Amniotic Stem Cell Research
There is excitement surrounding a new source of stem cells—one that helps avoid the controversy surrounding stem cells obtained from human embryos.
They come from the amniotic fluid.
The amniotic fluid is the fluid that surrounds a...
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Birth Control Options
It’s back on the road again for 31 year old Jill Pearson. Jill, a technology trainer, travels extensively for work, but, monthly painful periods which included crushing migraines, were making her business trips unbearable. She decided to try...
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CALCIUM AND PMS
It’s a problem that affects ten to twenty percent of women, and many of the people close to them: PMS.
Now, a natural way—calcium--which can reduce symptom severity has been shown to also prevent the development of PMS in the first place....
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CERVICAL CANCER BIO-PROBE
Natalie is grateful that she listened to her body. It helped doctors in her cervical cancer detection and treatment.
“I had one missed period and for me that wasn’t normal, so I went to the doctor,” says Natalie.
A pap smear revealed that at...
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CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING STUDY
There is a disturbing report out of the centers for disease control tonight. It says the most common reason women say they do not get regular pap tests to screen for cervical cancer is because their doctors never recommend the test.
When you...
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Clinton's stand on Plan B
Perhaps the best way to make a “no”—as in not a yes decision, is, in fact, to make no decision—preventing the yes vote from ever happening.
Many are arguing that’s been the tactic of the FDA over the past two years with regard to making...
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Depo Provera
Depro Provera is a birth control injection that a woman get every 3 months. It consists of a synthetic form of the female hormone progesterone.
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Diabetes and Pregnancy
Labor and delivery is not uncharted territory for 38 year old Karen Asar, she’s mom to six year old Ben and four year old Lucas and is due any day now with baby number three. But, unlike her prior pregnancies, Karen developed gestational diabetes...
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FDA Approves New Contraceptive Pill Lybrel
The FDA approves an oral contraceptive that also eliminates menstruation.
Wyeth's oral contraceptive Lybrel is now approved by the FDA to eliminate monthly menstrual periods. The drug has a lower level of synthetic hormones than other oral...
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HPV Prevalence Study
Last week, if you remember, there was quite a hubbub about the new cervical cancer, or HPV vaccine for pre-teen and teen girls.
The issue: should it be a mandated vaccine.
Now, a new important government study tells us just how widespread...
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Healthwrap - Dementia, SIDS, Breast Cancer
According to new research in the medical journal the lancet, the number of people that have dementia--the common form is Alzheimer’s disease--is going to double every twenty years.
Given that 24 million worldwide have dementia today, that...
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Ice Cream and Infertility
Isn’t it great when medical research validates our vices?
Like, the research recently released that dark chocolate is good for the cardiovascular system and the brain.
Well, more good news tonight for women: eating ice cream could actually help...
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In Vitro Fertilization
Today, thanks to the miracle of science, thousands of couples desperately wanting children, who can't conceive naturally, are able to become parents.
"In the in vitro fertilization process women are given hormonal treatments to try to...
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In-vitro Baby Born from Immature Frozen Egg
On June second, the first baby conceived from an egg that was matured in the lab before undergoing in-vitro fertilization was born in Canada and is progressing normally.
The mother, as well as three other women, became pregnant through a...
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Menstrual Cramps
When you have your menstrual period, you may get mild to bad menstrual cramps or pain in your abdomen or back. You may also have nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, a headache, or lightheadedness. Some or all of these problems may start a...
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NEW OVARIAN CANCER DETECTION
Nearly 4 years ago, Janice Paulshock’s world came crashing down when she learnt that she had ovarian cancer.
“I was completely shocked. At that time my husband was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and I thought, this can’t happen to us, we have...
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PREEMIES HEALTH RISK
Every minute, a baby is born prematurely. Many of these babies are of extremely low birth weight.
Now, new research shows infections which are common in these infants are associated with poor development overall.
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Plan B OTC Revisted
For years the movement of the Plan B drug to over the counter status has been a controversial issue, but in 2003 the FDA made their first step towards making the change. One of their advisory panels voted 23 to 4 in favor of making the drug...
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Pregnancy and Exercise
Zina Macias says she is somewhat of a fitness fanatic. When she got the news that she was pregnant, Zina was determined to continue working out, after receiving the stamp of approval from her doctor. “I like to walk on the treadmill, bike on...
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RICE FIBROID PROCEDURE
National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice, who was nominated by President Bush Tuesday to be the next Secretary of State, underwent a minor non-surgical procedure Friday for a problem called uterine fibroids.
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Symptoms Identified For Ovarian Cancer
The notion that ovarian cancer is a "silent killer" without early warning signs has changed.
The Gynecologic Cancer Foundation has announced a national consensus on symptoms for ovarian cancer. Symptoms that women should consider as warning...
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