New York Times
Asian women see boost in estrogen when drinking coffee: StudyThe State ColumnResearchers from the National Institutes of Health reported that Asian women who consume 200 milligrams of more of caffeine a day have higher estrogen levels than Asian women who do not consume caffeine. However, this effect was not observed in white …Caffeine [...]
ABC News
Studies show men are more likely to experience slight memory loss than women …ABC NewsMen more than women are at higher risk of developing mild memory loss, according to a new study published in the journal Neurology. The memory dysfunction, called mild cognitive impairment, or MCI, is the stage between normal brain aging and [...]
USA TODAY
Who feels pain more, men or women?northwestohio.comby Elizabeth Reed On a scale from 1 to 10, how surprised are you that women reportedly feel pain more intensely than men? Time reports that in the 11000-patient study of electronic medical records, researchers found women indicated higher levels of …Stanford study shows women report more intense [...]
ABC News
Women found to report much more pain than menSan Francisco ChronicleRicardo Mazalan / AP United States' Sarah Hammer grimaces in pain after crashing during the Track Cycling Women's Points Race during the 2008 Olympics. According to a new Stanford study, women tend to report much more severe pain than men, …Stanford study shows women [...]
USA TODAY
Women feel more pain than men, study saysUSA TODAYBy HealthDay According to the results of a study in which researchers examined pain scores from tens of thousands of patients in the United States, women experience more intense pain than men. There are numerous studies showing that women report more …Females More Sensitive To Pain [...]
TIME
Women feel more pain than men, study findsCBS News(CBS) Who hurts more, men or women? A new Stanford University study examining patients' medical records found surprisingly clear results: across the board, women report higher levels of pain than men. For the study, researchers reviewed patients' …Women found to report much more pain than menSan Francisco [...]
CTV.ca
Study: Healthy women can wait 15 years on bone scansSarasota Herald-TribuneBy AP, Herald-Tribune ATLANTA — New research could mean millions of older women can skip frequent screening tests for osteoporosis: If an initial bone scan shows no big problems, many can safely wait 15 years to have another one, the study suggests. …Osteoporosis Patients Advised [...]
CTV.ca
Women Receive Bone Tests Too Often for Osteoporosis, Study FindsBusinessWeekBy Sarah Frier Jan. 19 (Bloomberg) — Many women who get screened for osteoporosis may not need it, suggesting current guidelines may spur extra tests, increasing costs and unnecessary treatment, a study found. Osteoporosis, a loss in bone density that …Osteoporosis Patients Advised to Delay Bone [...]
CTV.ca
Women Too Often Tested for Osteoporosis, Researchers ReportBusinessWeekBy Sarah Frier Jan. 18 (Bloomberg) — Many women who get screened for osteoporosis may not need it, according to a study that suggests current guidelines result in too many unnecessary tests, increasing costs and sometimes spurring unnecessary …Osteoporosis Is Slow; Bone Density Tests Can Wait, Study SaysNew [...]
BBC News
PIP breast implants: Women march on private clinicsBBC NewsAround 60 women have marched on private cosmetic clinics that fitted now-banned PIP breast implants, as an NHS media campaign set out government advice. Marchers in London called on clinics to replace PIP implants free of charge. …Dozens of women march on Harley Street demanding PIP [...]
USA TODAY
Dutch women told to have breast implants removedReuters| AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch health authorities said on Wednesday women who had breast implants made by a French company at the heart of a global health scare should have them removed because of the high risk of rupture, reversing an earlier …PIP breast implants: Harley Medical [...]
USA TODAY
Dutch women told to have breast implants removedChicago TribuneAMSTERDAM, Jan 11 (Reuters) – Dutch health authorities said on Wednesday women who had breast implants made by a French company at the heart of a global health scare should have them removed because of the high risk of rupture, reversing an earlier …Breast implant concerns [...]
Sydney Morning Herald
British Clarification on Implant Scandal Leaves Women Only More ConfusedNew York TimesLONDON — The British government said on Friday that there was still not enough evidence to recommend routine removal of breast implants made by a now-defunct French company using silicone of dubious quality. But it also said that it would allow about [...]
Daily Mail
France tries to calm women over scandal-hit implantsReutersBy Leigh Thomas | PARIS (Reuters) – France's health minister tried to calm women's fears over potentially dangerous breast implants on Tuesday, saying there was no medical need to remove them immediately. The implants at the center of the global …implants need lifetime of care, say expertsmsnbc.comU.S. [...]
Malaysia Star
Netherlands: 1000 Dutch Women Bought Suspect Breast ImplantsNew York TimesPotentially substandard breast implants made by a French company were sold to about 1000 Dutch women under a second name, broadening the scope of an investigation that could affect some 300000 women worldwide. A health spokeswoman for the Netherlands …PIP implants sold to Dutch firm [...]
Telegraph.co.uk
France tells women to get faulty implants removedSan Francisco ChronicleThe French Health Ministry recommended Friday that women with breast implants reported to contain substandard silicone should get them removed, a ruling that affects 30000 women in France and raises questions for thousands more in other countries. …Interpol seeks arrest of breast implant company founderTimes of [...]
USA TODAY
Italy seeking women with French breast implantsUSA TODAYROME (AP) – Italy's health ministry on Thursday asked hospitals to track down women who received silicone breast implants made by a suspect French company due to concerns the implants may be unsafe. Michel Euler, AP Dr. Maurice Mimoun, …French breast implant fears spread around worldReutersBreast implants [...]
USA Today
Smoking linked to skin cancer in womenUSA TodayBy Ellin Holohan, HealthDay If you're a woman who smokes and you are looking for another reason to quit, consider this: A new study has found a link between tobacco use and skin cancer. Those women who smoked at least 20 years were twice as likely to [...]
USA Today
Steps Women Can Take to Reduce Risk of Breast CancerWebMDDec. 7, 2011 — Women can reduce their risk of breast cancer by not taking combination estrogen/progestin hormone therapy, not smoking, minimizing their exposure to radiation during CT scans and the like, avoiding weight gain after …Studies: New drug combinations slow down metastatic breast cancersCNN [...]
Sydney Morning Herald
Gene test could spare women from unnecessary radiationUSA TodayA new genetic test may spare thousands of women with a common type of breast tumor from unnecessary radiation, according to a study released today at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium . This genomic test could be a good …Study faults partial radiation for [...]