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Where a Woman's Fat Lies Hints at Heart Risks

Researchers report that if you look more like an apple than a pear, your chances of heart trouble are heightened, even if you are a normal weight. Source link

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Study: Pregnant woman's sense of personal space expands only during third trimester

New research, published in the journal Scientific Reports, shows that women undergo a significant mental as well as physical change during the late stages of pregnancy. Source link

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Bioimpedance spectroscopy better than tape measure for assessing woman's lymphedema risk

Bioimpedance spectroscopy is better than a tape measure for assessing a woman's risk for developing lymphedema after breast cancer surgery, according to interim results of a study led by Sheila...

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'Natural' Supplement Blamed for Woman's Liver Injury

[ad_1] (MedPage Today) -- Case report affirms: non-synthetic doesn't always mean risk-free Source link [ad_1]

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How Red Yeast Supplement Damaged One Woman's Liver

[ad_1] Red yeast rice supplements are made by mixing fermented steamed rice with food fungus. It's commonly used as an alternative to statins to lower high cholesterol. Source link [ad_2]

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Woman's Case Gives Hope Against Sarcoidosis

[ad_1] Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease that affects multiple organs. While some patients recover without treatment, others suffer damage to lungs, heart, lymph nodes, skin and other organs. On the...

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Do Migraines Lower A Woman's Chances for Diabetes?

[ad_1] The study found that -- after adjusting for body weight and other health factors -- women who said they had migraines had a 30 percent lower risk of type...

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Severe maternal morbidities highly linked to pregnant woman's risk of death

[ad_1] The number of severe maternal morbidities (SMM) a pregnant woman has is highly linked to her risk of maternal death, according to a new study by researchers at ICES...

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Woman's Hospital and United Health Foundation Launch Program to Help Expectant Mothers with Opioid Use Disorder

BATON ROUGE, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Woman's Hospital in Baton Rouge and the United Health Foundation launch the GRACE program to help expectant mothers with opioid use disorder. Source link

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Contact Lens Stuck Under Woman's Eyelid for Years

Doctors determined she had a cyst. When they removed it, the cyst broke open and revealed a hard contact lens, according to a paper published recently in the journal BMJ...

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Woman's Eyelid Had Contact Lens Inside That She 'Lost' 28 Years Ago

During a surgical procedure to remove a cyst, doctors found the patient had a contact lens trapped in her eyelid for nearly three decades. Source link

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What Predicts a Woman's Odds of Living To 90?

A long-term study of about 22,000 postmenopausal women in the United States found that those whose mothers had lived to age 90 were 25 percent more likely to reach that...

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Pedicure In Salon Infects Woman's Leg, Almost Leading To Amputation

After a pedicure session involving callus cutters, a woman from North Carolina suffered a severe infection almost resulting in foot amputation. Source link

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