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7 Things Your Body Hair Says About Your Health

It’s a woman’s prerogative to change her hair. But when body hair changes without our permission? Then it’s our imperative to check it out. Because hair is a signifier—its presence, its gain, or its...

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Breast Cancer Warning To Older Women

Many older women are unaware of some of the early warning signs of breast cancer, according to a survey.Fewer than half of the women over 70 who were questioned could name a symptom, apart from a lump....

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Women With Mild Memory Problems Worsen Faster Than Men, Study Suggests

Older women with mild memory impairment worsened about twice as fast as men, says new research that illustrates the especially hard toll that Alzheimer’s takes on women. Nearly two-thirds of Americans...

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For Girls, Mom’s Physical Activity Level Sets The Example

Moms who want to encourage their daughters to be active should practice what they preach, a small new study shows. The study of 40 girls ages 5 to 12 found that those with more active mothers were more...

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Woman Loses Vision After Mosquito Bites

A woman who caught chikungunya fever while vacationing in the Caribbean wound up losing some of the vision in her right eye permanently, according to a new report of her case. The findings suggest that...

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Pregnant Women’s Diet Linked To Baby Heart Risk

Women who eat healthily before and during pregnancy may cut the risk of their baby developing a heart problem, researchers believe. The link is suggested by a study of 19,000 women in the US who were...

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Woman Had Psychologist Pour Draining Cleaner Into Eyes So She Could Be Blind

For most people, going blind is their worst nightmare, but for this North Carolina woman it was a dream come true. Jewel Shuping, 30, was so desperate to be blind that she poured draining cleaner in...

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Understanding the Risks of IVF Treatment

Even though IVF has been a widely popular treatment plan and there has been a significance increase in IVF success rates , the treatment plan is not entirely exempted or free of any risks. Like any...

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Florida Woman On The Mend After Mistaking Glue For Eye Drops

A Florida woman is reportedly healing after doctors pried apart her eyelids, which got stuck together when she mistook superglue for eye drops. Katie Gaydos told WPBF.com that the blunder began when a...

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Maternal Mortality Falls By Almost 50% – UN Report

Pregnancy-related deaths have fallen by almost half in the past 25 years, according to a report by United Nations agencies published in The Lancet. Around 303,000 women died of complications during...

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Progesterone May Not Lower Risk Of Repeated Miscarriage

Pregnant women who have had several miscarriages in the past are sometimes given progesterone supplements, in hopes of avoiding another miscarriage. But a new study shows these hormone supplements do...

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Gum Disease Linked To Breast Cancer Risk in Older Women

Middle-aged and older women with gum disease are slightly more likely than those without gum problems to develop breast cancer, suggests a new study. The risk increase was most pronounced for women...

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Potato-Rich Diet ‘May Increase Pregnancy Diabetes Risk’

Eating potatoes or chips on most days of the week may increase a woman’s risk of diabetes during pregnancy, say US researchers. This is probably because starch in spuds can trigger a sharp rise in...

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10 Ways To Have A Healthy Pregnancy If You’re Overweight

Every woman wants to have a healthy pregnancy, but being obese puts moms and their babies at an increased risk for a host of complications including gestational diabetes, preeclampsia and miscarriage,...

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Women To Be Offered Their Own £3,000 ‘Birth Budgets’

The NHS in England is to offer pregnant women their own “personal budgets”, worth at least £3,000, so they can pick and choose the care they receive. Women will be able to use it to pay for anything...

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9 Supplements To Ease Pregnancy Complaints

Between “morning” sickness that can last all day, exhaustion and the myriad of aches and pains that can happen during pregnancy, sometimes eating healthy foods, exercise and rest aren’t enough or even...

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Barbecued And Smoked Meat Tied To Risk Of Death From Breast Cancer

Women who eat a lot of grilled, smoked and barbecued meats and develop breast cancer may be more likely to die from their cancer than those who eat less of these foods, a U.S. study suggests. A higher...

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Older Women Reduce Their Endometrial Cancer Risk With Weight Loss

Postmenopausal women who intentionally lost weight over the course of three years had a much lower risk of endometrial cancer up to 11 years later compared to women whose weight didn’t change, a U.S....

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6 Surprising Foods You Should Avoid During Pregnanc

You’re laying off the margaritas. You traded your large coffee for a small. And you’re going for a soft pretzel rather than a hot dog at that baseball game. But what other foods should you steer clear...

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Tea Changes Genes Related To Cancer Risk In Women

New research suggests that tea produces epigenetic changes in women associated with cancer risk and estrogen metabolism. Next to water, tea is the most widely consumed beverage on the planet, but a new...

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