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High potassium diet reduces stroke risk in older women

Research published in the American Heart Association’s journal Stroke, suggests that postmenopausal women derive health benefits from potassium-rich foods if they do not have high blood pressure. In Australia stokes kill more women than breast cancer and more men than prostate cancer; and while potassium has previously been linked to lower blood pressure and reducing […]
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Sarah Murdoch: Young women don’t see breast cancer coming

Each year, during the prime of their lives; and when they are establishing families and careers, about 800 young Australian women are diagnosed with breast cancer. Facing a cancer diagnosis at a young age is difficult and this is reflected in the new report, which shows many young women feel blindsided by the illness. While […]
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Study: Rural women more likely to die from ovarian cancer

The seven-year study, published in the Medical Journal of Australia, looked at more than 1100 women diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2005 and found that the mortality rate for country women was 20 per cent higher than women in a metropolitan area. It also found just 35 per cent of rural based women lived for […]
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