Related topics: breast cancer , women
News tagged with postmenopausal women
Antidepressants may increase risk of stroke and death
Medicine & Health / Medications
Dec 14, 2009 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
Postmenopausal women who take antidepressants face a small but statistically significant increased risk for stroke and death compared with those who do not take the drugs. The new findings are from the federally-funded, multi-institution, ...
Search results for postmenopausal women
More about sex and relationships needed at gynecological visits
Dec 15, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Visits to a gynaecologist or midwife are generally associated with different tests and/or prescriptions for contraceptives, but could offer so much more. Women, doctors and midwives are agreed that gynaecological visits presents ...
Marriage is good for the health: global study
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 15, 2009 |
3.7 / 5 (3) |
1
Despite the barbs of comedians and the spectacular bust-ups documented in the gossip magazines, marriage really is good for you, international research has found.
Disordered eating may affect 10 to 15 percent of women
17 hours ago |
not rated yet |
0
Several maladaptive eating behaviors, beyond anorexia, can affect women. Indeed, some 10 to 15 percent of women have maladaptive eating behaviours and attitudes according to new study from the Université de Montréal ...
The drink and violence ?gender gap?
Dec 16, 2009 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- Women and men are at the same risk of violence - until they start drinking, new research from Cardiff University has shown.
Almost two-thirds of pregnant women believe they are regularly exposed to physical risk at work
Dec 17, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
A new study shows the employment and sociodemographic characteristics involved in the exposure of pregnant women to workplace hazards. Of these, 56% say they often work standing up or have to lift heavy objects, ...
Research suggests link between infertility, low egg reserve, and breast/ovarian cancer gene (BRCA1)
17 hours ago |
not rated yet |
0
A New York Medical College physician who specializes in restoring or preserving fertility in female cancer patients has discovered a possible link between the presence of breast cancer genes and infertility.
'Happy housewife' myth debunked by new book
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 15, 2009 |
4.3 / 5 (3) |
1
(PhysOrg.com) -- Many believe that 1950s cinema portrayed women as complacent, conservative housewives who liked nothing better than to rustle up a three-course meal for their hardworking husbands, but a new book has shown ...
In rural areas, more women falling into health care gap
Dec 15, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
For Americans living in rural areas, obtaining and maintaining health care can be challenging. Aside from common barriers, including shortages of care providers and facilities, older women face additional challenges, according ...
Couples who do the dishes together stay happier
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 15, 2009 |
3.3 / 5 (3) |
1
A new study published by The University of Western Ontario reveals that couples who share the responsibility for paid and unpaid work report higher average measures of happiness and life satisfaction than those in other family ...
Veiling in style: How does a stigmatized practice become fashionable?
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 14, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Why are an increasing number of Turkish women wearing veils in a secular country where the practice is banned in public buildings? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research says one factor is fashion.
List of search results for postmenopausal women
