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16/03/2012 - Food pollution risk to women
Women may be placed at risk of breast cancer because of growing levels of the chemical cadmium in some "healthy" foods, researchers warned yesterday. More

15/03/2012 - Breast-feeding targets "idealistic"
Women are being set "idealistic and unhelpful" targets for breast-feeding, researchers say today. More

14/03/2012 - Research 'needed' on childbirth pain relief
There is not enough research on many popular pain relief methods for labour, British experts say today. More

13/03/2012 - Swaddling baby not hip
Swaddling clothes for babies have been making a come-back - but it causes damage to the infant hips, an expert has warned. More

09/03/2012 - Pregnancies linked to reduced MS risk
Women’s risk of developing multiple sclerosis decreases with each pregnancy, a new study has claimed. More

08/03/2012 - Women's day celebrates ground-breaking projects
Projects around the world aimed at improving the health and well-being of women were being honoured today. More

08/03/2012 - Cut unnecessary induction of labour, say researchers
Findings from a new study have prompted researchers to call for fewer instances of induction of labour among healthy pregnant women. More

07/03/2012 - Sunshine pills during pregnancy may affect baby's growth
Mood-boosting pills can aid depression, but when given to pregnant women they can lead to delayed head growth and preterm birth, researchers have warned. More

07/03/2012 - HRT linked to breast cancer protection
One kind of hormone replacement therapy may help reduce the risk of breast cancer several years after women stop treatment, researchers reported today. More

05/03/2012 - Desk job threat to women?
Inactivity may be a bigger threat to women's health than to men's, according to controversial new findings. More

02/03/2012 - Combine HPV and smear testing - Dutch researchers
Testing for the human papillomavirus and following it with a smear test could be the most effective approach for cervical screening, according to a new analysis. More

01/03/2012 - Anti-smoking patches fail pregnancy test
Pregnant women who smoke cannot be helped to quit by nicotine patches, according to a major analysis published today. More

29/02/2012 - Identical twins mix-up warning
Many parents of twins may be wrongly told they are not identical, researchers say today. More

27/02/2012 - Slimming pills warning
Many innocent-sounding slimming products sold on-line contain dangerous medicines, UK regulators have warned. More

24/02/2012 - Hard-to-diagnose patients include young and women
Women, young people and those from ethnic minorities are the most difficult to diagnose with cancer, according to British experts. More

24/02/2012 - Mothers face heart risk linked to pregnancy complication
Women who have pre-eclampsia in the first 37 weeks of pregnancy are at greater risk of developing heart problems compared to those who develop the condition in the final weeks of pregnancy, British researchers reported yesterday. More

22/02/2012 - Female heart attack signs warning
Heart attack symptoms in women can easily be overlooked - because they frequently do not suffer chest pain, researchers warned last night. More

22/02/2012 - Risk of ovarian cancer for women with endometriosis
Endometriosis, suffered by many women, may be linked to a raised risk of ovarian cancer, researchers warn today. More

21/02/2012 - Euro-backing for Berlin breast biomarker project
A major new European project to develop personalised breast cancer therapy is to be led from Berlin, Germany, it has been announced. More

17/02/2012 - Pregnant smokers problem for north
There are massive differences around England in the risk of women smoking to the end of pregnancy, according to figures published yesterday. More

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