Compared with men, women are more prone to sleep disorders. Sleeping problems are more prominent in middle aged and in older women. Younger women usually have fewer sleep disorders. However, some women experience sleep disorders throughout the childbearing age. Poor sleep is one of the major causes of physical and emotional problems in women. Causes...
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Smoking increases the risk of ectopic pregnancy. Ectopic pregnancy occurs when the fertilized egg implants outside the womb, usually in the fallopian tubes and occasionally in the ovaries. A University of Edinburgh research team has reported that smokers are four times likely to develop ectopic pregnancy than non-smokers. According to the study, published in...
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To protect your baby from infections, you should exclusively breastfeed the infant at least for six months. According to a study in Greece, reported recently in the Archives of Disease in Childhood, breastfeeding significantly brings down the risk of childhood infections, such as ear infections, thrush and acute respiratory infections. According to Fani...
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Wanna lose weight? Drink 12oz of milk daily. In some studies, researchers have found a strong link between calcium intake and weight loss. However, when it comes to calcium, no other source could be better than milk and dairy products. In a recent Israeli study, reported in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers have...
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Routine mammograms might not be as effective as thought to be. According to an Oslo University Hospital study, routine mammograms could prevent up to 10 per cent breast cancer related deaths. The number is much less than the current estimate of 15 to 23 per cent. The study shows that routine mammogram should be an...
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If you are a fibromyalgia patient, negative emotions might worsen your pain according to a Dutch study. Researchers suggest that negative emotions such as anger and sadness could increase the physical pain in women suffering from any type of chronic pain. Unfortunately, negative emotions are unavoidable, especially for people suffering from chronic pain. Health...
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Watercress, an important ingredient in salads, could reduce the risk of breast cancer. Researchers at the University of Southampton have uncovered the cancer fighting property of the leafy green vegetable. The level of cancer fighting molecules in the blood rises rapidly within a few hours after eating a bowlful of watercress. Watercress owes its cancer-fighting...
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Compared to teetotalers, women who drink alcohol have a greater risk of developing breast cancer. Researchers of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have observed how alcohol intake effects the risk of developing breast cancer in 87,724 postmenopausal women between 50 and 80 years of age. Researchers categorized the women into three groups –...
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Before the beginning of the periods, a large number of women suffer from premenstrual syndrome or PMS. Interaction between sex hormones and brain chemicals is believed to be associated with this condition. According to the researchers at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, stress might trigger the symptoms of PMS. The...
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It is difficult to treat acne. To make matters worse for young people who are trying to clear their acne with antibiotic medications, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have found that in a small number of people antibiotics is associated with inflammatory bowel disease. Usually drugs belonging to the tetracycline family or...
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Preeclampsia or pregnancy induced hypertension occurs in nearly five to ten percent women during pregnancy. This condition is characterized by high blood pressure level, edema and protein in the urine. Women with a previous history of preeclampsia have a greater risk of developing hypertension during future pregnancies. Preeclampsia is one of the major complications of...
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A low calorie diet is largely a low carbohydrate or a low fat diet. While both the diet plans could promote weight loss and lower the risk of cardiovascular diseases, researchers have found that a low carbohydrate diet is more beneficial than a low fat diet. The findings published in the latest issue of Annals...
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Women who have had gestational diabetes in a previous pregnancy could suffer from the same condition in future pregnancies. Gestational diabetes is a form of insulin resistant diabetes that occurs during pregnancy. The pregnancy hormones secreted by the placenta is believed to impair the body’s ability to utilize insulin for absorption of glucose. A...
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Beware of calcium supplements. According to a study published in the British Medical Journal, middle-aged women you take calcium supplements for preventing osteoporosis have a 30 percent higher heart attack risk than women who do not take calcium supplements. Researchers of New Zealand’s Aberdeen and Auckland Universities found that daily intake of calcium supplements, which...
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