Posted in Health, Wellness, Women's Health on Oct 31st, 2009
Studies show that pregnant women getting flu vaccine during their pregnancy help protect themselves and their infants in many ways.
Babies born to vaccinated mothers weighed about half a pound (215 gm) more than those mothers that were not vaccinated. Vaccinated moms also had an 80 percent lower risk than unvaccinated mothers of having a premature [...]
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Posted in Health, Wellness, Women's Health on Oct 26th, 2009
Going green has gone alittle to far…or has it? As the green movement makes its way into the bedroom, there’s been some new discoveries of what is in the many products used to arouse our sexual desires.
For example, who knew that Trojan latex condoms (including lambskin) has dairy protein in it? Other brands offer [...]
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Posted in Health, Wellness, Women's Health on Oct 21st, 2009
Some big news regarding the prevention of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV).
The Gardasil vaccine was approved by the FDA in 2006 for the prevention of genital warts and cervical cancer for girls and young women 9-26 years of age. The FDA has now approved this vaccine for boys and young men aged 9 – 26 [...]
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Posted in Health, Wellness, Women's Health on Oct 18th, 2009
A new study gives some promise to those diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome. Read more about this enotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus, or XMRV. This is also a virus that has been found in prostate cancer. It is a retrovirus which researchers think probably descended from many viruses that cause cancer in mice.
In a new [...]
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Posted in Health, Wellness, Women's Health on Oct 11th, 2009
A recent study examined the effects of probiotics on cold and flu symptoms. Researchers randomized a controlled, double-blind industry supported clinical trial involving 326 healthy children ages 3-5 years old from a child care center in China. Children received either 1 strain of beneficial bacterial (Lactobacillus acidophilus alone), a combination of L. acidophilus and Bifidobacterium [...]
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Posted in Health, Wellness, Women's Health on Oct 4th, 2009
The American Cancer Society publishes new research and statistics about breast cancer every 2 years. Here are some interesting stats on this common cancer.
For information on breast cancer prevention:
The Breast Health Prevention Group, “Better Breast Health for Life!” 2005.
Breast cancer death rates continue to drop by 2% a year. Despite the decline, African-American women [...]
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