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25% of Teen Girls Vaccinated for HPV
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Active Young Women Need Calcium, Vitamin D
Acupuncture Eases Breast Cancer Treatment Side Effects
Acupuncture May Help Relieve Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Acupuncture May Not Help Hot Flashes
Acupuncture, Exercise May Ease Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
After Fits and Starts, New Hope for Psoriasis Patients
Age-Related Eye Disease on the Increase
Alcohol in Early Pregnancy May Prompt Fetal Cell Death
Alcoholism Gender Gap Is Closing
Almost Half of Women Have Sexual Problems
Alzheimer's Disease Risk Factors May Be Gender-Specific
Among Cardiologists, Women Cite Discrimination
Anemia Rates Down for U.S. Women and Children
Anemia Triples Risk of Local Recurrence in Breast Cancer Patients
Angina More Common in Women Than Men
Another Swine Flu Vaccine Approved for Children
Antidepressant Use Tied to Cardiac Death in Women
Anxiety Helps Elderly Women Live Longer
Aquarobics May Help Ease Labor
Artery-Opening Method Works Well in Women
Aspirin Reduces Asthma Risk Among Older Women
Asthma's Course Differs by Gender
Autism Tied to Older Moms, Breech Birth
Autoimmune Disorder Linked to Stroke, Heart Attack in Women
Autumn Sees More Women With Bunion Problems
Avastin Added to Chemo Helps Women With Advanced Breast Cancer
B Cells Can Act Alone in Autoimmune Diseases
B12 Deficit May Boost Risk of Birth Defects
Baby's Smile Lights Up Mom's Brain
Bad Marriages Harder on Women's Health
Bariatric Surgery Before Pregnancy Benefits Moms, Babies
Bariatric Surgery Cuts Cancer Risk for Women
Better Pap Smear Follow-Up Needed Among Lower-Income Women
Big, Well-Balanced Breakfast Aids Weight Loss
Birth Control May Help Ward Off Bacterial Vaginosis
Birth Control Pills Might Alter Mate Selection: Study
Birth Size Linked to Breast Cancer Risk
Black Women at Higher Risk for Aggressive Breast Tumors
Bladder Problems May Often Be Related to Mental Health
Blocking Oncogene Can Stop Spread of Ovarian Cancer
Blood Cancer Drug Shows Promise Against Lupus
Blood Mercury Levels Rising Among U.S. Women
Blood Pressure on the Rise in America
Blood Test Could Boost Clarity of Breast MRI Results for Some
Bone Density Predicts Chances of Breast Cancer
Bone Drug Lowers Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence
Bone Therapy May Not Always Need Monitoring
Book Offers Novel Approach to Weight Loss
Bowel Prep Harder on Women Than Men
Brain Adjusts to Cope With Life's Upsets
Brain Chemical Could Spur Lovesickness
BRCA Mutations Don't Spot All High-Risk Women
Breaking the News About Breast Cancer
Breast Abnormality Follow-Up Often Later in Black Women
Breast Cancer Death Rates Continue to Drop 2% Annually
Breast Cancer Drug Not Tied to Cognitive Decline: Study
Breast Cancer Drugs May Fight Cervical Cancer, Too
Breast Cancer Lymph Node Biopsy May Need Closer Look
Breast Cancer Numbers Dip Most in Wealthy, Urban Areas
Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy Works in Fewer, But Higher Doses
Breast Cancer Survivors Report High Quality of Life After Treatment
Breast Cancer Tends to Grow Faster in Younger Women
Breast Cancer Unchanged in Black Women, Despite Drop in HRT Use
Breast Cancer Vaccine Blasts Some Tumors
Breast Cancer Vaccine Works Against Deadlier Form of Disease
Breast Cancer Vaccines Look Promising
Breast CT Scans Could Be Comfortable Alternative to Mammograms
Breast Self-Exam Rates Go Up With Counseling
Breast-Conserving Surgery Leaves Many Cancer Patients Disappointed
Breast-Fed Baby May Mean Better Behaved Child
Breast-Feeding May Lower Breast Cancer Risk
Breast-feeding Might Shield Women From Rheumatoid Arthritis
Breast-feeding OK for Most Moms with MS
Breast-Feeding: The Stress Buster That Lasts for Years
Broad-Spectrum Cervical Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise
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Caffeine Consumption Doesn't Raise Overall Breast Cancer Risk
Caffeine in Pregnancy Associated With Low Birth Weight Risk
Calcium Helps Ward Off Colon Cancer
Calcium Supplements Cut Blood Lead Levels During Pregnancy
Cancer Drug May Offer New Hope for Lupus Patients
Cancer Survival Depends on Where You Live
Catching Ovarian Cancer Early May Miss Aggressive Tumors
Certain Antidepressants Ease Fibromyalgia Symptoms
