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Have a heart for women's healthHave a heart for women's heal...

Many women who need to hear this message the most aren't getting it: Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women. Nationally, only 28 percent of African-American women and 24 percent of Hispanic women understand this reality, said Elizabeth [...]

Posted On : Feb, 03 2009 | Comments : 0

Group helps women fight illnesses

Since her late husband's health insurance dried up in 2003, Nancy, 67, of Butler County has struggled to pay her medical bills.She has suffered from heart problems for 15 years, has had open heart surgery, has had kidney problems and has di [...]

Posted On : Jan, 17 2009 | Comments : 0

Women's worries

Find out what the top health concern for women is Women are more worried about their weight than they are about cancer, according to a poll out today. One in four women listed it as their biggest health concern, with half of women in their [...]

Posted On : Jan, 14 2009 | Comments : 0

Women Warned Eat Less or Weigh More

Women who don't try to eat less more than double their risk of substantial weight gain in middle age, a three-year study shows.If you're a 40-something woman, it doesn't matter whether you're thin or overweight -- odds are, you'll gain weig [...]

Posted On : Jan, 03 2009 | Comments : 0

Unnecessary Losses as Doctors Ignore Heart of Women's Health...

This story’s scary enough to give us a heart attack! According to a study published in Circulation this month, doctors are not dispensing enough “heart healthy”. Recommendations to women who suffer from heart disease and [...]

Posted On : Dec, 30 2008 | Comments : 0

Smoking rampant among pregnant women in Alberta

A new report that shows a startling number of women in Alberta smoke while pregnant provides a clear warning sign the province's approach is falling short, a University of Calgary researcher says.A recently-released 2005. Alberta Heal [...]

Posted On : Dec, 26 2008 | Comments : 0

Women Should Eat Plenty Of Fruits And Vegetables To Combat B...

According to a recent study, a healthy diet not only decreases weight, but can also decrease the chances of breast cancer from returning.However to get the benefit, women need to eat more than the recomended number of servers for fruit and [...]

Posted On : Dec, 17 2008 | Comments : 0

Women's Health Fest gives back to the community

For over ten years, Branch County area women have gathered to plan and stage the Women's Health Fest, spearheaded by the Community Health Center of Branch County. Over 300 women each year have enjoyed a half day of workshops,seminars and e [...]

Posted On : Nov, 29 2008 | Comments : 0

Dresses created to help fight women's heart disease

Elianne Star is a fashion design student at Marist College in the Town of Poughkeepsie. She created a red silk knit cocktail dress with a sweetheart neckline, sloping shoulders and fabric that draped around the waist. A press conferen [...]

Posted On : Nov, 11 2008 | Comments : 0

Pregnant women told to drink no more than two cups of coffee...

Pregnant women are advised to drink no more than two cups of coffee a day to cut the risk of giving birth to underweight babies. The new guidance from the Food Standards Agency comes after research that links caffeine consumption to small b [...]

Posted On : Nov, 04 2008 | Comments : 0

Smoking may perk up women's risk of developing deadly AAA

A new research has found that women who smoke are at significantly increased risk of developing an abdominal aortic aneurysm, a condition in which a weak area of the abdominal aortadefine expands or bulges. Abdominal aortic aneurysm, also [...]

Posted On : Oct, 17 2008 | Comments : 0

Women's Health: Pregnancy myths are usually just urban legen...

In honor of Labor Day just past, I’d like to turn our attention to the topic that comes to most women's minds with the word “labor.” Childbirth is a process we all experience in one way or another, since we all arrive in [...]

Posted On : Sep, 09 2008 | Comments : 0

Women's health - Cervical cancer

Most women assume that they are enjoy good health and the though of cervical cancer is rather remote from them. In Ghana I doubt if our health care system have a programme for helping women with cervical cancer. Most women are unaware tha [...]

Posted On : Aug, 26 2008 | Comments : 0

HRT 'improves' health of older women

A new report has said that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can improve the health-related quality of life of older women. The study in the British Medical Journal published today looked at the long term benefits and risks of HRT in [...]