women

March 22, 2016May 24, 2016

Obese Women Who Took Oral Contraceptives May Be at Higher Risk of Rare Type of Stroke

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Risk of a rare type of stroke known as cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) appears to be increased in obese women who use oral contraceptives compared to women of healthier weight who did ... Read more

August 27, 2015August 27, 2015

Study Determines Causes for Stillborn Babies in Obese Women

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Results from a recent study published online in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition show that obese women are twice as likely as women with a healthy weight to have stillborn ... Read more

March 31, 2015March 31, 2015

TV Cooking Shows Associated With a Higher Body Mass Index in Women

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Researchers at the University of Vermont, the University of Texas at Austin and Cornell University in Ithaca recently published their findings in the journal Appetite showing that women who watch ... Read more

March 24, 2015March 24, 2015

Obese Women Found to Have a 40% Greater Risk of Developing Cancer

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A recent study conducted at the Cancer Research UK in the United Kingdom recently revealed that obese women have around a 40% higher lifetime risk of developing cancer in comparison ... Read more