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28/06/2010 - Supplements blow for diabetes women
Vitamin supplements and fish oil may not do much to help improve the prospects of women with diabetes, according to two new studies. More

28/06/2010 - Blood test predicts change - researchers
A blood test may be able to predict the date of a woman's "change" to an accuracy of just four months, a conference was to be told today. More

24/06/2010 - Breath-test the pregnant - new guidance
Pregnant women should be breath-tested to see if they are smoking, according to tough new guidelines proposed for British hospitals today. More

23/06/2010 - Phone masts cleared of pregnancy risk
There is no link between cancer in young children and their mother's exposure to mobile phone base stations in pregnancy, researchers said today. More

21/06/2010 - Mothers urged to use breast-feeding rights
National Breastfeeding Week begins today - with mothers in the UK celebrating new rights to feed their babies in public. More

17/06/2010 - Boiled coffee for breast?
Drinking large amounts of boiled coffee may help protect elderly women against breast cancer, researchers reported last night. More

17/06/2010 - Women die from delayed diagnosis - claim
Nearly a thousand women may be dying from breast cancer each year because of late diagnosis, experts claim today. More

16/06/2010 - Doctors urged to link weight and sexual health
Obesity has wide-ranging effects on sexual health, researchers say today. More

10/06/2010 - Midwives warn on Caesareans
Children born just a few days prematurely may be at risk of having educational problems, according to a study in Scotland. More

09/06/2010 - Height linked to heart risk
Short people face a 50 per cent increased risk of developing heart disease compared with tall people, according to an analysis today. More

07/06/2010 - Boost for breast treatment
A single treatment of highly-targeted radiotherapy can be used to treat women with breast cancer - reducing potential side-effects and hospital visits, according to the findings of a major study. More

04/06/2010 - Skin patches clue to HRT?
Skin patches may provide a way to reintroduce "safe" forms of hormone replacement therapy, researchers said today. More

04/06/2010 - Call for midwife training on obesity
Pregnant women who are overweight need the same kind of support as has been used to persuade smokers give up, experts warned yesterday. More

31/05/2010 - Tobacco glam link slammed
Women smokers outnumber men in growing numbers of countries - often because sellers are allowed to depict it as "glamorous", global campaigners warned today. More

27/05/2010 - Lifestyle changes prompt arthritis increase
Growing numbers of women are suffering from rheumatoid arthritis because of the impact of modern life-styles, researchers have revealed. More

26/05/2010 - Smoking link to pelvic pain in pregnancy
Researchers have found a significant link between smoking and pregnancy-related pelvic pain. More

19/05/2010 - Problems of blood pressure drugs in pregnancy
Common drugs used to treat high blood pressure in pregnancy may affect a child's future health, researchers warned today. More

17/05/2010 - Mum knows best when you're pregnant
Pregnant women may dismiss professional advice in favour of practices recommended by their mothers and grandmothers, researchers warned yesterday. More

17/05/2010 - Mystery over hormone cancer link
British researchers have found a new hormone link to breast cancer, it was announced today. More

14/05/2010 - 70 somethings miss screening
Most British women over the age of 70 would like to continue attending regular breast-screening - but do not realise they are able to do so, researchers warned yesterday. More

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