrogen or testosterone are higher in post-menopausal women, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital reported in Breast Cancer Researc...
Preeclampsia: Early Detection And Immediate Treatment 21 Oct 2011 | 03:30 pm
A blood test can help to assess whether a pregnant woman who suffers from pregnancy induced hypertension, so-called preeclampsia, is at risk for an imminent delivery. This knowledge can be used to det...
Chronic Pain Care For Women Cost Nearly $13 Billion In 2008 21 Oct 2011 | 02:30 pm
An estimated 12.1 million women age 18 and older reported suffering from chronic pain in 2008 as a result of underlying medical conditions such as chronic fatigue syndrome, endometriosis, fibromyalgia...
Women Do Not Get Enough Vitamin D During The Menopause 21 Oct 2011 | 02:30 pm
A healthy diet is especially important during the menopause a period in which the risk of suffering from health problems increases. Various studies analyse the diet of peri and postmenopausal women in...
Internet Forums Help Women Understand They Are Not Alone After Pregnancy Loss 21 Oct 2011 | 01:30 pm
Nearly one in six pregnancies end in miscarriage or stillbirth, but parents' losses are frequently minimized or not acknowledged by friends, family or the community... Related posts: Daughters Of Wom...
Breastfeeding May Reduce Pain In Preterm Infants 21 Oct 2011 | 01:30 pm
Poorly managed pain in the neonatal intensive care unit has serious short- and long-term consequences, causing physiological and behavioral instability in preterm infants and long-term changes in thei...
