Ethics Panel Finds Conflict With Senator's Job as Physician- May 5, 2005 Republican Tom Coburn will fight the ruling, arguing that the panel's decision contradicts the Founding Fathers' desire for lawmakers to retain ties to their communities.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28320-2005Apr5.html?nav=rss_health/women Lung Cancer Puzzle- May 5, 2005 Though headlines more frequently focus on cancers of the breast, prostate or colon, last week's announcement that ABC News anchor Peter Jennings has lung cancer is a reminder that this form remains the most deadly of all malignancies.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45100-2005Apr11.html?nav=rss_health/women Cramp Relief With 'E'- May 5, 2005 The Study About 40 percent of women of childbearing age endure severe menstrual cramps. Treatment is trickier now that Vioxx and other painkillers have been linked to cardiovascular risks. A new study in the British Journal of Gynecology shows that taking 200 IU of vitamin E twice daily for several days a month may dramatically ease menstrual pain. But the treatment is not risk-free.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32722-2005May3.html?nav=rss_health/women Federal Panel Debates Silicone Breast Implants- May 5, 2005 Questions linger thirteen years later about how often the devices can break inside women's bodies and how bad those breaks are.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44837-2005Apr11.html?nav=rss_health/women Survivors, Supporters Stride Toward Victory- May 5, 2005 The joy on people's faces as they crossed the finish line for a charity walk belied the struggles participants had seen or experienced in battling breast cancer.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30263-2005May2.html?nav=rss_health/women The Breast Cancer Crew- May 5, 2005 While driving along the George Washington Parkway to Bethesda's National Naval Medical Center a few years back, Doris Parker, now 49, of Alexandria used to admire the crew teams on the Potomac. Seeing them practice in the early mornings was a highlight of her trips to prepare for reconstructive breast surgery after a mastectomy.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26550-2005Apr4.html?nav=rss_health/women Doctors Are Warned on Fetus Care- May 5, 2005 The Bush administration issues guidelines advising physicians and hospitals that they are obligated to care for fetuses "born alive" naturally or in the process of an abortion.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10411-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_health/women Georgeanna Jones Dies at 92; In Vitro Fertilization Pioneer- May 5, 2005 Georgeanna Seegar Jones, 92, part of the husband-and-wife team whose Norfolk clinic produced the first baby via in vitro fertilization in the United States, died March 26 of cardiac arrest at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. She had Alzheimer's disease.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5761-2005Mar27.html?nav=rss_health/women Establishing Proof- May 5, 2005 It took 15 years to discover the link between oxygen and blindness -- 15 years in which a mysterious disease haunted America's best hospitals.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64052-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_health/women The Pregnant Question: How to Exercise- May 5, 2005 Among the many benefits of serving as Crew Chief is the opportunity to investigate fitness matters I would never pursue for my own benefit -- for instance, the question of exercising during pregnancy, one of the queries we receive most frequently during our online chats. An Internet search on the topic yields pages of information, much of it (I learned) misleading, alarmist or wrong.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32723-2005May3.html?nav=rss_health/women |