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Low vitamin D levels linked to weight gain in some older women

Older women with insufficient levels of Vitamin D gained more weight than those with sufficient levels of the vitamin, according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health and published online in the Journal of ...

Overweight and Obesity created Jun 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The Women's Health Initiative: An unforgettable decade

The 10-year anniversary of the historic Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Hormone Therapy Trial report, which radically changed the practice of women's health, will be commemorated in July 2012. In anticipation of this event, ...

Health created May 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Exercise and a healthy diet of fruits and vegetables extends life expectancy in women in their 70s

Women in their seventies who exercise and eat healthy amounts of fruits and vegetables have a longer life expectancy, according to research published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

Health created May 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Dramatic increase in fragility fractures expected in Latin America

The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), in cooperation with medical and patient societies from throughout Latin America, has today published a landmark report which compiles osteoporosis-related data on 14 countries ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In Brazil number of hip fractures expected to increase 32 percent by 2050

A new Audit report on fragility fractures, issued today by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), predicts that Brazil will experience an explosion in the number of fragility fractures due to osteoporosis in the ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Older mums putting health at risk

Delayed childbearing for an increasing number of women is putting them at higher risk of serious illness and complications, a new study has found.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created May 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

DNA methylation level is marker of breast cancer risk

(HealthDay) -- Women with high levels of white blood cell (WBC) DNA methylation at the ATM loci have a significantly increased risk of breast cancer, regardless of family history or menopausal status, according ...

Cancer created May 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Greater numbers of highly educated women are having children, bucking recent history

A national study suggests that a significantly greater number of highly educated women in their late 30s and 40s are deciding to have children - a dramatic turnaround from recent history.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created May 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bridging the gap in treatment for older women with breast cancer

Sheffield researchers are investigating ways to improve the treatment and survival rate of elderly patients diagnosed with breast cancer.

Cancer created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Radiation still used despite evidence of little benefit to some older breast cancer patients

Even though a large clinical study demonstrated that radiation has limited benefit in treating breast cancer in some older women, there was little change in the use of radiation among older women in the Medicare program, ...

Cancer created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Age affects risk of being diagnosed with cancer at advanced stage

Older women with breast cancer face a higher risk of being diagnosed with the disease at a late stage, while the risk of an advanced stage diagnosis of lung cancer decreases with age, a new study shows today.

Cancer created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Aspirin may counteract potential trans fat-related stroke risk in older women

Older women whose diets include a substantial amount of trans fats are more likely than their counterparts to suffer an ischemic stroke, a new study shows.

Neuroscience created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Quitting smoking results in minimal weight gain

The declining rate of smoking is unlikely to be a major contributor to the recent increases in the incidence of obesity. While quitting smoking might cause some people to gain weight, the amount gained will ...

Addiction created Feb 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study finds association between air pollution and cognitive decline in women

A large, prospective study led by a researcher at Rush University Medical Center indicates that chronic exposure to particulate air pollution may accelerate cognitive decline in older adults. The results of the study will ...

Health created Feb 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Risk of death from breast cancer higher among older patients

Among postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, increasing age was associated with a higher risk of death from breast cancer, according to a study in the February 8 issue of JAMA.

Cancer created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0