News tagged with impaired women

Healthy diet associated with lower risk of cataracts in women

Women who eat foods rich in a variety of vitamins and minerals may have a lower risk of developing the most common type of cataract that occurs in the United States, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 14, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cognitively impaired elderly women get unneeded screening mammography, study finds

A significant percentage of U.S. women 70 years or older who were severely cognitively impaired received screening mammography that was unlikely to benefit them, according to a study of 2,131 elderly women conducted by researchers ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 14, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Chemobrain -- the flip side of surviving cancer

One of the most problematic side effects of cancer treatment, chemobrain - a range of symptoms including memory loss, inability to concentrate, difficulty thinking and other subtle cognitive changes following chemotherapy ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1