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New Study Links Relaxers To Fibroids

(BlackDoctor.org) -- A new study in the American Journal of Epidemiology has linked hair relaxers to uterine fibroids, as well as early puberty in young girls.

Scientists followed more than 23,000 pre-menopausal ...more

Can Fruit Really Prevent Fibroids?

(BlackDoctor.org) -- According to a new study, women who ate two or more servings of fresh fruit per day were less likely to develop uterine fibroids than those who didn't.

"Our ...more

Fibroids Vs. Black Women: 4 Strategies To Win

(BlackDoctor.org) -- For black women, uterine fibroids pose a particular menace. They occur more often than in their white counterparts, develop sooner and grow ...more

Understanding The Pain Of Fibromyalgia

(BlackDoctor.org) -- Fibromyalgia is a fairly common condition characterized by long-term, body-wide pain and tender points in joints, muscles, tendons and other soft tissues. ...more

Uterine Fibroid Embolization

(BlackDoctor.org) -- A study presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting shows of 105 patients in the Atlanta metro area, ...more