Half of women would give up sex rather than gain 10 pounds
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010This may be hard to believe, but for some women, weight control is more important than sex, according to a new poll of 1,001 people. Roughly half of women say they would rather go without sex for the summer than gain 10 pounds. A fourth of the men feel the same way. Another interesting part [...]
Anti-HIV gel is declared breakthrough for women
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010Researchers say that they’ve achieved the first AIDS prevention breakthrough for women. A new vaginal gel gives women the power to reduce their risk of contracting HIV and genital herpes without relying on their male partner to use a condom. The experimental gel is made with Gilead Sciences’ antiviral drug tenofovir, which is widely used [...]
Bone drug lowers breast cancer risk 38% in high-risk women
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010According to a new study, a common osteoporosis drug, raloxifene, reduces breast cancer risk by 38% in women at high risk for the disease, without causing the serious side effects of similar drugs. That suggests more high-risk women should consider taking raloxifene, which is also known as Evista. Both raloxifene and tamoxifen, are approved to [...]
Women donate to breast milk banks to help other babies
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010When both of her sons were born prematurely, Keely Shaw wanted to feed them breast milk to bulk them up. Good idea, but the problem was that her body wasn’t making enough milk. So she turned to a nationwide system that collects donated milk from nursing mothers and distributes it to babies in need. And [...]
Walking one hour a day keeps the weight away
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010According to a study, normal-weight women who want to prevent weight gain as they age need to do an hour a day of moderate-intensity physical activity like walking. It’s something they have suspected for awhile, but this is one of the first large-scale studies to examine the question. Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and [...]
