Women warned on iron 'overdose'

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk Women warned on iron 'overdose' Healthy pregnant women should think twice before taking iron supplements, say researchers who have linked high doses to blood pressure problems.

clipped from www.msnbc.msn.com Breast cancer dropped along with hormone pills New research also links menopause hormones to ovarian cancer risk ATLANTA - New government numbers give some of the strongest evidence yet that menopause hormones can raise the risk of breast cancer. Rates of the disease leveled off in 2004 after plunging in 2003, the year after millions of women stopped taking hormones because a big study tied them to higher heart, stroke and breast cancer risks.

Detecting ovarian cancer earlier

List of 5 symptoms.

clipped from www.sciencedaily.com NEW YORK, June 13 (UPI) -- U.S. cancer experts have developed a list of symptoms considered possible early warning signs of ovarian cancer, one of the most deadly for women. Symptoms to watch out for are bloating, pelvic or abdominal pain, difficulty eating and feeling a frequent or urgent need to urinate. The groups said women who experience any of the symptoms for more than two or three weeks are advised to see a doctor, especially there is a change from their previous health. One of the researchers who helped identify the symptoms, Dr. Barbara Goff of the University of Washington in Seattle, said in most cases it won't turn out to be ovarian cancer. "We don't want to scare people, but we also want to arm people with the appropriate information," she told the Post.