TUESDAY, Nov. 6, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Women who love the early hours of the day are less likely to develop breast cancer, a new study suggests. British researchers analyzed two data banks that included more than 409,000 women to investigate the link between sleep traits and breast cancer risk. Compared to night owls, women…
DetailsMONDAY, Nov. 5, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Over the past two decades, the percentage of U.S. women who say they’ve smoked or drank during a pregnancy has fallen, but the percentage who say they’ve used marijuana has nearly doubled, a new report finds. Between 2002 and 2016, the percentage of pregnant women ages 18 to…
DetailsMONDAY, Nov. 5, 2018 (American Heart Association) — Otherwise healthy women diagnosed with postpartum depression may be at higher risk of a heart attack, stroke or heart failure, a new study suggests. Acting on mounting evidence linking clinical depression to cardiovascular disease, researchers sought to explore whether other forms of depression might also increase the…
DetailsMONDAY, Nov. 5, 2018 (HealthDay News) — More than 17 million cosmetic procedures are performed in the United States each year. Most of these are minimally invasive, designed to improve your appearance in subtle ways without the surgery, stitches and long healing time of early facelifts, once the only rejuvenating option available. Today’s most popular…
DetailsMONDAY, Nov. 5, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Some bystanders may avoid performing CPR on women because they fear hurting them, or even being accused of sexual assault, preliminary research suggests. In two new studies, researchers tried to dig deeper into a puzzling pattern that has been seen in past research: Women are less likely than…
DetailsMONDAY, Nov. 5, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Caffeine-laden energy drinks are popular, but they might make your blood vessels less efficient, a small study suggests. These drinks — sold as Monster and Red Bull, to name two — have been linked to heart, nerve and stomach problems, researchers say. “A lot of young kids use…
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