Drinking just a glass of wine a day increases women’s risk of breast cancer, as well as several other types of the disease, a new study concludes. The research, carried out among more than a million UK women, says that alcohol accounts for 5,000 cases of breast cancer every year.
What do we know already?
Many of us enjoy relaxing with a glass of wine at the end of the day. But it’s an unpalatable fact that alcohol can damage your health, especially Read the rest of this entry »

OTTAWA — Canadian women experience a significant decline in health and quality of life between the ages of 40 and 50, compared to men during the same period of life, suggests a Statistics Canada study.
The study, released Wednesday, suggests women in their 40s experience more health problems — for example, illness linked to emotional stress — that lead to a poorer quality of life than their male counterparts during that particular Read the rest of this entry »

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 18 (HealthDay News) — New tobacco company marketing campaigns that target women and girls are the most aggressive in more than a decade, a new report concludes.
That marketing needs to be curbed by giving the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authority over tobacco products, according to the report, released Wednesday by a coalition of major U.S. public health organizations.
Campaigns launched in recent years by the nation’s two Read the rest of this entry »

February 15, 2009 15:55 EST
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Achieving a goal of getting some 2,500 Kentucky women to take a health survey for the first time won’t be a problem after all for the Kentucky Women’s Health Registry.
The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that the numbers were languishing at around 860 with a month to go and a deadline looming. Project officials then sent an e-mail to women who have taken the survey before, asking them to urge Read the rest of this entry »

With an eye to the future, Women’s Healthcare of Illinois hosted a free educational event at the Tinley Park Convention Center.
More than 100 people attending the event Saturday were instructed by four medical professionals on women’s health, ranging from bladder issues and office-based procedures to healthy pregnancies, genetics and ultrasounds.
Each of the four doctors, led by Dr. Kenneth Finkelstein, encouraged questions from the audience Read the rest of this entry »

PORTSMOUTH — Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women in America. It is for that reason Portsmouth Regional Hospital developed and held a day-long program to inform women about heart disease, how it affects them and how to prevent it.
The keynote speaker was Dr. Nieca Goldberg, the national spokesperson for the American Heart Association’s “Go Red” campaign and author of the books “The Women’s Healthy Heart Program” and “Women Are Not Small Read the rest of this entry »

Bobbi Gaither wants to keep her heart healthy.
The 65-year-old Pensacola resident was among dozens of crimson-clad women — and a few men — who took advantage of free, cardiovascular health screenings at Cordova Mall on Friday during the Wear Red Day event at Belk. Participants filled out questionnaires, chatted with health-care officials, and had cholesterol and blood pressure checks.
“I’m always concerned about my cholesterol, and this is more Read the rest of this entry »

Opinion Leaders in Women’s Health To Take the Podium at the 17th Annual Congress on Women’s Health, March 27-29, 2009
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ — Physicians, nurses, allied healthcare providers, and policymakers will gather in Williamsburg, VA on March 27-29, 2009 at the Williamsburg Lodge to learn practical, clinical information on cutting-edge therapeutic protocols, advances in diagnosis and management, and innovative translational Read the rest of this entry »

President Obama on Friday began dismantling his predecessor’s broad and damaging assault on women’s reproductive health and freedom. He lifted the odious gag rule that President George W. Bush imposed on international family planning groups and began trying to restore financing to the United Nations Population Fund.
It was a reassuring message that Mr. Obama takes seriously his duty to safeguard women’s lives and basic rights, Read the rest of this entry »

Published: January 29, 2009
Looking out into a crowd of women at Iredell Memorial’s ‘Embracing the New You” women’s health forum last weekend, author Genie James asked a series of questions:
How many have tried different diets, all with no success?
How many have lost weight, only to have the pounds pile back on?
How many have less energy than they did in their 20s?
As hands went up, James — who wrote “From Hormone Hell to Hormone Well” Read the rest of this entry »