Women Information - November 23, 2008

Alcoholism May Harm Male Fertility

November 4, 2005 - Topics male, alcohol, alcoholism, drink and men
A new study suggests that males who say yes to one too many drinks may be in danger of not only dampening their sex lives, but harming their chances of having children as well.

Researchers from India found that men being treated for alcoholism had lower testosterone levels and more sperm abnormalities than non-drinkers. They also had a far higher rate of erectile dysfunction (ED) - 71-percent, versus 7-percent of abstainers

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Poll Shows Older Americans Sleep Well At Night

November 4, 2005 - Topics sleep, stress, women, disorder and policy
A new poll reveals one-third of older Americans are not only having sweet dreams at night, but sleeping well, too. In addition, a Gallup polls shows men over 50 are getting the most out of their shut-eye.

The poll also shows sleep is never completely peaceful for 8 percent of adults, while the remainder lose at least one night a week, according to results released today by the International Longevity Center-USA, a New York-based non-profit policy group

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Study: Garlic Is Vital Breast Cancer Preventive

November 4, 2005 - Topics study, breast cancer, cancer, women and dna
A new study reveals adding garlic to your diet can aid breast cancer prevention. Despite its bad breath effect, garlic wards off carcinogens produced by cooking meat and other protein-rich foods at high temperatures.

Previous research has shown a connection between diets high in cooked protein-rich foods and a chemical called PhIP, a suspected carcinogen. Women who eat large quantities of meat have been shown to have higher incidences of breast cancer

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New Findings On Heart Disease

November 3, 2005 - Topics heart disease, disease, senior, men and women
Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center find patients with shortness of breath may have a higher risk of dying from cardiac disease than patients without symptoms, and even with patients that suffer from typical cardiac pain.Daniel Berman, M.D., senior author of the study and the Director of Cardiac Imaging at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center says, "Patients often do not interpret shortness of breath as a serious symptom, but particularly in patients who have cardiac risk factors and in patients without lung disease, it may be the only sign of the presence of serious coronary artery disease that may need treatment."

In the retrospective study, patients without diagnosed coronary artery disease who had shortness of breath were four times more likely to suffer death from a cardiac cause than a symptomatic patients and twice as likely as patients who had chest pain that is considered to be typical cardiac pain

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Brooke Shields Teams Up With Fertility Group For National Campaign

November 3, 2005 - Topics baby, mother, pregnancy, daughter and education
Brooke Shields teams up with a free and confidential educational service called Fertility LifeLines to announce a national infertility awareness campaign encouraging women to know their options, ask fertility questions, and take action early.

Shields, who tried unsuccessfully for over one year to have a baby before getting the help of a fertility specialist, is now the proud mother of daughter Rowan. She acknowledges her experience with infertility was isolating, causing feelings of failure and frustration and says that until she and her husband consulted a fertility specialist, they didn't know how many options were available to them

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