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Cranberries combat urinary tract infections
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=34234
Cranberry juice, long dissed as a mere folk remedy for relieving urinary tract infections in women, is finally getting some respect.

Women wait longer to pursue knee-replacement surgery than men do
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=34199
Is getting new knees on your list of New Year's resolutions? Research at the University of Delaware indicates that women wait longer to pursue knee-replacement surgery than men do.

Soybeans for hot flashes
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=34183
Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have found that a compound in soybeans is effective in reducing the frequency and severity of hot flashes in menopausal women.

BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations and breast cancer
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=34105
Breast cancer risk varies widely among women who are carriers of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations, according to a new study published in the January 9, 2008, issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

Brain response differences found in way women with irritable bowel syndrome deal with pain
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=34104
UCLA researchers found that women with IBS cannot effectively turn-off a pain modulation mechanism in the brain, which causes them to be more sensitive to abdominal pain, compared to women without IBS.

Breast cancer screening cuts mortality by half
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=34107
Breast cancer screening in East Anglia has reduced deaths from the disease by nearly half, according to a study published in the British Journal of Cancer 1 today.

American women prefer overly aggressive treatments for breast cancer
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=34101
Despite a 1990 consensus recommendation from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that lumpectomy plus radiation was the treatment of choice for early stage breast cancer, the United States continues to have the highest rate of mastectomy surgery among industrialized countries.

Low school subjective social status may be an important contributor to increases in BMI in girls
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=34091
Teen girls who perceive themselves as being lower on the social ladder appear more likely to gain weight over the subsequent two years, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

New test for newly diagnosed breast cancer
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=34078
A new test that can predict whether a patient's cancer will spread beyond the breast site has been developed by scientists at the UCD Conway Institute, University College Dublin and St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.

Brisk walking routine eases menopausal anxiety, stress and depression
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33984
With more menopausal women seeking natural therapies to ease symptoms, a new study has found that simply adding a brisk walking routine can reduce a variety of psychological symptoms such as anxiety, stress and depression.

Research focuses on basic cellular mechanics that instigate the muscle contractions of labor
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33972
In the 21st century, human tissue can be generated from stem cells and severed limbs are successfully reattached, while the physiological processes governing life's most fundamental event, childbirth labor, remain a medical mystery.

Regular brisk walking helps women cope with the menopause
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33988
Scientists in the U.S. say some of the symptoms of the menopause can be alleviated with regular exercise.

No excess cardiovascular risk from HRT for most patients
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33905
An American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) analysis of several studies monitoring the impact of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) shows young women in early menopause may not only have no increased cardiovascular risk from the therapy, but may indeed show benefit in the future.

Women who smoke at increased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33931
Here's another reason not to smoke, especially for women: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Hormone therapy in younger menopausal women
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33923
Could hormone therapy, when begun near the onset of menopause, prevent or delay the onset of atherosclerosis, more commonly called hardening of the arteries.

A happy marriage bolsters a woman's physiological recovery from work
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33848
That's the suggestion from a new UCLA study that tracked levels of cortisol, a key stress hormone, among 30 Los Angeles married couples involved in one of our age's trickiest juggling acts - raising kids when both parents work full time.

Religion habit cuts anxiety in women
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33866
For many, religious activity changes between childhood and adulthood, and a new study finds this could affect one's mental health.

A happy marriage eases a working woman's stress
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33826
According to new gender research, a happy marriage is more likely to reduce a working woman's stress levels than her husband's.

Study determines costs of breast and cervical cancer detection among low-income women
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33815
A new study has estimated the costs of providing comprehensive screening and diagnostic services to under-or uninsured, low-income women to identify those with breast or cervical cancer for treatment.

Breast cancer gene mutation more common in Hispanic, young black women
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33781
A genetic mutation already known to be more common in Ashkenazi Jewish breast cancer patients is also prevalent in Hispanic and young African-American women with breast cancer, according to one of the largest, multiracial studies of the mutation to date.

Yale launches study of young women with heart attacks
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33754
The largest, most comprehensive study of young women with heart attacks - VIRGO (Variation in Recovery: Role of Gender on Outcomes in Young AMI patients) - was recently launched at Yale School of Medicine with a $9.7 million National Institutes of Health grant.

Osteoporosis in women - previous vertebral fracture equals increased long-term risk for new fracture
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33753
Over a 15 year period, women with low bone mineral density and a previous vertebral fracture had an increased risk of a new vertebral fracture compared to women with normal bone mineral density and no previous fracture, according to a study in the December 19 issue of JAMA.

Bone mineral density test predicts 'silent' spinal fractures years later
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33702
A single bone mineral density (BMD) test given 15 years earlier predicted a woman's risk of developing fractures to her spine over time, according to the largest and longest prospective study of osteoporosis.

Breasts damaged by cancer surgery reshaped using stem cell injections
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33696
Japanese researchers have used stem cells to help reshape the breasts of women who have undergone surgery for a breast tumour.

Miscarriage and abortion raises likelihood of future low birthweight babies
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33650
Women who have miscarried or had an abortion run three times the normal risk of having a subsequent low birthweight baby, suggests research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

Bacteria that cause urinary tract infections invade bladder cells
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33625
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found definitive proof that some of the bacteria that plague women with urinary tract infections (UTIs) are entrenched inside human bladder cells.

Women and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33612
Women have made a good deal of welcome progress in the last several decades, but at least one advance is unwanted: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is on the rise in women in prevalence, morbidity and mortality.

Workplace opportunities and stresses are both increasing
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33613
Teamworking and other modern employment practices can put as much strain on a woman's family relationships as working an extra 120 hours a year, an extensive study of the British workforce funded by the Economic and Social Research Council suggests.

Survey underscores importance of emotional/educational needs among women with advanced breast cancer
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33606
Psychosocial support in women with advanced or metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is as important as the need for disease- and treatment-related information, according to results of a survey presented here today at the 30th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

Addressing care gap in underserved women not easy
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33571
In an effort to fill a significant gap in the breast care of underserved women, physicians and nurses at Mayo Clinic's campus in Jacksonville, Fla., developed a program, still ongoing, to help overcome barriers that prevent women from receiving timely care after an abnormal mammogram.

Herceptin helps women with multiple chromosomes containing HER2 gene
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33586
The targeted therapy Herceptin helps women with HER2+ type of breast cancer independent of whether patients have extra copies of chromosome 17, home to the HER2 gene which produces the HER2 protein that fuels cancer growth.

Do people make better decisions when they understand average risk?
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33557
If there were a pill that would cut your risk of breast cancer in half, would you take it" What if you were told your risk of breast cancer was already below average"

Women persist in plastic surgery treatments that are not working
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33568
Women are more likely to persist with using creams, supplements and plastic surgery to look younger if they feel these are not yet working, new research says.

A glass of wine a day may be of benefit to the health of older women
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=33520
Researchers at the University of Newcastle say a glass of wine a day may be of benefit to the health of older women.

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