Health News Archives

Health Tip: Bleeding Between Periods
Some possible reasons

Natural Childbirth Moms More Attuned to Babies’ Cry
Finding may help shed light on postpartum depression in those choosing Caesareans

HRT After Menopause Reduces Symptoms
It reduced problems with sleep, sexual functioning and hot flashes, study finds

Antibiotics Effective for Vaginal Injury After Childbirth
Small study finds they improve healing of common tissue tears, prevent infection

New Surgical Technology Holds Promise of Painless, Scarless Procedures
Endoscope inserted through natural body openings avoids incisions, shortens recoveries

Staff Training Reduces Postpartum Bleeding, Episiotomies
Studies urge oxytocin use after delivery, re-evaluation of accepted birthing practices

Male Partner Violence Hurts Women’s Health Worldwide
WHO study finds aftereffects reverberate long after the incidents

Pelvic Floor Disorders Affect 1 in 3 Women
Incontinence, dropped organs not just a function of age, study reports

Surgeons Remove Gallbladder Through Vagina
Procedure leaves no scars and reduces pain, but not all doctors endorse it

Scientists Decipher Genome for ’Nasty’ STD
Trichomonas vaginalis associated with pelvic disease, risk of HIV infection in women