Women Health

Urinary stress incontinence is a common problem for women starting their middle age. To deal with its discomfort and inconvenience, The Journal of Urology has published in their April 2010 issue, the result of their 2 year study on the use of macroplastique injection as a urethral bulking agent in dealing with urinary stress incontinence. [...]

In case of many pregnancy complications, women are advised bed rest, in order that the chances of preterm labor or miscarriage are reduced. Bed rest or restricted activity during pregnancy is commonly advised by doctors for those women who carry multiples, or have high blood pressure or some other complications. However, the need for this [...]

Recent research has demonstrated something that could be of some comfort to menopausal women who are undergoing rather more severe symptoms of menopause. Hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms could mean lower breast cancer risk, found a study recently conducted at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Invasive ductal and invasive lobular carcinoma are two [...]

Breastfeeding has its various benefits for you and your child. The most important of them include providing antibodies to fight infection for your baby and preventing breast, cervical and endometrial cancer for you. But, if you are a working mom, collecting, storing and transporting it creates some inconvenience. To keep the breast milk at its [...]

It is a path breaking form of neurosurgery that can help individuals where traditional treatments fail – it is known as Deep Brain Stimulation and it can help to treat depression and other conditions such as dystonia (a neurological movement disorder), Parkinson’s disease and so on. The procedure consists of placing thin wires deep inside [...]

According to a new study, the anti estrogen drug Tamoxifen could help reduce a woman’s risk of dying from lung cancer. Doctors however clarify that this drug is not something that can be used to prevent or treat lung cancer. As many as a hundred and fifty thousand people die annually from lung cancer each [...]

If you have been suffering from sleepless nights due to night sweats, it will be good to know whether it is an ordinary night sweat caused by a very warm room that lacks enough ventilation or due to the use of too much bedding for sleep. If these two are the reasons, chances are it [...]

A new study has shown that women in the UK are more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer because of unhealthy lifestyles, but this really could be true for any female demographic in the world. The study conducted through data collected by the WHO, found that a lot of the 46 thousand cases of [...]

It is all very well to say that the important thing is to have an effective fitness program and diet regulation to achieve weight loss, fitness or good health, but there is another important factor – the feel good factor which is largely contributed to by what you wear for a workout. How comfortable it [...]

Rheumatoid arthritis is one of the debilitating conditions in women especially in late adulthood. If you are one of those with frequent symptoms of joint swelling and joint pain in several points, you may be suffering from this ailment. In dealing with your symptoms, knowing the correct rheumatoid arthritis diet is very important. Following the [...]