HAART Might Increase Risk Of Asthma In Young Children, Study Says (Medical News Today) - Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:29:51 GMT Highly active antiretroviral therapy might increase the risk of asthma among children because of the therapy's effect on the immune system and CD4+ T cell levels, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Reuters reports. According to Reuters, in asthma, an excess of inflammatory and immune cells are produced in the lungs.
Did you know? (Pensacola News Journal) - Sun, 31 Aug 2008 05:51:05 GMT The American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology offers a checklist of safety tips.
Physical And Sexual Abuse Linked To Asthma In Puerto Rican Kids (Medical News Today) - Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:14:15 GMT Children who are physically or sexually abused are more than twice as likely to have asthma as their peers, according to a recent study of urban children in Puerto Rico. In fact, physical and sexual abuse was second only to maternal asthma in all the risk factors tested, including paternal asthma and indicators of socioeconomic status.
Breathe Easy this Allergy Season (Carteret County News-Times) - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:26:13 GMT (ARA) - For the millions of Americans who suffer from asthma and allergies, a dust-free home may be just what the doctor ordered. As allergy season approaches, it is a good time to put dusting on top of your cleaning checklist.
Food allergy action plan can keep kids from harm (The Jackson Sun) - Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:36:32 GMT Parents, teachers and school staff need to take measures to ensure the safety of the more than 2.2 million American students with food allergies, says the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.
Farm Exposure In Utero Protects Against Asthma (Medical News Today) - Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:12:24 GMT An increasing number of studies have shown a reduced risk of allergies, hay fever, asthma and eczema in farmers' children and adolescents. Until recently it was believed that these protective effects primarily arise from exposures during the first years of life.
College Scholarship Helps Students with Asthma (Carteret County News-Times) - Sun, 31 Aug 2008 06:30:18 GMT (ARA) - Even as the class of 2008 enjoys the milestones of their senior year, many are already well into their preparations for college. Scholarships are an important way for some students to help fund a college education, though identifying available awards can be daunting.
Women s health series begins Sept. 23 (The Citizen of Laconia) - Mon, 01 Sep 2008 09:15:59 GMT NASHUA — The 2008 Women's Health Series at St. Joseph Hospital offers classes and events to help women take care of themselves and their families. Classes are coordinated using multiple mind, body, medical, and integrative educational programs.
Women’s Imaging Center Focuses on Quicker Diagnosis, (Copperfield Sun) - Mon, 01 Sep 2008 08:45:00 GMT With breast health as its main focus and advanced medical services all under one roof, Cypress Fairbanks Women’s Imaging Center is striving to provide a better standard of care for its patients. The recently opened center at Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital was designed from a facility standpoint as well as from a patient care perspective to provide more comprehensive care to women of ...
Toast to Women’s Health (The San Angelo Standard-Times) - Mon, 01 Sep 2008 05:03:57 GMT Tuesday, October 7, 5 p.m., Bentwood Country Club. There will be a presentation by Michelle Snuggs, M.D., Chief Radiologist at Shannon Women’s Imaging & MRI Center. To RSVP or for more information, call 657-5064.
Depression: Intensive group therapy for women starts in Arlington and Bedford (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) - Mon, 01 Sep 2008 05:13:35 GMT By JAN JARVIS Some are new mothers. Others long to become pregnant, or they have children who are grown. All of them suffer from depression. Through a new intensive outpatient program for women only, they’re learning to talk about it. "A lot of issues affect women, but they don’t want to talk about them in a group that has men," said Ramona Osburn, director of behavioral health at Harris ...
Young Women First for Free Cervical Cancer Vaccine (Scoop.co.nz) - Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:08:00 GMT The HPV immunisation programme is available free from 1st September to all young women born in 1990 and 1991. Family doctors, practice nurses, Maori or Pacific health providers, youth health services, and other health clinics and settings will be encouraging young women who are not in school, to get their vaccinations.
Health Beat Live (The San Angelo Standard-Times) - Mon, 01 Sep 2008 05:04:17 GMT Tuesday, September 23, 6 p.m., Women’s & Children’s Conference Room. Dr. Walter Rustmann will discuss sleep disorders and how a good night’s sleep is vital to good health. To R.S.V.P. or for more information, call 657-5064.
NY hospital will focus on women's health (AM New York) - Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:53:42 GMT New York's North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System is holding a groundbreaking ceremony for a new $300 million, 10-story hospital dedicated to addressing women's health issues.
New hospital in NY will focus on women's health (The Post-Standard) - Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:13:40 GMT NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System is holding a groundbreaking ceremony for a new $300 million, 10-story hospital dedicated to addressing women's health issues.
Two women deliver outside government health centre in Uttar Pradesh (Calcutta News) - Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:03:35 GMT A day after the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court pulled up the state medical authorities for their failure to provide care to two pregnant Dalit women forcing them to deliver outside a community health centre, two more cases were reported here Wednesday night.
Two women deliver outside government health centre in Uttar Pradesh (New Kerala) - Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:32:13 GMT Lucknow, Sep 4 : A day after the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court pulled up the state medical authorities for their failure to provide care to two pregnant Dalit women forcing them to deliver outside a community health centre, two more cases were reported here Wednesday night.
Women's Health Conference approaching (The Southern Illinoisan) - Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:54:04 GMT CARTERVILLE - A keynote address on "The Well-Healed Woman" will be among the main events at the Southern Illinois Women's Health Conference on Sept. 20 at John A. Logan College.
Women's Health Conference approaching (The Southern Illinoisan) - Sat, 06 Sep 2008 11:38:34 GMT CARTERVILLE - A keynote address on "The Well-Healed Woman" will be among the main events at the Southern Illinois Women's Health Conference on Sept. 20 at John A. Logan College.
