Women who take diets rich in Omega-3 oils may be less likely to develop endometriosis while those whose diets are heavily laden with trans fats may be more likely to develop the debilitating condition that causes infertility, according to new study.

The study is the largest to have investigated the link between diet and endometriosis risk and the first prospective study to identify a modifiable risk factor for the condition.

It found that while the total amount of fat in the diet did not matter, the type of fat did. Women who ate the highest amount of long-chain Omega-3 fatty acids were 22 per cent less likely to be diagnosed with endometriosis than those who ate the least and that those who ate the most trans fats had a 48 per cent increased risk, compared with those who ate the least.

Long-chain Omega-3 fatty acids are found mostly in oily fish. They have been linked to reduced heart disease risk. In the study, the highest contributor towards endometriosis was mayonnaise and full-fat salad dressing, followed by fatty fish such as tuna, salmon and mackerel.

Scientists have developed a simple blood test that is capable of detecting breast cancer in women before it can be detected by standard screening methods.

Normal breast screening checks using x-rays - only detect a tumour once it is three of four times bigger, by which time it may have started to spread beyond the breast.

The new test, developed by a Norwegian company called Diagenic ASA, detects raised level of chemical markers for cancer picked up as blood flows through a tumour. It is expected to pick up a cancer the size of a small seed before a woman has developed any symptoms, reports telegraph.co.uk.

"This test will be particularly useful for younger women who are at risk of developing breast cancer," said Dr James Mackay an oncologist and researcher at University College London.

Moms to be, please note -- make sure that you abstain from alcohol, for a new study says that drinking during pregnancy puts your baby at risk of epilepsy.

Researchers, led by Queens University in Ontario, have carried out the study and found that children born with a condition, caused by exposure to alcohol in the womb, are more likely to suffer from debilitating seizures.

In fact, according to the researchers, being exposed to alcohol while in the womb damages parts of the developing brain associated with seizures, the Daily Mail reported.

The study looked at 425 people aged between two and 49 who had foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). Fewer than one per cent of people developed epilepsy, but six per cent of those with FASD had it and 12 per cent had experienced at least one seizure, the findings revealed.