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Women under 50 ‘face work stress risk’

BBC News reports here: Stress at work raises the risk of heart disease for women under 50, a study of more than 12,000 nurses suggests.

Breast cancer screening does more good than harm

Mammograms can spot dangerous tumours, BBC News reports here: Breast cancer screening does more good than harm even if some women have unnecessary surgery, a large study concludes.

Protect Your Heart at Every Age

Breaking one particularly bad habit in your 20s can lower your heart attack risk.Follow these easy health tips, presented here from Woman’s Day at Yahoo Health, specific to every stage of aging.

Rethink for calorie eating levels

BBC News reports here: “The calorie counts used as the foundation for diet plans and healthy-eating guidance for the past 18 years may be wrong, a report suggests. Intake levels are currently 2,000 calories for women and 2,500 for men.”

Now as always when new studies like this one come out read them and digest them [...]

Labioplasty Warning

Labioplasty involves cutting excess tissue that protrudes from the vagina, BBC News reports here: Women are undergoing surgery to create perfect genitalia amid a “shocking” lack of information on the potential risks of the procedure, a report says.

All-natural’ sex pill contains Viagra chemical: FDA

AFP reports here at Yahoo News: WASHINGTON – The US food and drug safety watchdog warned Thursday that an over-the-counter men’s sex aid, labeled as all-natural, contains a chemical similar to the active ingredient in Viagra and could be dangerous.

Is Smoking Tougher on Women?

Is Smoking Tougher on Women?,  HealthDay reports here at Yahoo News: Women may be more vulnerable than men to the carcinogens and other noxious substances in cigarette smoke, a growing body of research suggests.

Women ‘underestimate their sleep’

Older women tend to sleep for slightly longer than men, BBC News reports here: Research suggests older women believe they sleep worse than men – but the reverse is actually true.

Elusive search for cellulite cure continues

Elusive search for cellulite cure continues, CNN reports here:
* Cellulite caused by weakening of connective tissue, which allows fat to bulge
* You can’t get rid of cellulite, but you can minimize the appearance of it
* Liposuction can actually make cellulite look worse by creating more dimples

So best thing they say you can do to minimize [...]

Parents ‘ignoring eye sun danger’

BBC News reports here: Three in four parents are risking their child’s eyesight by exposing them to bright sun without appropriate protection, experts warn.

Many women ‘not on safest pill’

Two separate studies in the British Medical Journal found that some oral contraceptives were linked with a higher risk of blood clot than others, BBC News reports here: Many women are not taking the safest brand of the pill, say researchers.