Archive for the Women Health Articles

Why breastfed babies breathe better

Nov 1 : The longer a baby is breastfed, the better it breathes — unless the mother is asthmatic — a new study says.
Breastfed babies are also less liable to suffer from diarrhoea and ear infections, says the study, published in the November issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
“Longer [...]

Caesarean birth may double illness or death risk for mother and baby

Oct 31 : A new study has found that women who deliver through non-emergency caesarean birth double the risk of illness or even death for themselves and the babies as

Chlamydia vaccine’s first tests on women expected in 3 years

October 29 : Australian researchers have accelerated efforts towards the development of

World’s first surgery in womb in case of premature rupture of foetal membrane

October 29 : Doctors at Bonn University Clinic have performed the world’s first successful surgery in the womb in a case of premature rupture of the foetal membrane, and prevented a

Vaginal reconstruction should be a matter of preference for inter-sex females: Study

Oct 28 : Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Children’s Centre have dispelled a common myth by reporting that vaginal reconstruction should be a matter of choice for most teens or

Women with removed uterus at two-fold urinary incontinence risk

Oct 27 : Researchers have found that that hysterectomy, a common operation involving the removal of the uterus, increases the risk of urinary incontinence.

Postmenopausal women at increased obesity risks

Oct 26 : At the postmenopausal age, women are at an increased risk of suffering from chronic health diseases associated with obesity, says a study.

Dietary supplement may boost pregnancy chances in women undergoing IVF

Oct 25 : A cheap dietary supplement may help boost pregnancy chances in women undergoing in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), researchers have suggested.

Aspirin may not help women undergoing IVF conceive

Oct 24 : A systematic review of nine studies has shown that women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) cannot rely upon low-dose aspirin to increase their chances of having a

New report gives green signal to angioplasty for women

Oct 19 : A new review has dismissed suggestions that angioplasty is not safe for women.