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Women's Health News Impact of sleep deprivation on postpartum weight retention
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Mothers who reported sleeping five hours or less per day when their babies were six months old had a threefold higher risk for substantial weight retention (11 pounds or more) at their baby's first birthday than moms who slept seven hours per day, according to a new study by Kaiser Permanente and Harvard Medical School / Harvard Pilgrim Health Care.
Gender roles and not gender bias hold back women scientists
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=32665
Traditional roles of women in the home and a negative bias in workplace support result in less career success for women versus men at the same stage of their research careers, determined researchers at the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) in a study appearing in the November 2007 issue of EMBO reports.
Project aims to deepen the medical and research community's understanding of women's health
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=32713
Women's bodies and medical needs are vastly different than men's way beyond their reproductive systems.
Persistent genital arousal disorder in women
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=32627
New research shows that women suffering from Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder (PGAD), a condition marked by unprovoked, intrusive and persistent sensations of genital arousal that are unrelieved by one or several orgasms, are likely to experience a variety of associated psychological conditions.
Kisspeptin and GPR54 may be the future of ovarian cancer treatment
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=32586
Kisspeptin and its receptor GPR54 predict a favourable clinical outcome in women with ovarian carcinoma, and are specific for the clear cell carcinoma subtype, research published this week in the online open access journal, BMC Medicine, reveals.
Woman's menstrual cycle provides newly discovered type of stem cell
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=32580
The cells which thicken the womb wall during a woman's menstrual cycle contain a newly discovered type of stem cell, and could be used in the treatment of damaged and/or old tissue, according to research published in the online open access publication, Journal of Translational Medicine.
Greater support and less marital conflict leads to later onset of puberty in girls
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=32569
Early puberty in girls has been found to negatively affect these teenagers' health in areas such as mood disorders, substance abuse, adolescent pregnancy, and cancers of the reproductive system.
More women opting to have both breasts removed when cancer has been found in only one breast
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Researchers are reporting a 150 percent increase between 1998 and 2003 in American women opting to have both breasts removed when cancer has been found in only one breast—a procedure called contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM).
Experts say obese women should be refused fertility treatment
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=32548
A fertility organisation in Britain is saying that severely obese women should be barred from having National Health Service fertility treatment until they have lost weight.
Curvy women have the edge on their skinny sisters
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=32547
According to American researchers curvaceous women may have the edge on their skinny sisters in more ways than one.
UK hospitals short changing women with heart failure
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=32495
Women with heart failure are less likely than men to receive recommended investigations and treatment, when admitted to hospital as an emergency, reveals an extensive UK survey, published ahead of print in the journal Heart.
Occasional binge drinking during pregnancy does not harm fetus review says
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=32462
Scientists in the UK say though the relationship between sustained heavy drinking in pregnancy and health problems for mother and child is well-established, there is little evidence that occasional binge drinking during pregnancy harms the unborn child.
Two proteins may be survival markers in some breast cancers
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=32454
New research suggests that the presence or absence of two proteins may be important markers for long-term survival in some breast-cancer patients.
UK women have caught up with men in their alcohol consumption
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=32446
As levels of binge drinking in the UK rise, doctors in this week's BMJ report three cases of bladder rupture in women who attended hospital with lower abdominal pain.
Role of psychological well-being in premature delivery
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=32394
A group of researchers of the University of Modena has investigated the role of psychological well-being in premature delivery. The study is reported in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics.
Exercise and education improves function and symptoms in women with fibromyalgia
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=32420
An exercise program that incorporates walking, strength training and stretching may improve daily function and alleviate symptoms in women with fibromyalgia, according to a report in the November 12 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Molecular markers predict risk for invasive breast cancer years before the tumor develops
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=32367
A team of scientists from the University of California San Francisco has identified distinct molecular markers that predict whether or not a woman is likely to develop subsequent invasive cancer after initial diagnosis with a noninvasive form of early breast cancer.
Research highlights important indicators of early-stage ovarian cancer
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=32424
New research explains why some ovarian cancer patients are dying, while others survive, despite similar surgical and post-operative treatment.
Cell response to stress signals predicts tumors in women with common pre-breast cancer
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=32371
A specific biological response to cellular stress may predict the likelihood of future tumor formation of the most common, non-invasive form of pre-malignant breast cancer-- ductal carcinoma in situ, or DCIS.
Questions raised over the safety of the long-term use of the birth control pill
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=32346
New research has again raised concerns about the safety of the long-term use of the birth control pill.
UK study looks at obesity in women
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=32323
The study shows that overweight and obese women in the UK are at a higher risk of developing and dying from cancer.
Fear of gaining weight and smoking cessation in women
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=32311
Is a fear of getting fatter partly to blame for the fact that nearly one in five American women still smokes, and many don't try to quit"

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