Women’s Health Weekly Review: May 25 -May31
Nipple Cream Warning
I’m sure you’ve all heard this by now but it doesn’t hurt to repeat it just in case - The U.S. FDA is “warning consumers not to use or purchase Mommy’s Bliss Nipple Cream because the product contains potentially harmful ingredients that may cause respiratory distress or vomiting and diarrhea in infants“.
Osteoporosis
Some new research suggests that “sedentary high school girls are at significant risk for future osteoporosis“.
A new study shows that there is a difference in the standard of care for women at risk of osteoporosis in different parts of the world.
Pregnancy and Newborns
Preeclampsia (pregnancy-induced hypertension) is a problem in nearly 8% of pregnancies every year. To be published in Hypertension in Pregnancy is evidence that “stretching exercises may be more effective at reducing the risk of preeclampsia than walking is for pregnant women who have already experienced the condition“.
Two new risk factors for SIDS: overheating of newborns - “increased ambient temperature such as over-wrapping a baby at night time or increasing the room temperature can affect the baby’s pattern of breathing” and smoking - “prenatal cigarette smoke exposure compounds the risk by increasing the likelihood of gasp-like respiration and prolonging the time that it takes for neonates to return to normal breathing following hypoxia“.
Menopause
Due to the lack of estrogens and other hormones post-menopausal women are at higher risk of osteoporosis and cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis. “A study carried out at the University of Granada on more than 500 postmenopausal patients … concludes recommending the use of the hormone therapy, if necessary, for at least five years, under periodic medical controls“.
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on June 2nd, 2008 at 7:08 pm
Hi Trisha,
Thank you for the informative link to the Osteoporosis article about thehigh risk for sedentary high school girls.
Unfortunately ospeoporosis can also affect men & with our kids staying indoors & not getting enough Vit D from sunlight I’m sure there will be higher numbers over the years.
on June 2nd, 2008 at 9:29 pm
Your welcome! I think diet it not helping either, and yes men are affected a lot and probably will be more so in the future as people live longer.