Certain Facial Injuries Point to Domestic Violence
Cervical Cancer Screens Effective But More Can Be Done
Cervical Cancer Vaccine Called Safe
Cervical Cancer Vaccine Not Just for Teens
Cervical Cancer Vaccine Seems Safe
Cervical Cancer Vaccine Well Tolerated
Cervical Cancer Vaccine Worth the Cost: Study
Changes Reduced Infections From Medical Abortion
Cheerleading Causes Majority of Female Athlete Injuries
Chemo May Limit Fertility in Breast Cancer Survivors
Chemo May Not Affect Memory in Breast Cancer Patients
Chemotherapy Superior to New Drug for Early Breast Cancer
Childhood Trauma Tied to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Cholesterol Test Spots When HRT Raises Heart Risks
Cleaning House May Be Risky for Women With Asthma
Clinical Guideline Backs Food, Drink During Labor
Clinics Less Likely to Refer Heart Patients to Cardiologists
Coffee Drinking Lowers Women's Stroke Risk
Cola May Be Bad to the Bones
Colonoscopy Has a 'Right Side' Blind Spot
Color Red Makes Men Amorous
Colorectal Cancer Racial Gap Still Growing
Combo of Tests Might Spot Ovarian Cancer Early
Combo Screening Doesn't Spot Early Ovarian Cancer
Common Chemicals May Delay Pregnancy
Computer-Aided Mammogram Reading Effective
Coupled With Mammography, Ultrasound Finds More Breast Cancers
Crowded Households Raise Women's Heart Risk
Daily Aspirin May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
Daily Naps May Raise Older Women's Death Risk
Database Helps Assess Your Breast Cancer Risk
Dealing Cervical Cancer a Knockout Blow
Deaths From Heart Disease, Stroke Down 30%
Debt-Linked Stress May Spur Premature Delivery
Deciphering the Language of Intoxication
Delayed Sleep Pattern Tied to Irregular Menstrual Cycles
Dense Breasts Complicate Testing and Treatment
Depression During Pregnancy May Cause Premature Birth
Depression May Lead to More Preemies Among Blacks
Depression Poses Pregnancy Risks
Detecting, Diagnosing Breast Cancers
Diabetes Drug May Prevent Early Puberty in Young Girls
Diabetes Linked to Depression During and After Pregnancy
Diet, Exercise May Modify Breast Cancer Risks
Dietary Fiber Cuts Risk of Pregnancy Complication
Dietary Supplement May Prevent Breast Cancer
Dieting History Tied to Weight Gain in Pregnancy
Disordered Eating Is Widespread Among U.S. Women
Disparities in Life Expectancy Increasing
DNA Fingerprinting Could ID Viable Embryos
DNA-Based HPV Tests More Accurate Than Pap Smears
Doctor-Patient Talks Affect Use of Breast Reconstruction Surgery
Don't Lower Age for Cervical Cancer Test, Study Urges
Drinking May Raise Breast Cancer Risk
Drinking Raises Cancer Risk for Middle-Age Women
Drop in Breast Cancer Rates Due to Drop in HRT Use
Drug Combo Fights Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Cell Growth
Drug May Extend Life When Breast Cancer Spreads
Drug May Help Against Inflammatory Breast Cancer
Drug Re-Sensitizes Breast Tumors to Treatment
Drug to Prevent Preterm Labor Shows Little Benefit
Earlier Vaccination Could Cut Whooping Cough Deaths
Early Breast Cancer No More Likely to Return in Young Women
Early Menopause Doubles Stroke Risk
Early Treatment Benefits Newfound Brain Disorder
Eating Fast Until Full Triples Overweight Risk
Eating Fish, Breast-Feeding Boost Infant Development
Economy Driving Women to Skimp on Health Care: Poll
Education Helps Women Make Safer Tanning Choices
Elective Early Deliveries Pose Risks for Babies
Elevated Albumin Levels in Urine Raise Hypertension Risk
Elevated Insulin Levels Linked to Breast Cancer
Embolization a Nonsurgical Way to Treat Fibroids
Epilepsy Drug May Raise Autism Risk in Offspring
ER Less Likely to Diagnose Stroke in Younger Folks
Erbitux Plus Chemo Improves Lung Cancer Outcomes
Estrogen May Explain Why Women With Cystic Fibrosis Suffer More
Estrogen May Have Preventive Role in Women's Schizophrenia
Estrogen Plays Surprise Role in Breast Cancer Treatment
Estrogen Supplements May Raise Odds of Benign Breast Disease
Europe Unlikely to Meet Measles Goals: Report
Excess Drinking Shrinks the Brain
Excess Weight Seems to Boost Breast Cancer Risk
Excess Weight Ups Risk of Death, No Matter Where It Collects
Excessive Drinking Boosts Risk for Metabolic Syndrome
Exercise Boosts Quality of Life in Postmenopausal Women
Exercise Cuts Women's Risk of Heart Disease
Exercise During Pregnancy Has Baby Benefits, Too
Exercise Protects Black Women From Type 2 Diabetes
