Archive for 'Women's Health'

Risks Of Mammography: Hidden Role Of The American Cancer Society

Nov 25, 2009 –

Risks Of Mammography: Hidden Role Of The American Cancer Society

CHICAGO, IL, November 24, 2009 –/WORLD-WIRE/– The series of recent articles on mammography which report the harm done by overscreening, written by New York Times columnist Gina Kolata, as... 

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Group warns that nurses face health risks from chemical exposure

Dec 12, 2007 –

Group warns that nurses face health risks from chemical exposure The very chemicals used to keep hospitals squeaky clean and to treat patients could be harmful to nurses who are exposed to them in their... 

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Is Your Lipstick Safe?

Dec 11, 2006 –

From Ms Magazine: That lipstick or nail polish you may be wearing — are they a danger to your health? How about your deodorant, toothpaste, body lotion, soap? Seemingly innocuous personal-care products... 

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Testing For Toxins

Jun 09, 2005 –

SFGate.com: Women are taking environmental health into their own hands Recent research has shown that phthalates, chemicals routinely used in body-care products, could harm developing fetuses and young... 

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Urinary Tract Infections in Women May Be Difficult to Treat Because of Overuse of Antibiotics in Food Animals

May 05, 2005 –

WASHINGTON–New research strengthens the possibility that antibiotic-resistant urinary tract infections (UTI), which lead to about eight million physician visits a year for women in the United States,... 

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