Women’s Health & Gynaecology
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Early fish may prevent asthma
Including fish in baby food after weaning may help prevent asthma-type problems developing, researchers from Sweden reported yesterday. Read more
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Can coffee protect against female cancer?
Drinking coffee may help protect women against a kind of womb cancer, researchers said today. Read more
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Talk to children about alcohol, parents urged
Health workers have been encouraging parents to talk to their children about alcohol and think about how their own drinking habits may impact on them. Read more
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Smear test "violation" warning
Many women feel "degraded and embarrassed" by cervical smear testing, researchers warned today. Read more
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Backing for delayed umbilical cord clamping
Delaying the clamping of the umbilical cord can protect babies from low iron levels at four months of age, researchers say today. Read more
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Pill poses partner problem
The contraceptive pill has been linked to many side-effects in women – but now researchers say it may affect their partners. Read more
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Dads to learn maternity care
British dads are set to be told more about how they can care for the mothers of their children after birth, it was announced today. Read more
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Women ‘need’ breast screening support
Women who do not go to breast screening say fear, anxiety and embarrassment are the main reasons, researchers said yesterday. Read more
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New pregnancy diet clue
Some children are doomed to face obesity and diabetes because of deficiencies in their mothers’ diets during pregnancy, British researchers say today. Read more
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Coma communication hope
A simple electrical device can be used to detect awareness in patients who seem to be in a permanent vegetative state, researchers reported today. Read more