Keep current with new health news updates. http://www.muschealth.com/ http://www.muschealth.com/favicon.gif http://www.muschealth.com/ Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Women who are pregnant should include fish in their diet for optimal maternal health and fetal growth and development. That much health experts agree on. at MUSC http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09762 http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09762 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT Factors that affect a woman's reproductive health can also have an effect on her heart, new research shows. at MUSC http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09744 http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09744 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT Research involving more than a million middle-age women finds that even moderate drinking raises risks for breast, liver, and other cancers. The report is published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09721 http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09721 Fri, 01 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT They are marketed as "bio-identical" hormones or "bio-identical hormone replacement therapy," and they claim to do everything from helping menopausal women lose weight to preventing senility. They are touted as safer and sometimes even more effective than conventional hormone-replacement therapy. But the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns that these claims are "unproven" and that the products are "potentially dangerous." http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09703 http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09703 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT According to a study that examines the long-term effects of egg donation, women who choose to donate eggs to help infertile couples should be aware of both the psychological and physical risks associated with the procedure http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09680 http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09680 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT Researchers have found that women exposed to second hand smoke, either as adults or children, were significantly more likely to face fertility problems and suffer miscarriages. http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09637 http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09637 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 05:00:00 GMT Women who smoke are eight times more likely than nonsmokers to suffer a potentially fatal rupture of the body's largest artery, or require surgery to repair the weakening that can cause such a rupture. http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09630 http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09630 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT