Female Health

Yoga's stress reduction helps alleviate other problems, experts say

McClatchy Newspapers RALEIGH, N.C. -- Doctors at Duke University recently completed a study showing that yoga provided significant improvements with hot flashes, sleep and energy levels for postmenopausal women with early...

Mother describes joy at giving birth to conjoined twins

A woman has described her joy after making medical history by became the world's youngest mother of conjoined twins. Faith and Hope Williams were born at 9.40am last Wednesday. Their mother, Laura, was just 18 years of age. She...

Pregnant women warned off make-up amid growing fears of harm to unborn babies

Pregnant women are being warned off beauty products amid fears they could lead to birth defects. Growing concerns over the effects of chemicals such as parabens, commonly used in cosmetics as a preservative, and phthalates,...

Parents of a Down’s child must make painful choices

Eugenics is one of those knock-down words used to silence argument. It was used several times last week, in radio discussions and articles about women choosing to give birth to babies with Down’s syndrome.

Toshiba Introduces MR Radiance Plus Breast Imaging Suite

Advancements in medical imaging technology have significantly increased early detection and improved outcomes for patients with breast cancer. At this year's Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting in...

Pregnant Indians risk passing diabetes to babies

CHENNAI, India (Reuters) - Up to 15 percent of pregnant women in India are developing diabetes, raising the risk of their children developing the disease, said experts on Sunday, who blamed factors including malnutrition.

iCAD Showcases New Portfolio of Advanced Image Analysis and Workflow Solutions for Early...

“_ said Ken Ferry, president and CEO of iCAD. ”This enables us to help clinicians find the most prevalent cancers including breast, colon and prostate, earlier, faster and with greater confidence.“_ At this year's RSNA, iCAD...

Help yourself,and others

With global economic recession,where companies shut down and jobless rate jumping up..This condition would surely give a huge impact to families across the countries.And this year’s holiday season will soon be in full...

Sudan: UN Appeals for More Help for South

The United Nations relief chief today wrapped up a two-day visit to southern Sudan by calling on international donors to help the region develop basic education and health-care services and quickly build up its road system as...

Truth about C-sections

No worries: Both mum and baby will be fine. Once a caesarean; always a caesarean It’s a common belief that if you have one caesarean delivery, you have to have caesarean sections in your future pregnancies. Having a surgical...