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06/04/2011 - Hormone therapy risks may fade over long-term
Stroke risk from oestrogen therapy seems to disappear over the long-term, researchers said last night. More

01/04/2011 - Milk teeth wanted for palace art project
Thousands of youngsters are being asked if they will donate their milk teeth as part of an art-science collaboration – and they will still get their money from the Tooth Fairy. More

30/03/2011 - Weight training 'safe' in pregnancy
Weight training is safe for pregnant women - allowing them to use it to maintain fitness, research has found. More

28/03/2011 - New breast cancer prevention plan
Women should be assessed for risk of breast cancer and offered drugs to prevent it, British experts said today. More

25/03/2011 - Pregnancy obesity challenge
Little is being done to help obese mothers-to-be, despite the dangers for both mother and the baby, it has been claimed. More

23/03/2011 - How tobacco and alcohol harm pregnancy
Pregnant women exposed to cigarette smoke risk infection, stillbirth and having babies with low birth weight, researchers warn today. More

23/03/2011 - Immune system genes linked to pregnancy problem
Genetic mutations have been identified that increase a woman's risk developing a dangerous blood pressure problem during pregnancy, researchers said today. More

22/03/2011 - Priority medicines for babies and childbirth
Simple treatments such as zinc, rehydration therapy and oxytocin for childbirth must be available in all countries to save the lives of children and their mothers, global experts said yesterday. More

22/03/2011 - Complete five-year drug course, women urged
Women with breast cancer improve their prospects by staying the course of treatment with the drug tamoxifen, researchers say today. More

16/03/2011 - Women urged to take pregnancy vitamin
A major national campaign is launched today in the UK to encourage young women to take folic acid supplements in case they become pregnant. More

16/03/2011 - Home smear tests could save lives
More women could be screened for cervical cancer risk if home tests were available, researchers reported today. More

15/03/2011 - Mountain man seeks pregnancy clues
Women who live in America's mountain state are helping British researchers investigate new ways of dealing with oxygen deprivation during birth. More

11/03/2011 - Coffee cuts stroke risk in women, claim
Women who drink more than one cup of coffee a day have a lower risk of stroke than those who drink less, researchers have reported. More

10/03/2011 - Diamond boost for breast treatment
Minuscule diamonds could dramatically improve the success of a common breast cancer drug, researchers reported last night. More

09/03/2011 - Support needed for obese mothers
Pregnancy often makes women feel "free" from the stigma of being overweight, researchers say today. More

08/03/2011 - 100 years on - much to do for women
A hundred years of campaigning to improve women's health has left many challenges, experts said today. More

08/03/2011 - How acupuncture soothes women
Women suffering from hot flushes may benefit from traditional Chinese acupuncture, medical researchers reported today. More

07/03/2011 - Midwives should manage more births - thinktank
The British National Health Service should massively step up the use of midwives to manage births - as part of a drive to improve maternity care, experts said yesterday. More

03/03/2011 - Baby joy not enough for sorrowful
Having a healthy baby may not to solve the emotional problems and worry faced by a woman who has lost a child during pregnancy, researchers warn today. More

02/03/2011 - Breast screening plans challenged
Doubts have been raised over efforts to bring in population-based mammography screening to poorer countries. More

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