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Zoledronic Acid Protects Bones of Women Getting Breast Cancer Treatment
8/21/2008 1:42:48 AM by adeal
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Zoledronic acid prevents bone loss in breast cancer patients undergoing endocrine therapy and improves bone mineral density after treatment, according to an Austrian study. Adjuvant endocrine therapy is widely used in patients with endocrine-responsive early breast cancer, but the treatment causes b ....(MyHealthInsight.com)
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Abortion does not put women's mental health at risk
8/19/2008 6:15:44 AM by adeal
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Having an abortion does not put women's mental health at risk, according to a new study. A comprehensive review of research, by the American Psychological Association (APA), showed no evidence that the majority of abortions cause psychiatric problems. According to previous studies, mental health iss ....(MyHealthInsight.com)
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Immune clue to pregnancy danger
7/28/2008 3:43:48 AM by adeal
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Pre-eclampsia affects one in 20 pregnancies, but experiments on mice in the US found that it could be triggered by immune molecules. This could potentially help lead to new treatments and tests for the condition, reports the journal Nature Medicine. A pre-eclampsia charity said other evidence hinted ....(MyHealthInsight.com)
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Viagra may boost women`s libido:Study
7/24/2008 4:37:36 AM by adeal
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Viagra, a popular drug that turns around the sex lives of many older men, now may help women on antidepressants have better sex, U.S. media reported on Wednesday. They found women on antidepressants who took Viagra had fewer sexual side effects than those who took a placebo. Sexual dysfunction can p ....(MyHealthInsight.com)
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Breast-Fed Babies Have Fewer GI Infections
7/22/2008 3:46:22 AM by adeal
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Infants who are predominantly breast-fed for the first six months of life are less likely to have gastrointestinal problems. But, they're more likely to be deficient in iron, and therefore at risk of anemia, according to a study that looked at 154 mothers and their babies in Guadalajara, Mexico. "We ....(MyHealthInsight.com)
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Health Tip: Exercising During Pregnancy
7/22/2008 3:37:05 AM by adeal
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Exercise is good for you during any stage of life. But among pregnant women, it can offset some common problems.Your doctor should approve of any exercise program while you're pregnant. The American Pregnancy Association offers this list of potential benefits: * It can help alleviate conditions such ....(MyHealthInsight.com)
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New techniques to help find cancer in dense breasts
7/21/2008 4:29:45 AM by adeal
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A better way to check for breast cancer in women with breasts too dense for today's mammograms to give a clear picture. Radiologists donning special glasses is not the only potential aid. The Mayo Clinic is testing a new kind of breast camera that might challenge the images of those far pricer MRI e ....(MyHealthInsight.com)
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Dietary Fiber Cuts Risk of Pregnancy Complication
7/21/2008 4:16:36 AM by adeal
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Eating more fiber during the first trimester of pregnancy seems to reduce the risk of developing preeclampsia, a potentially fatal condition characterized by elevated blood pressure. The finding appears to be another good reason for pregnant women to maintain good fiber intake, one expert said.(MyHealthInsight.com)
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Older Women's Stroke Risk Linked to Sleep
7/21/2008 4:09:50 AM by adeal
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Getting too much sleep may be a more serious sign of stroke risk among older women than not getting enough sleep, according to a new study. Researchers found that postmenopausal women who slept nine or more hours per night were 70% more likely to suffer an ischemic stroke than women who slept an ave ....(MyHealthInsight.com)
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Too much sleep ups ischemic risk in postmenopausal women
7/18/2008 5:35:45 AM by adeal
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Postmenopausal women whose nap time exceed nine hours may be at an increased risk of ischemic stroke, according to a new study published in Journal of the American Heart Association. But if sleeping too much is bad then so is sleeping too little, with getting less than 6 hours of sleep modestly incr ....(MyHealthInsight.com)
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