Women's Health News & Advances
Health care for women became more accessible in August when the U.S. government issued regulations calling for insurance plans to eliminate copays for women's preventive health care and birth control.
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If you're a woman facing cancer treatment, whether it's your first time or a recurrence, there is one discussion you should be sure to have with your doctors: How might radiation or chemotherapy affect my heart?
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You may want to think twice before reaching for those calcium tablets. In 2010, researchers threw women of a certain age into a tizzy with research showing that calcium supplements may hurt the heart while helping bones.
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A new study from researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute suggests that long-term aspirin use may also significantly lower the risk of cutaneous melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer.
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In one study, 80 percent of patients said that after treatment with Botox their head pain was less frequent, less intense, or both. The study focused on 271 patients who suffer from migraines and other head pain, three-quarters of whom had tried many other therapies, without success.
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When it comes to health care, lesbians face a different set of challenges than heterosexual women, ranging from discrimination to increased risk factors for certain diseases. One local health center, however, is working toward changing that.
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