Nina Whear, 38, of Lamas, Norfolk, England, has survived heart surgery just minutes after giving birth to twins. Her husband was told to say goodbye when doctors had given her a 7% chance of survival. A hospital chaplain was brought in to comfort her during her last moments. When Mrs. Whear [...]
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Women who do resistance exercises and take oral contraceptives appear to gain less lean muscle than women who do the same but do not take oral contraceptives, say researchers from Texas A&M University in College Station. Chang-Woock Lee, one of the researchers, said in an interview with Reuters that the factors [...]
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Cylene Pharmaceuticals announced that it will be presenting new data on recent advances of its small molecule anticancer agents during a symposium and several poster presentations at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting, to be held on April 18-22 in Denver, Colorado. Cylene scientists will unveil the first public [...]
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Many active young women use oral contraceptives (OC) yet its effect on their body composition and exercise performance has not been thoroughly studied. A team of researchers has now examined the effects of OC on female muscle mass, and found that oral contraceptive use impairs muscle gains in young women, and is associated with lower [...]
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One needs only turn on the television to understand that significant advances have been made in the cure and treatment of male sexual dysfunction. Less visible progress has been made in understanding and treating female sexual disorders (FSD), a complex and multi-layered problem.
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No one doubts that mothers especially pregnant mothers are among the busiest people on earth. And while the benefits of exercise for these women and their developing fetuses are widely known, many expectant mothers do not exercise. A survey examining daily activities of moms-to-be will soon be released as part of a larger study looking [...]
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Immigrant women are less likely to use folic acid supplements before pregnancy to prevent spina bifida, particularly those who recently immigrated to the country, according to a new study led by a St. Michael’s Hospital physician in collaboration with Statistics Canada, Health Canada and the University of Toronto. The study is the first to provide [...]
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A Queen’s University research team has found that a painful pelvic affliction associated with adult men occurs as frequently in adolescent boys. Chronic prostatitis or chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is a urogenital disease associated with persistent and life-altering pelvic and genital pain.
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An announcement by Environmental Protection Agency could lead to governmental action against global warming. WebMD Health News
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