HEALTHDAY - WOMENS HEALTH
4/2/2013
Repeat Births by Teen Girls Still Too High: CDC
Posted 10:00 AM 4/2/2013 by Robert Preidt
TUESDAY, April 2 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly 20 percent of American teens who give birth have already had one or more babies, a federal study released Tuesday says.
In 2010, more than 365,000 teens aged 15 to 19 gave birth and about 67,000 (18.3 percent) of those were repeat births (More)
Study Pinpoints Women at Risk for Blood Clots From Pregnancy
4/1/2013
Breast Cancer Gene Tests Won't Help Most Women: Report
Posted 3:00 PM 4/1/2013 by Robert Preidt
MONDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) -- The benefits of genetic testing to assess the risk of breast and ovarian cancers linked to the BRCA gene are limited to a small number of women, a new report indicates.
Mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes greatly increase a woman's risk of developing (More)
Consensual Sex Typically Doesn't Begin Before Teen Years, Study Finds
When Breast Cancer Spreads to Lungs, Surgery May Increase Survival
3/29/2013
Artificial Ovaries Could Potentially Deliver Hormone Therapy
Posted 2:00 PM 3/29/2013 by Robert Preidt
FRIDAY, March 29 (HealthDay News) -- It might be possible to create artificial ovaries in the laboratory to provide a more natural form of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for women, researchers report.
As well as producing eggs, ovaries secrete hormones that are important for bone and (More)
More Evidence Shows Hormone Therapy May Increase Breast Cancer Risk
Pregnant Women Under Stress May Be at Higher Risk for Stillbirth
Traffic Smog Tied to Serious Birth Defects
3/28/2013
Rubella in Pregnancy Rare in U.S., But Can Be Devastating for Baby
Posted 10:00 AM 3/28/2013 by Robert Preidt
THURSDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- Although rare in the United States, three babies with birth defects caused by rubella (or "German measles") were reported in 2012 and doctors need to be on the lookout for such cases, a new government report indicates.
Birth defects caused by what (More)
3/27/2013
Nearly 14 Million Cancer Survivors in U.S.: Report
Posted 12:00 PM 3/27/2013 by Robert Preidt
WEDNESDAY, March 27 (HealthDay News) -- There are currently 13.7 million cancer survivors in the United States and the number is expected to rise by 31 percent to 18 million by 2022, according to a new report.
"Cancer is often not the immediately fatal diagnosis (More)
More Genetic Insights Into 3 Types of Cancer
3/26/2013
Vitamin D Important During Pregnancy, Study Suggests
Posted 5:00 PM 3/26/2013 by Robert Preidt
TUESDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) -- Low levels of vitamin D during pregnancy are associated with an increased risk of complications in mothers-to-be and low birth weight in their newborns, a new study finds.
The research shows an association but doesn't prove that insufficient vitamin D (More)
Men Biologically Programmed to Steer Clear of Friends' Wives
U.S. Must Step Up Response to Vets, Report Says
New Method May Help Pinpoint Woman's Final Menstrual Period
Tofu-Rich Diet May Help Women With Lung Cancer Live Longer
3/25/2013
Working While Pregnant Won't Harm the Baby, Study Finds
Posted 2:00 PM 3/25/2013 by Robert Preidt
MONDAY, March 25 (HealthDay News) -- Working during pregnancy does not increase a woman's risk of having a preterm or low birth-weight baby, a new study found.
Researchers examined data from nearly 1,600 women who gave birth in 2005. Some of the women worked (More)
Four in 10 Babies Given Solid Foods Too Early, Study Finds
Stress During Pregnancy May Raise Heart Defect Risk for Baby
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