Acupuncture May Help Reduce Urinary Incontinence Episodes, Symptoms in Women
Acupuncture reduced episodes and symptoms of urinary incontinence in women, according to a meta-analysis of 10 clinical studies. Various forms of acupuncture significantly reduced episodes of stress urinary incontinence (SUI, P<0.00001), episodes and symptoms of urge urinary incontinence (UUI, P=0.01 to P<0.0001), and resulted in higher rates of patient-reported SUI cure (P=0.0007). The benefits came […]
Smaller Airways Set the Stage for Worse COPD Outcomes in Women
Smaller airways in women may explain their worse respiratory outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a large cohort study suggested. For never-smokers and ever-smokers alike, CT imaging revealed that men had thicker airway walls than women, who also had smaller airway lumen dimensions after accounting for height and total lung capacity. “It is plausible […]
Creating The Birth Control Pill
This tiny Pill has changed the lives of women across the world – and it all started with a nurse named Margaret Sanger. #NationalNursesWeek
Women urged to eat potassium-rich foods to improve their heart health
Women who eat bananas, avocados and salmon could reduce the negative effects of salt in the diet, according to a study published today in European Heart Journal, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).1 The study found that potassium-rich diets were associated with lower blood pressure, particularly in women with high salt intake. […]
Women already live longer. They can live better with an improved diet: Eating more bright-colored fruits and vegetables can help prevent women’s health issues
Women tend to live longer than men but typically have higher rates of illness. Now, new research from University of Georgia suggests these higher rates of illness can be improved by a better diet, one that is high in pigmented carotenoids such as yams, kale, spinach, watermelon, bell peppers, tomatoes, oranges and carrots. These bright-colored […]
U.S. Maternal Deaths Spiked Upwards During Pandemic
Latest Pregnancy News MONDAY, July 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) Death rates for U.S. pregnant women or those who had just delivered jumped sharply during the first year of the pandemic, new research shows. While U.S. death rates increased overall by 16% in 2020, for pregnant and early postpartum women it was officially even higher, at […]
Methenamine Hippurate Could Be Alternative Treatment for Recurrent UTI
The urinary antiseptic methenamine hippurate (Hiprex) was non-inferior to antibiotic prophylaxis in women with a history of recurrent urinary tract infections (UTI), according to results from the ALTAR trial. Over the course of 12 months, the incidence of antibiotic-treated UTI was 0.89 and 1.38 episodes per year in patients treated with prophylactic antibiotics or methenamine […]
Pandemic Caused Millions of U.S. Women to Skip Cancer Screenings
Latest Cancer News FRIDAY, June 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) Millions of U.S. women missed breast, cervical and colon cancer screenings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study. It found that compared to 2018, the number of women in 2020 who said they had breast cancer screening in the past year fell by […]
Mini-Sling Matches Midurethral Sling for Urinary Incontinence in Women
A single-incision mini-sling worked just as well as the standard midurethral sling in women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI), a randomized study found. At 15 months, 79.1% of women who received the mini-sling reported success compared with 75.6% of those who received the midurethral sling (P<0.001 for noninferiority), said Mohamed Abdel-Fattah, MD, of Aberdeen Maternity […]
Quiz Time: How Much Do You Know About Women in Medicine?
Throughout history, women have made a lasting impact on healthcare. As Women’s History Month winds down, take this quick quiz to test your knowledge of these crucial members of the medical community. Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.