Weather Centre

24°C

Clear

Vancouver

Detailed Forecast

canada.com home

The Vancouver Sun

Division of Canwest Publishing Inc.

Eating seafood while pregnant may boost mood

Eating omega-3-rich seafood may be a mood-lifter for women who are feeling depressed during pregnancy, suggests a study of British women.

smallfeature

Nanotech gene therapy kills ovarian cancer in mice

Tiny synthetic particles carrying a payload of toxin worked as well as chemotherapy at killing ovarian cancer cells in mice, without the bad side effects, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.

Comments (0)

Pregnant women who were already working out can continue but still need to adjust routines.

Safe exercise while pregnant requires a few routine tweaks

When an expectant mother is preparing to bring a new life into the world, it's natural that she'll want to improve her own.

Comments (1)

Blood tests for a compound called CA-125 may help guide therapy but cannot tell a doctor and a patient if a seemingly healthy woman has a tumour.

Tiny ovarian tumours lurk for years, study finds

Tiny ovarian tumours lurk in the Fallopian tubes for an average of four years before they grow large enough to be detected, researchers reported on Monday in a study that explains why diagnosis usually...

Comments (0)

smallfeature

Childhood radiation therapy ups breast cancer risk

The results of a study confirm that girls who undergo radiation for cancer in childhood have an increased long-term risk of developing breast cancer, regardless of their age at the time of treatment.

Comments (0)

A new poll suggests no decline in the popularity of plastic surgery, despite shaky economic times.

Plastic surgery popular despite economic woes: Poll

Most women under 50 have not turned their backs, or faces, on cosmetic beauty-enhancement, despite the state of the economy.

Comments (0)

Chinese herbs show early promise for endometriosis

Chinese herbal medicine could offer an alternative to standard hormonal treatments for the painful pelvic disorder endometriosis, preliminary research suggests.

Comments (1)

Removing ovaries may boost lung cancer risk: Study

Surgically removing a woman's ovaries during a hysterectomy may nearly double her risk of developing lung cancer, according to a new Canadian study that surprised even the researchers.

Comments (1)

Excess cortisol, also known as the stress hormone, can fuel a desire for fatty foods and carbohydrates. It can cause a blood sugar imbalance and can cause you to eat more than you need, among other things.

Get your hormones back in line

What do hormones have to do with our health? Aside from causing monthly mood swings and being responsible for our sex drive — or lack thereof — what effect do they have on our overall well-being?

Comments (2)

Girls react more to peer judgment as they age

It's no secret that teens care a lot about what other people think of them. And new research using brain scans suggests that girls' response to the prospect of being sized up by a peer gets stronger as...

Comments (0)

Poor sleep ups risk of postpartum depression

Poor sleep after childbirth appears to be increase the risk of postpartum depression, according to findings published in the journal Sleep.

Comments (0)

Danish study looks at link between HRT, cancer

Menopausal women who took hormone replacement therapy increased their risk of ovarian cancer by 38 percent, Danish researchers reported on Tuesday.

Comments (0)

Age makes for anxious first-time moms

Women who delay having their first child cope just as well as younger moms when it comes to pregnancy, but they're a lot more anxious about their unborn babies, Australian researchers said.

Comments (0)