Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Migraine Headaches and Cancer Risk

Hormonal changes cause both migraine headaches and breast cancer. Researchers in Seattle, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Detroit, Bethesda, and Springfield, MA., collected data that supported the fact that a history of migraines may be associated with a reduced risk of breast cancer in both premenopausal and postmenopausal women.

Obesity and Labor

Maternal obesity was studied at two New York hospitals. It was found that obesity is associated with longer labor.