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Doctors Treat Newborn, With Umbilical Cord Still Intact,Exit Patient

June 01, 2009

| Watch : 150k COLUMBUS, Ohio – During a rare delivery in an operating room at The Ohio State University Medical Center, specialists recently treated an infant while still attached to the umbilical cord, to guard against ... The rest of the story

Depression Often Goes Untreated in Working Moms

April 28, 2009

More than 65 percent of U.S. mothers with depression don't receive adequate treatment, a new study has found. Black, Hispanic and other minority mothers are least likely to receive adequate treatment. Mothers with health insurance are three times more likely to receive adequate treatment than those without insurance, wrote the researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. The rest of the story

Diabetes in women linked to irregular heart rhythm: study

March 05, 2009

Women with diabetes are more likely to develop an irregular heart rhythm than non-diabetics of either gender --and this increases their risk of stroke. This is a key finding of a study published in the October issue of Diabetes Care. Dr. Greg Nichols, the lead researcher for the seven-year study by the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research in Portland, Ore., says: "Women with diabetes have an increased risk of developing atrial fibrillation. We found a highly statistically significant association for women, with diabetes being a stronger risk factor for atrial fibrillation than obesity or raised blood pressure." The rest of the story

Congresswoman and cancer survivor touts importance of protecting young women from breast cancer

March 05, 2009

Eight young women die of breast cancer every day in the United States. It’s a chilling reality that isn’t getting the attention it deserves from women and from health care professionals who are supposed to be helping young women stay healthy, said U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston. The rest of the story

Scientists say women may be able to regrow breast after mastectomy

March 05, 2009

Even though "Breast Cancer Awareness" occurred last month, can we really limit this terrible disease to only one month out of the year? If mankind could only limit breast cancer solely to the month of October, this could mark a great step in mankind for the eradication of this scary and disfiguring disease--but unfortunately, this is a 24/7 series that never ends. But in recent days, Australian scientists say they may have found a way to regrow breasts after cancer surgery! The rest of the story