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January 2007 »

Weight Loss Struggle Can Lead to Eating Disorders for Women
-- Jan. 15, 2007 --
Many people struggle with their weight. For some people, it can become an obsession that leads to life-threatening eating disorders. Nine out of 10 people with eating disorders are women.

Cheer up, girls – antidepressant pill could be a female Viagra
-- Jan. 07, 2007 --
TRIALS have begun on a sex drug that works directly on the pleasure zones of a woman’s brain to restore flagging libido. If successful, flibanserin — developed by the German pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim — could become the “female Viagra”.

Smokes link to cervical cancer
-- Jan. 03, 2007 --
Women who carry the common human papilloma virus are much more likely to develop cervical cancer if they smoke, an Australian women’s health group has warned.