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19 out of 20 young women 'would change bodies' - The Independent 3rd November 2009
"Girls as young as seven would like to change something about their appearance and half of 16 to 21-year-olds would consider surgery to achieve their perfect body, a study has revealed. "
Cosmetic surgery report shows depressing decline of self-esteem - The Times 3rd November 2009
"Any parent of a young girl reading the report on teenage girls' attitude to cosmetic surgery would be well advised to equip themselves with a small glass of something fortifying beforehand.\n\nThere are large swaths of it that will make you want to take your precious daughters to the farthest-flung corner of northern Canada, thereafter to exist only in the company of moose. "
Don’t miss your breast screening, says NHS - The Whitehaven News 28th October 2009
"WOMEN are being urged to attend their breast screening appointment as every year around 9,000 across Cumbria fail to turn up.
Health professionals say those 21 per cent could be putting their health at risk. "
'Pear and apple' shape a DVT risk - BBC Health News 29th October 2009
"Women who carry excess weight on the hips and thighs, and apple-shaped men who carry it on the waist, risk dangerous blood clots, say experts.\n\nBeing overweight per se is risky, but where the fat accumulates is also critical, say the Danish scientists. "
Severe migraine sufferers 'twice as likely to have a stroke' - Daily Telegraph 28th October 2009
"People who suffer from severe migraines are twice as likely to have a stroke, a new study shows. "
Women put health at risk - North West Evening Mail 27th October 2009
"AROUND 9,000 women put their health at risk – by not attending breast screening appointments.
Health officials say 78.9 per cent of 42,700 Cumbrian women aged between 50 and 70 attended an appointment in 2007/08."
Nine thousand Cumbrian women ignore breast cancer screening invite - Carlisle News & Star 27th October 2009
"Nine thousand Cumbrian women are putting themselves at risk of breast cancer by ignoring screening invites.
Latest figures show that every year more than 20 per cent of women in the county invited for routine breast screening appointments do not attend."
Link between migraine and stroke - The Independent 28th October 2009
"Young women who suffer from migraines with visual disturbances and who smoke and take the contraceptive pill are at a higher risk of stroke, research suggests.
Migraine doubles the chances of a stroke if accompanied by aura (temporary visual or sensory disturbances) according to the research, published online in the British Medical Journal."
'Aura' migraines a stroke risk - BBC Health News 28th October 2009
"Young women who have migraines with auras are twice as likely to have a stroke, researchers have confirmed.
Auras are sensory or visual disturbances that occur before or during a migraine headache. "
Cervical cancer jab would 'make girls more promiscuous' - Daily Telegraph 27th October 2009
"One in seven girls has admitted that having the cervical cancer vaccination could make them more promiscuous because they would feel more "protected", research has found. "
Fat hips increase risk of blood clots, study claims - Daily Telegraph 27th October 2009
"Excess weight on women's hips and men's waistlines increases the risk of blood clots in middle-aged people, research suggests. "
Middle aged women have more heart attacks, but survival chances rise - Daily Telegraph 27th October 2009
"Heart attacks have become more common in middle-aged women over the past two decades but a woman's chances of survival have greatly increased, two studies showed."
Liverpool women have to wait longer for smear tests - Liverpool Echo 26th October 2009
"NEARLY half of women having smear tests in Liverpool wait more than six weeks for results.
Around 15,000 patients waited longer than the recommended time in 2008/09, for results of the cervical cancer check in the city."
Cancer jab may make us more promiscuous say 1 in 7 girls - Daily Mail 27th October 2009
"One in seven schoolgirls admits the cervical cancer jab could lead to them becoming more promiscuous, a survey has found.
They say they are more likely to take sexual risks in future because they are protected against the sexually transmitted HPV virus, which causes 70 per cent of cervical tumours. "
Heart attack rate rising for middle-aged women - Daily Mail 27th October 2009
"Heart attacks are becoming more common in middle-aged women, researchers say.
The traditional gender gap has narrowed over the past 20 years, with the risk in midlife rising in women and continuing to fall in men, it is claimed. "
HPV jab girls are 'sex cautious' - BBC Health News 27th October 2009
"Eight in 10 girls say that having the HPV jab makes them think twice about the risks of having sex, a poll finds.
The findings may go some way to dispel concerns that the cervical cancer vaccine could make girls more likely to start having sex younger, say experts. "
Middle-aged women at greater risk of of heart attacks finds US study - The Times 26th October 2009
"Heart attacks are becoming increasingly common among middle-aged women, according to new research.
A study of more than 8,000 Americans found that although men still had more heart attacks than women, the gap between the sexes was narrowing. "
Women have 'same heart symptoms' - BBC Health News 25th October 2009
"It is a myth that women have different heart attack symptoms compared to men, according to Canadian researchers.
A study presented at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress found no gender differences in symptoms after studying 305 patients undergoing angioplasty. "
Alcohol awareness: Girls and women now drinking more - Southport Visiter 23rd October 2009
"GIRLS and women in Southport are causing concern for health chiefs.
Sefton Council’s teen survey shows that teenage girls are more likely to binge drinkthan their male counterparts."
Giving birth to womb transplants - BBC Health News 22nd October 2009
"British doctors say they are a step closer to carrying out the first ever successful womb transplant. Is this really feasible, and indeed desirable?
It is not the first time that doctors have declared a functioning womb transplant is within our grasp, but a surgeon from London's Hammersmith Hospital now claims to have overcome one of the most insurmountable problems: securing the complex blood supply. "
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