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Half Of All Adult Female Deaths In Rural Bangladesh Due To Non-Communicable Diseases
While global attention has for decades been focused on reducing maternal mortality, population-based data on other causes of death among women of reproductive age has been virtually non-existent...
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ADHD Incidence May Be Reduced In Breastfed Children
Breastfeeding has a positive impact on the physical and mental development of infants. A new study suggests that breastfeeding may protect against the development of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) later in childhood. The study is reported in Breastfeeding Medicine, the Official Journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers...
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Change In Tactics Means Health Visitors May Be Able To Identify Child Abuse
New research at The University of Nottingham is calling for changes to a government scheme which engages community nurses in the prevention of child abuse and neglect in the home as part of a maternal and child health care programme...
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Risk Of Cardiovascular Disease Not Increased By Hysterectomy
Having a hysterectomy with or without ovary removal in mid-life does not increase a woman's risk of cardiovascular disease compared to women who reach natural menopause, contrary to many previously reported studies, according to research published online in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology...
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Hysterectomy Does Not Raise Heart Risk
Contrary to some previous research, a new study from the US finds women's risk of cardiovascular disease does not go up after having a hysterectomy in mid-life, with or without ovary removal. The risk is no higher than that faced by women who reach the menopause naturally, says the new study. Lead author Karen A...
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Child Brides At Increased Risk For Maternal And Infant Mortality
Countries in which girls are commonly married before the age of 18 have significantly higher rates of maternal and infant mortality, report researchers in the current online issue of the journal Violence Against Women...
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Improving Food Security In Africa By Educating Women
The author of the thesis, Simon Wagura Ndiritu, has studied gender-related issues concerning agriculture and food management in Kenya and Tanzania. He found significant differences between men and women, where women are often forced to farm lower-quality lands and do not typically use the most productive farming methods to the same extent as men...
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Slim Women Have Higher Endometriosis Risk Than Obese Women
Slim women have a higher risk of developing endometriosis than women who are morbidly obese, according to a new major study. The research was published in the journal Human Reproduction and showed that morbidly obese females (BMI greater than 40 kg/m2) have a 39% lower risk of endometriosis than females with a current BMI in the low normal range (8.5 to 22.4 kg/m2)...
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Angelina Jolie Has Double Mastectomy Because Of 87% Breast Cancer Risk
Actress Angelina Jolie, who carries a mutation in her BRCA1 gene, announced that she has had a double mastectomy. Women who carry a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation have a significantly higher risk of developing breast and ovarian cancers. According to Angelina Jolie, her lifetime risk of developing breast cancer before having her breasts surgically removed was 87%...
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Some Newborns Benefit From Early Formula, Helping Mothers To Breastfeed Longer
Recent public health efforts have focused extensively on reducing the amount of formula babies are given in the hospital after birth...
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