MONDAY, April 2, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Women who began puberty early are more likely to be overweight, a new study reports. Specifically, the earlier they had their first period, the more apt women were to have a higher body mass index (BMI), which is an estimate of body fat based on weight and height.…
DetailsMONDAY, April 2, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Young women with elevated blood pressure before pregnancy appear to have a greater risk of miscarriage, even if they haven’t been diagnosed with full-blown high blood pressure, a new study suggests. Risk of pregnancy loss increases about 18 percent for every 10-point increase in a young woman’s diastolic…
DetailsMONDAY, April 2, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Women who have a baby with a congenital heart defect may face a heightened risk of heart disease years later, a large study suggests. Researchers found that among more than 1 million women, those who’d given birth to a baby with a heart defect were up to 43…
DetailsMONDAY, April 2, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Planning a move in the future? You might want to make sure there are parks nearby. Research suggests that people who live near parks and green space are happier and healthier. For instance, one study in the journal Health & Place looked at the relationship between parks and…
DetailsSATURDAY, March 31, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Scientists who found a way to use amniotic fluid to sequence the entire genome of a fetus say the breakthrough could significantly increase detection of genetic conditions during pregnancy. Researchers tweaked a common prenatal test called amniocentesis. In that procedure, amniotic fluid is taken from a pregnant woman’s…
DetailsFRIDAY, March 30, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Lung cancer death rates among women have fallen in much of the United States, but have increased in two regions where smoking is more common, a new study finds. The first cluster or “hot spot” comprises 669 counties in Appalachia and the Midwest, and the second is 81…
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