Women who drink too much are more likely to die
- Thu Dec 08 2011
- Sarah Treleaven
Over at The Atlantic, Neil Wagner brings attention to a recent, sobering study of alcohol use in Italy: 2,000 alcoholic participants were found to have much higher death rates than the general population — and from a whole range of different causes, including cancer, diabetes, infections, and diseases of the immunological, nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory, and digestive systems.
Women who drink too much are more likely to die
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Should you drink more or less alcohol?
- Thu Nov 03 2011
- Sarah Treleaven
Alcohol is one of those things — like coffee — that seems to have somewhat ambiguous health properties. Researchers appear to disagree about who should drink how much.
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What's the number-one concern of pregnant women?
- Fri Aug 19 2011
- Terri Coles
Pregnancy is an exciting time in a woman's life, but it can also be a nerve-wracking one. All of a sudden you're focused not just on your health, but on that of your baby as well — and at a time when you're dealing with new body changes and a lot of unknowns.
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What does your height say about your cancer risk?
- Wed Aug 03 2011
- Sarah Treleaven
We're becoming increasingly acquainted with some of the major risk factors for cancer — from too much sun exposure and red meat consumption to obesity and poverty — but much of the disease, and why some people contract it while others don't, remains a mystery.
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Would you trim your hair down there to raise money for cervical cancer?
- Fri Jul 01 2011
- Terri Coles
The Prostate Cancer Society has had a lot of success in raising awareness of prostate and testicular cancers through its annual Movember campaign, when men are encouraged to grow a mustache throughout November to raise funds to fight men's cancers. But why should the guys have all the fun? A new initiative, Julyna, encourages women to groom their down-there hair for the month of July, in a bid to raise awareness of the prevention and treatment of cervical cancer.
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Ten reasons to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Women's College Hospital
- Tue Jun 21 2011
- Terri Coles
Women's College Hospital in downtown Toronto was founded in 1883 as the Women's Medical College, the first medical school in the city to admit women; it became a hospital where women could practice medicine in 1911. It's been located at its current location in the city since 1935, and was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1995. The hospital became a University of Toronto-affiliated teaching hospital in 1961, but in 2006 it again became an independent facility.
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