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Best of 2009 Health Stories for Women
12 hours ago ago from Blisstree
When we have a break from the holiday rush in December, many of us reflect on the year that just passed. Some stories may have gotten lots of attention while others were overshadowed. I chose 12 of the most important (or intriguing) women's health topics of 2009. Click on the links for the full stories. With the H1N1 pandemic in 2009, it was a scary time for all pregnant women who naturally have weakened immune responses. They were urged ...
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6 hours ago ago from Lynn Roodbol's Blog
Many breast cancer survivors wonder about the connection between breast cancer and soy products, and whether soy is safe to eat once we have a diagnosis. Soy is in many of the foods we eat whether we like it or not, and the quantity of soy consumed is an issue in itself. Another issue is the fact that soy is genetically modified. So the jury is still out, but this article from the Globe and Mail provides you with Leslie Beck's Food ...
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11 hours ago ago from Eco Child's Play
Photo by bionicteaching Loneliness increases women's risk of breast cancer Many of my friends of all ages have battled with breast cancer. Often these woman seek out natural remedies to complement the aggressive western medicine treatments. From yoga to acupuncture , alternative therapies offer some relief, including helping women take better care of themselves; however, companionship may be just as important. A new study ...
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8 hours ago ago from Health BF1
Home Women Breast defence azuan / October 5, 2009 / Comments Off Some women have specific genetic problems but those breast cancers number less than 10% of all. One expert recently told me that breast cancer causes are and that the combination of lifestyle factors and genetic vulnerabilities that accounts for the abnormal growth of cells is still being figured out. That means that most of the 22,700 Canadian women (and ...
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18 hours ago ago from How Men Think About Women
Dec. 8, 2009 Moderate intake of soy foods by breast cancer survivors appears to be not only safe but beneficial, according to a new study. Women who had a higher soy intake had a lower mortality and lower risk of relapse [than women with a low intake], says researcher Xiao Ou Shu, MD, PhD, professor of medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. Previous research has yielded conflicting findings, with ...
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Dr. Erika Schwartz: New Guidelines For Mammography : A Reason For Celebration
21 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
Last week the US Preventive Services Task Force came out with new guidelines for mammography. Simply stated, the new guidelines recommend that: 1. Routine mammography screening start at age 50 instead of 40 (guidelines provided in 2002). 2. Frequency of screening to be reduced to every two years rather than the previously recommended every year. 3. Breast self-examinations are no longer recommended. 4. Clinical breast exams ...
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21 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
In response to the following, released this week by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Read This Before You Have A Mammogram My female friends were emailing in outrage at the notion that we may have, once again, been roused by the health care magnates in this country into receiving unnecessary and potentially destructive procedures, diagnoses and treatments. According to the Center for Medical Consumers article, widespread propoganda ...
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20 hours ago ago from Good News Now
Smokers who see their own personal risk of developing lung cancer after genetic-based testing show stronger intention and take more action on quitting smoking, according to clinical trial results presented to an American Association of Cancer Research conference. The pilot study looked at smokers’ response to taking the Respiragene TM test, which combines genetic and non-genetic factors to show smokers and ex-smokers their own risk of lung ...
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1 day ago ago from Huffington Post
News : scientists establish that breast cancer screening is ineffective. Now, analysts suggest that women are irrational in insisting on mammography. Some are confused and angry . The problem is so serious, in fact, that some women are addicted , choosing the comforts of reassurance over reality. Doctors who recommend the procedure have their heads in the sand, ignoring hard facts . If women and the physicians who care for them were ...
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