Women's Health

Jan 8, 2009

Despite education efforts, heart disease is still a leading cause of death in American women. How do you protect yourself and your loved ones?

Jan 8, 2009 | 2 comments

Now your fetus can Twitter, too.

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If you're trying to get pregnant, sex can sometimes feel more like work than pleasure. Try these tricks to keep it fun.

Jan 9, 2009

Vitamin D may build healthy bones, but new research links it to cesarian sections.

Jan 8, 2009

Women who grow up in homes with smokers may have a harder time getting pregnant, according to a new study.

Jan 7, 2009

London resident Lindsay Hasaj assumed she was a pretty ordinary person for the first 27 years of her life. But doctors discovered she had two sets of reproductive organs; two vaginas, two cervixes and...

Jan 7, 2009

When cervical cancer is found early, it is highly treatable and associated with long survival and good quality of life. Learn about cervical cancer screening tests and the HPV vaccine.

Jan 7, 2009

News4 Your Health reports on why women are more at risk from dying of heart disease and how to protect yourself and your loved ones.

Jan 7, 2009

Researchers have identified proteins that signal an increased chance of beating ovarian cancer.

Jan 6, 2009

A Texas company's spin on a very old rite of passage could give you a new reason to throw a party -- or hide under a table.

Jan 6, 2009

Ladies, you get the bad rep for being moody, but sometimes it's the guys who get grumpy. Find out how to deal with a moody dude.

Jan 6, 2009

University of Toronto researchers report that women with female bosses are more stressed out than women whose bosses are male. And they’re more likely to have insomnia, headaches, depression, and heartburn....

Jan 5, 2009

Researchers have more evidence that a particular type of breast cancer, called HER-2 positive, is an aggressive form of the disease, no matter how small a woman's tumor is.

Jan 5, 2009

Sun salutations may be the answer when getting older makes you sweat and forget. A new study involving 120 women found that those who practiced yoga had fewer hot flashes and night sweats.

Jan 2, 2009

Women may show signs of diabetes far earlier than men, according to research. The findings could lead to new diabetes screening procedures to help identify who is at greatest risk of developing the di...

Jan 6, 2009

Who are we to judge? But when your kid starts talking smack about your cupsize, it might be time to put the teat away.

Jan 2, 2009

Testing negative for breast cancer genes doesn't mean you're out of the woods.

Dec 31, 2008 | 2 comments

A new NU study gives researchers a better look at how HIV is sexually transmitted.

Dec 31, 2008

Pregnant women are four times more likely to require a C-section if they have a deficiency in vitamin D.

Dec 31, 2008

Every year we tell ourselves we won't make idle resolutions and then... every year we do. Instead of tackling everything at once, try focusing better. How about on your girls?

Dec 30, 2008 | 2 comments

A new breast screening method can help identify lesions in women who have a high risk for false positives with traditional tests.

Dec 29, 2008 | 2 comments

Experts have known that Mediterranean diets rich in olive oil are good for your heart. And a new study reports that it could fight breast cancer, too.

Dec 29, 2008

A large study shows many fertility patients don't know how they want their unused embryos handled.

Dec 27, 2008

Women between the ages of 27 and 44 years old who smoke are twice as likely to develop PMS, according to a study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.