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Babies fathered by teenagers are more likely to be unhealthy at birth, suggests a study.
Becoming overweight as a child is more likely to be the result of your genes than your lifestyle, claims a study.
Gene Plays 'Jekyll And Hyde' In Brain Cancer Science Daily (press release) - 13 hours ago
Scientists in Germany say that tattoos could be the ideal way of delivering vaccines into the body.
Discovery Could Lead To Urine Test To Detect Cancer Early, Better ... Science Daily (press release) - 12 hours ago
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After breast cancer has been diagnosed, additional tests may help determine if the disease has spread outside the breast. These and other tests contribute to a process called staging. Breast cancer staging helps patients and their doctors develop a treatment strategy and understand the most likely outcome or prognosis. (PRWeb Feb 7, 2008) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/UGlnZy1Ib3JyLVRoaXItSW5zZS1aZXRh
Lymphedema and Edema patients experience dramatically reduced swelling with custom garments; also used successfully by professional athletes for range of sports injuries. (PRWeb Feb 7, 2008) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/U3F1YS1UaGlyLUluc2UtSW5zZS1aZXRhLVplcm8=
Accordingto a recent report in the Archives of General Psychiatry,older womenare more likely to become depressed and to remain depressed than oldermen, but less likely to die while depressed. Lisa C. Barry of the Yale University School of Medicine and colleaguesperformed the study in light of the fact that the prevalence ofdepression is disproportionately higher in older women than men, andthe reason is unknown.
Coronation Street legend, Liz Dawn, gave a moving insight into the toll that chronic lung disease has taken on her life. The Leeds born star was recently forced to quit her role as Coronation Streets loveable loudmouth Vera Duckworth because of the effects of emphysema. In an interview she described how the disease cast a shadow over her final weeks and months on the show that made her famous. Sixty eight year-old Liz said: "You know you're not right.
Doctors hope to use the body's own nerves to bridge the gap in the spinal cord left by paralysing injuries.
The Indiana University- Kenya Partnership has been selected by the National Institutes of Health to join the Global Network for Women's and Infant's Health Research.
The Indiana University- Kenya Partnership has been selected by the National Institutes of Health to join the Global Network for Women's and Infant's Health Research.
'Mum was telling me I had cancer . I thought I was going to die'
Hair test cuts breast cancer errors New Scientist (subscription), UK - 1 hour ago
The following highlights recent news of state actions on women's health.Idaho: A bill introduced Monday in the House Health and Welfare Committee would make it a crime, punishable by up to five years in prison and $5,000, to coerce a woman into having an abortion, the AP/KIDK reports.
Scientists at Newcastle University in the United Kingdom recently announced they have developed an in vitro fertilization technique that creates an embryo using the DNA of two women and one man with the aim of preventing women with genetic conditions from passing diseases on to their children, BBC News reports.
Hundreds of African women on Monday gathered for a conference in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, to discuss issues surrounding violence against women living with HIV/AIDS, their rights and access to antiretroviral treatment, AFP/Yahoo! News reports.