Women Health

Women Health
Jazmine Raygoza, 17, (L) does ab crunches during a workout at a gym as her mother Veronica (R) watches in Englewood, Colorado on 24 August 2011.

Overweight people are more prone to argue with their doctors: Study

According to new research, overweight people are more likely to disagree with their doctors on weight loss and lifestyle recommendations.

Exposure to metals during pregnancy may affect baby’s health

Exposure to phthalates increases likelihood of preterm delivery

A National Institutes of Health study, which included a Rutgers researcher, discovered that pregnant women exposed to the chemical substances known as phthalates during pregnancy had a higher risk of ...

Abortion rights demonstrators gather near the State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on 25 June 2022

Roe v. Wade case Fresh protests as new US abortion reality takes shape

The deeply polarised country grappled with a new level of division: between states that will now or soon deny the right to abortion, enshrined since 1973, and those that still allow it

High-intensity interval training can alter metabolism: Study

High-intensity interval training can alter metabolism: Study

Scientists have thrown fresh light on the effects of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) on human skeletal muscle, according to a study on men published in the journal, 'eLife'.

Reproductive rights of women still neglected

Reproductive rights of women still neglected

One of the major achievements of the International Conference on Population and Development is the identification and establishment of reproductive and sexual health rights

Scientist Aliya Naheed

Interview: Aliya Naheed 'Our hospitals are rich mines for research'

Aliya Naheed is a scientist of International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b). Recently she has been nominated for the Dr Sultan Ahmed Chowdhury Gold Medal of Bangladesh ...

Oestrogen associated with woman's risk of developing dementia

Oestrogen associated with woman's risk of developing dementia

A recent research led by the scientists of George Institute for Global Health has found that life events that influence levels of the female hormone oestrogen may be linked to a woman's risk of ...

Participants pose for a photograph at a roundtable titled ‘Strengthening social protection for the tea garden workers in Sylhet division’, organized jointly by UNICEF, RAPID and Prothom Alo at Karwan Bazar on Tuesday.

'Social protection, education of women and children in tea gardens should be emphasised'

Speakers at a roundtable said a large number of tea garden workers are left out of social protection programmes despite various government initiatives. Children in the tea-garden community remain ...

Prunes can prevent bone loss, protect against fracture risk

Prunes can prevent bone loss, protect against fracture risk

Daily prune consumption can prevent bone loss at the hip and protect against increased fracture risk in postmenopausal women, cites a new study

The aim of this study was to investigate differences in treatment and survival between women and men with a heart attack and cardiogenic shock.

Women more likely to die after heart attack than men: Study

According to new research, women are less likely to receive lifesaving treatment for cardiogenic shock than men.

Bangladesh has a commitment to eliminate child marriage

Child Marriage: Big crisis, little attention

There are countless proposals on prevention of child marriage, but few initiatives

A woman walks by a sign advertising sugary drinks in a Brooklyn neighborhood with a high rate of obesity and diabetes on 11 June 2013 in New York City

Lung function in premenopausal, postmenopausal women can decline due to obesity: Study

A new study suggested that abdominal obesity may result in a greater risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma in premenopausal and postmenopausal women.

Music may help women during menopause transition

Music may help women during menopause transition

A new study has identified music therapy as an effective treatment, not only to manage menopause symptoms but also depressed mood

Nutritional diet in early pregnancy reduces risk of gestational diabetes

Nutritional diet in early pregnancy reduces risk of gestational diabetes

Researchers have found that dietary habits have an impact on both obesity and the onset of gestational diabetes in pregnant women

Gender Based Violence in relation with Sexual & Reproductive Health Rights and Family Planning Services

Roundtable Gender Based Violence in relation with Sexual & Reproductive Health Rights and Family Planning Services

A roundtable on ‘Gender Based Violence in relation with Sexual & Reproductive Health Rights and Family Planning Services’ was held on Monday, 13 December 2021, organized by USAID Shukhi Jibon, ...

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