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Smoking Causes Earlier Menopause in White Women with Gene Variation
The increased health risks associated with smoking are well-documented. Now a new study by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania as published in the journal Menopause indicates that smoking...
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Daily Aspirin Use Reduces Ovarian Cancer Risk by 20 Percent
Women who use low-dose aspirin daily may reduce their risk of ovarian cancer by up to 20 percent, suggests new research from the National Institutes of Health as published in the Journal of the...
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Young Female Smokers Have Increased Risk of Common Breast Cancer Type
Young women who currently smoke and who have smoked one pack of cigarettes a day for 10 years or more have an increased risk of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer compared to young women who have...
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Double Mastectomy Better for Women with Hereditary BRCA Breast Cancer
Women with hereditary breast cancer as a result of a BRCA gene mutation and who undergo a double mastectomy are less likely to die from the disease than women who undergo the procedure on only the...
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Moderate Exercise Decreases Stroke Risk as Much as Strenuous Activity
The health benefits of exercise are well-known. Now new research presented at the International Stroke Conference 2014 of the American Stroke Association suggests that moderate exercise could decrease...
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Medicaid Policies Block Low-Income Women from Tubal Ligation
Tubal ligation, the most popular method of female sterilization, is highly protective against unwanted pregnancies. However, current Medicaid policies create roadblocks for low-income women who wish to...
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Women with BRCA1 Mutation Should Remove Ovaries by Age 35
A BRCA1 gene mutation significantly increases the risk of breast and ovarian cancers in women. Now a large international study as published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology suggests that women with...
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Gestational Diabetes May Increase Heart Disease Risk for Pregnant Women
Women who develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy may have an increased risk of developing heart disease later in life, suggests a new 20-year study from researchers at the Kaiser Permanente...
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BRCA1 Breast Cancer Gene Plays Protective Role Against Development of...
BRCA1 is a gene normally expressed in the cells of breast and other tissue that helps repair damaged DNA or destroy cells if DNA cannot be repaired. BRCA1 mutations increase the risk of breast and...
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Cardiac Arrest During Childbirth More Frequent Than Reported
Although cardiac arrest during childbirth is rare, a new study in the journal Anesthesiology suggests that the condition may be two times more common than previously reported. Cardiac arrest, also...
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Heart Disease and Stroke Associated with Age at First Menstrual Cycle
Known risk factors for heart disease and stroke include obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, and tobacco use. Now a new study published in the journal Circulation suggests that the age at which a...
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Fructose-Glucose Mixture in High-Fructose Corn Syrup May Decrease Lifespan
Women may want to avoid high-fructose corn syrup. According to a new study published in The Journal of Nutrition from researchers at the University of Utah, the fructose-glucose mixture found in...
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Frequently Consuming Sugary Drinks Linked to Earlier Onset of Menstruation
Drinking sugar-sweetened beverages like carbonated drinks and sodas has previously been linked to an increased risk of obesity and type II diabetes. Now a new study published in the journal Human...
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ACIP Releases Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule for 2015
Vaccines are not just for children. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has released the Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule for 2015, which provides a summary of ACIP...
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Drinking Coffee Linked to Reduced Risk of Endometrial Cancer
More good news for women with a coffee habit: New research published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention suggests that drinking three to four cups of coffee a day could...
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Women with Type 1 Diabetes Twice as Likely as Men to Die from Heart Disease
Women with type 1 diabetes have an increased excess risk of death from all causes and an increased excess risk of death from heart disease than men with type 1 diabetes, says a large meta-analysis of...
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Women with History of Spontaneous Preterm Birth at Increased Risk of...
Premature birth increases the risk of complications and health problems for babies. Now a new study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology finds that a history of spontaneous...
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Menopausal Hormone Therapy Increases Ovarian Cancer Risk
Using hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to treat the symptoms associated with menopause increases the risk of developing the two most common forms of ovarian cancer even when used for only a few years,...
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Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives Like IUDs and Hormonal Implants...
Over the past decade, more American women have chosen long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) like intrauterine devices (IUDs) and subdermal hormonal implants for birth control, says a new report...
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Intervention Reduces Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Among Women with Gestational...
Gestational diabetes increases the risk of type 2 diabetes years after pregnancy among women. But a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism suggests that...
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