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Women warned to take cardiac symptoms to heart

A study from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and UBC School of Nursing has found that contrary to popular belief, women experience many of the same typical heart attack symptoms as men, including chest pain, shortness of breath, arm discomfort, sweating, nausea, clammy skin and indigestion-like symptoms. This contradicts previous beliefs based on studies which claimed women did not experience chest pain or other typical heart attack symptoms, as frequently as men.

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Research shows why motherhood is exhausting

25 January 2010: Research has confirmed something that women have long suspected. Motherhood is exhausting. New research from the Jean Hailes Foundation for Women has found mums take an average 9,000 steps a day as they look after children, pick...Read more...

Diagnosis prediabetes: early wake up call for Australian women

November 12, 2009: Being told you have prediabetes or gestational diabetes (diabetes when pregnant) is not a bad thing according to Professor Helena Teede, research director at the Jean Hailes Foundation for Women’s Health. These conditions...Read more...

Can herbs alleviate premenstrual type symptoms in midlife?

October 22, 2009 Women approaching menopause who experience PMS-like symptoms ranging from craving for sweets to headache and insomnia may find relief in a simple treatment that combines two commonly-used herbs - St John's wort (Hypericum per...Read more...

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Low vitamin D levels in elderly

linked to increased mortality rate. Vitamin D, largely synthesised in response to skin exposure to sunlight, has important roles in the body. It is critical for bone health, fall prevention and is linked to many aspects of women’s health....Read more

Treating mild gestational diabetes benefits mothers and babies

A study conducted at the University of North Carolina and published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that screening and treating pregnant women for mild gestational diabetes resulted in fewer caesarean sections and other serious birthin...Read more

Atrial fibrillation increases stroke risk in women

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a type of arrhythmia (irregular heart beat). It often has no symptoms however some people experience palpitations (heart flutters), angina (chest pain), dizziness or fainting. During AF, the heart’s upper chambers,...Read more

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