Risk factors

This article discusses immigrant women, refugee women and visible minority women and mental health. Identifies factors that constitute stress in the lives of these women and so create a vulnerability to psychosomatic problems. Explores how the needs addressed can be met. 

Discusses how by sanctioning silicone breast implants, our health regulators are essentially medicalizing a dangerous fashion fad.

Discusses how various 'determinants of health' play a role in causing some Canadians to be at a higher risk of contracting HIV infection.

Summarizes the epidemiologic, clinical and animal studies findings related to early reproductive events and breast cancer risk.

Looks at the social and biological risk factors (in early and later life) for women's health throughout her life span.

Provides information about hereditary breast cancer to help women understand whether they might be at increased risk of developing breast cancer and need to seek more information from their doctor.

Examines the incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among street youth and the behavioural and social risk factors that place them at risk for infection.

Examines how gender power inequities play a key role in the HIV epidemic through their effects on women's power in sexual relationships.

Describes a study that found women who had been athletic during young adulthood were found to experience a reduced lifetime incidence of breast cancer.

Discusses the safety and effectiveness of silicone gel-filled breast implants.