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28/09/2011 - Asthma risk from HRT
Women who have taken hormone replacement therapy have been placed at risk of severe asthma attacks, researchers have reported. More

28/09/2011 - Multiple birth guidelines call for extra care
New UK guidelines today will set out how hospitals should care for women with multiple pregnancies, such as those carrying twins and triplets. More

27/09/2011 - Pregnancy risks studied
Women exposed to a range of chemicals during pregnancy may face an increased risk of their child developing asthma, researchers warned yesterday. More

23/09/2011 - Elderly breast cancer sufferers “under-treated”
Elderly women who are diagnosed with breast cancer risk being under-treated because of their age, thus increasing the chances of their dying from the disease, an expert said yesterday. More

22/09/2011 - Breastfeeding and touch may ease pain in newborns
Breastfeeding and massages may help to reduce pain in newborns, delegates at a European conference have heard. More

21/09/2011 - Ovarian cancer gene fusion identified
A new discovery in ovarian cancer may help improve early diagnosis of the disease. More

19/09/2011 - Eating low-fat yoghurt in pregnancy could trigger asthma
Researchers have found a possible link between eating low-fat yoghurt in pregnancy and asthma and hay fever in the child. More

15/09/2011 - Female cancers blight millions
Two major cancers affect about two million women worldwide annually, according to an analysis published last night. More

13/09/2011 - Oils that prevent allergy may block cancer treatment
Women who consume fish and nut oils in pregnancy may help reduce their child's risk of developing allergy, researchers have reported. More

12/09/2011 - Babies distinguish pain at 35 weeks
Unborn babies can distinguish between pain and general touch from about 35 weeks’ gestation, new research has suggested. More

08/09/2011 - Do bereaved parents die of a "broken heart"?
Losing a baby can have a devastating impact on the parents - and may lead to their early deaths, researchers said today. More

07/09/2011 - How daily drink helps women age gracefully
A small, daily drink of alchohol seems to help women stave off chronic illness in later life, researchers reported today. More

06/09/2011 - Heart-gender link challenged
A woman's risk of heart disease may be nothing to do with her hormones, researchers report today. More

02/09/2011 - New guidelines to manage maternal heart disease
New guidelines have been drawn up to tackle “major concerns” about complications in heart disease among pregnant women. More

02/09/2011 - How smoking puts female heart at risk
Women are more likely to suffer from a hardening of the arteries because of exposure to tobacco smoke than men, a European study has found. More

01/09/2011 - Thinness genes lead breakthroughs
Major genetic discoveries revealed last night by British researchers include genes for extreme thinness. More

31/08/2011 - Greater efforts needed to cut newborn deaths
The rate of deaths of new-born babies around the world has fallen, but more must be done, the World Health Organisation warned yesterday. More

30/08/2011 - Alarm at Euro gender gap
Men pose a major health problem in Europe, according to two new analyses. More

25/08/2011 - Breastfeeding may not help prevent eczema
New research suggests that extended breastfeeding may not lead to a reduced risk of a child developing the allergic skin problem eczema. More

23/08/2011 - Viral challenge to screening techniques
Virus testing is a massively better way of screening for cervical cancer than existing laboratory techniques, according to the findings of a major study published today. More

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