Menstrual Hygiene Day: Tampons, Menstrual Cups, Pads, Which Period Product Is the Best? May 28, 2019 10:25
Menstrual Hygiene Day, observed on May 28 every year, aims to help curb umpteen taboos accompanying menstruation. The key objective of the day is to have a world where all the women and girls have…
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Gynecologist Warns Women Against Using Sea Sponges as 'Reusable', 'Nurturing' Alternatives to Tampons May 01, 2019 17:29
In a bid to find track down alternatives to sanitary napkins, tampons, menstrual cups, and reusable pads the women these days are found using “sea sponge” to cut down on non-biodegradable waste and the idea…
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Oregon Woman Rose Marie Bentley Had Organs on the Wrong Side of Body, yet Lives Until 99 April 12, 2019 16:16
A woman from Oregon in the United States was born with her organs on the wrong side of her body. Amazingly, she had a normal life and lived until 99 years. Rose Marie Bentley had…
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Women Beware! Working over 9 Hours a Day Can Lead to Depression February 27, 2019 10:28
If you are a working woman and devote more than nine hours a day working fingers to the bone then you have a higher risk of depression, according to a study. Women who work extra…
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68 Million Girls Vulnerable to Genital Mutilation by 2030: WHO February 07, 2019 12:10
About 68 million girls are vulnerable to becoming victims of the female genital mutilation by 2030 if the practice continues at its current pace in countries where it is widespread, according to the World Health…
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4 Natural Ways to Relieve Menstruation Cramps January 21, 2019 13:29
Only women know how painful and sulky it is during periods and accordingly while many people recommend medication to curb down period pains, it is not continually the right thing to do since it has…
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Indian Women Burn Less Than 50% Calories Every Day: Study January 08, 2019 16:15
While men and women in India are to a large extent physically inactive, women were found to burn fewer calories than their male counterparts, finds a survey of more than one million Indians. The survey…
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Indian-American Scientist Builds Inexpensive Tool to Spot Cervical Cancer December 21, 2018 15:02
An Indian-American Professor of Global Health and Director of Global Women's Health Technologies at Duke University, Dr. Nimmi Ramanujam, has developed a low-cost diagnostic device called the 'Pocket Colposcope' to detect cervical cancer. According to…
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Lok Sabha Passes Bill Prohibiting Commercial Surrogacy December 20, 2018 12:41
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday has passed a bill barring commercial surrogacy and allowing the process only by close relatives for "altruistic" reasons, with Health Minister J P Nadda terming the proposed legislation historic. The…
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First Baby Born After Dead Womb Transplant December 05, 2018 15:28
In a medical first, a woman successfully gave birth after receiving a uterus transplant from a dead donor, researchers reported on Wednesday. According to a study published in The Lancet medical journal, the breakthrough operation,…
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Pregnancy is Safe for Breast Cancer Survivors, Say Health Experts December 03, 2018 12:15
Breast cancer, cancer that forms in the cells of the breasts, is the most prevalent cancer among Indian women and the health experts say it cannot deter motherhood if intervention occurs at the right point.…
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Avoid Smoking to Ward off Stroke Risks During Menopause: Study November 30, 2018 12:47
Quitting smoking during the transition phase to menopause could be the key to obviate risks of cardiovascular diseases including heart attacks and strokes, suggests a new study. Menopause is a natural decline in reproductive hormones…
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