Health and Beauty Articles for Women

By: Purdue News on Aug 20 2005 18:32:41
Jennifer Cutraro - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.
 
Menopause and Bone Loss
Maintaining a proper balance of dietary fats may ward off much of the bone loss associated with post menopausal osteoporosis, according to a recent study by scientists at Purdue University and the Indiana University School of Medicine.

The researchers found that diets with a low ratio of omega-6 fatty acids to omega-3 fatty acids minimized the bone loss typically brought on by estrogen deficiency, which is common in post menopausal females.
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 By: JAMA 
Menopause and depressive symptoms
Women with no history of depression may be at an increased risk of new onset depressive symptoms and disorders as they transition to menopause, according to two studies in the April issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

As background information in the articles, the authors write that although the transition to menopause has long been considered a time of increased risk for developing depressive symptoms, there is little scientific evidence to connect the change in reproductive hormones, menopausal status and mental health.
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By: American Council on Exercise 

Symptoms of Menopause
Menopause or “the change” is a turning point in every woman’s life that brings uncomfortable and sometimes lasting effects on a woman’s body.

The American Council on Exercise (ACE), America’s nonprofit fitness authority, recognizes “National Menopause Awareness Month” in September and shares good news that regular physical activity and a balanced diet can help manage many symptoms and health concerns associated with menopause.
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By: SAGE Publications 
Domestic Violence Danger
Women are more likely to be killed by an intimate partner than to die at the hands of a stranger according to “Intimate Partner Violence and Firearms,” a new set of studies published in the June issue of SAGE Publications’ Evaluation Review.

“Violent partners armed with firearms are especially dangerous,” writes Susan B. Sorenson, Professor at the UCLA School of Public Health and editor of the special issue. (more…)