Women

Chronic Fatigue :: Homeopathy and Chronic Fatigue

One of the effects of modern life is TATT- tired all the time. I see it often in my practise and it creeps up on the person without warning, until of course, they are chronically tired. There are several names for this condition: myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), postviral fatigue syndrome (PVS) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). These names all refer to a complex array of symptoms, which may mimic other illnesses, but where no medical cause has been found.

Parkinson’s disease :: Caffeine and HRT cut Parkinson’s risk

A new study has found that women who consume little or no caffeine, but take hormone replacement therapy, may reduce their risk of developing Parkinson’s disease.

Stress :: Stress makes stroke de adlier

People who are highly stressed have 89 per cent more risk of dying after having a stroke compared to those who feel stress-free, according to a report published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Breast cancer :: Molecules spreading breast cancer identified

Researchers at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Cancer Center and Yale University have identified two molecular predictors of breast cancer spread or metastasis. This may one day lead to tests of breast cancer tissue that will help physicians determine whether a woman’s breast cancer is likely to spread, or metastasize.

Male sweat keeps women happy

So long we knew that men had some impact on women. Now it is said that their perspiration too affects females, psychologically and physiologically.

Cancer :: Stress makes cancer a killer

Early-stage breast cancer could be most likely to kill women who had severe stress – a family death, divorce, financial crisis -in the year before diagnosis, a study says.

Vinegar test for cervical cancer

Vinegar could help to detect cervical cancer in women. Researchers in South Africa have found that washing the cervix or neck of the womb with the solution can help to see potentially cancerous cells and thereby give immediate treatment to such patients.