Experimental Imaging System Helps Detect Breast Cancer
Experimental Therapy Beats Back One Patient's Melanoma
Experimental Vaginal Gel Doesn't Ward Off HIV
Experts Release Guidelines on Use of Breast MRI
Experts Revise Guidelines on Daily Aspirin for Heart
Experts Urge Less Weight Gain for Obese Women in Pregnancy
'Extended Cycle' Contraception Garners More Interest
Extremely Preemie Babies Prone to Behavior Woes Later On
Facility Characteristics Influence Mammography Accuracy
Fall Risk Higher in Older Women Who Sleep Less
Familial Breast Cancer Risk Lasts a Lifetime for Sisters
Family Flu Shots Protect Babies Before Leaving Hospital
Family History Ups Breast Cancer Risk Even Without BRCA Gene
Family Meals Can Help Teen Girls Avoid Drugs, Alcohol
FDA OKs Single-Dose Plan B Emergency Contraceptive
Female Hormones Deter Salt-Sensitive Hypertension
Female Incontinence a Prevalent Problem
Female Mammals May Select Out Competing Sperm
Female Supervisors More Likely to Be Sexually Harassed
Female Surgeons Like What They Do, Survey Finds
Fertility Drug Shows Potential Against Hot Flashes
Fertility Drugs Do Not Increase Ovarian Cancer Risk
Fewer New Pounds in Pregnancy Best for Obese Moms
Fewer than 1 in 10 Nurses Now Smoke
Fewer Women Are Having Mammograms
Flu Shot May Be Less Effective in Those With Lupus
Flu Shots Lower Risk of Blood Clots
Folate in Early Pregnancy May Boost Wheezing in Baby
Folic Acid and Other B Vitamins Won't Help Prevent Cancer
Folic Acid Doesn't Help the Heart
For Health Info, Women Often Turn to the Web
For Hispanics, a Unique Cancer Profile Emerges
For Women, a Happy Marriage Means Sweet Dreams
Formula Samples Hinder Breast-Feeding Efforts
Fosamax Linked to Unusual Femur Fractures
Fractures in Older Adults Up Death Risk
Free Web Site Lists Breast Cancer Clinical Trials
Freezing Ovaries Preserves Fertility, Scientists Report
Frequent Feedings May Be Making Babies Fat
Gaps Persist in Use of Less Invasive Breast Cancer Procedure
Gender Bias at Play in Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis
Gender Disparities Persist in Treatment of Stroke
Gender Matches Benefit Heart Transplants
Gender May Influence Heart Failure Treatment
Gender Plays Role in Post-Concussion Healing
Gene Activity May Explain Deadlier Breast Cancers Among Younger Women
Gene Alteration May Affect Breast Cancer Therapy
Gene Can Dampen Chemo Drug Effectiveness
Gene Could Boost Stroke Risk for Migraine Sufferers
Gene Linked to Breast Cancer Might Boost Heart Health
Gene May Be Key to Pregnancy Complication
Gene May Explain Women's Heightened Lupus Risk
Gene Predicts Breast Cancer Prognosis
Gene Test May ID Younger Women at Risk for Melanoma
Gene Test Might Predict Tamoxifen's Effectiveness
Gene Variant May Hike Women's Risk of Alzheimer's
Gene Variant Raises Risk of Uterine Fibroids
Gene Variants Behind Vulnerability to Yeast Infections
Get to Know the Pap Test
Girls and Math: Blame the Culture, Not Ability
Girls Participating in Sports in Record Numbers
Grapefruit-Heavy Diet Helped Spur Dangerous Clot
Gulf War Illness Strongly Linked to Chemical Exposure
Gum Disease Treatment Doesn't Cut Preterm Birth Risk
Hairspray Exposure Ups Risk for Birth Defect in Sons
Health Groups Slam Tobacco Marketing to Women
Health Tip: Women and High Blood Pressure
Health Tip: Be More Comfortable During Childbirth
Health Tip: Be Sure to Get a Flu Shot
Health Tip: Birth Control Pill Side Effects
Health Tip: Dietary Needs of Aging Women
Health Tip: Facts About Ovulation
Health Tip: Getting a Pap Test
Health Tip: Healing After a C-Section
Health Tip: Keep Gestational Diabetes Under Control
Health Tip: Learn to Manage Your Stress
Health Tip: Lumps in the Breast
Health Tip: Managing Urinary Incontinence
Health Tip: Minor Reaction to Childhood Immunizations
Health Tip: New Moms, Protect Your Back
Health Tip: Pain in the Pelvis
Health Tip: Preparing Your Pet for Baby
Health Tip: Prevent Back Problems After Pregnancy
Health Tip: Prevent Urinary Tract Infections in Women
Health Tip: Recovering After Childbirth
Health Tip: Recovery After a C-Section
Health Tip: Signs of Ovulation
Health Tip: Symptoms of Ovarian Cysts
Health Tip: Symptoms of Postpartum Depression
Health Tip: Taking Folic Acid
Health Tip: The Importance of Folic Acid
Health Tip: Traveling During Pregnancy
Health Tip: Vaccinations for Adults
Health Tip: What Causes Sore Breasts?
Health Tip: What Causes Urinary Tract Infections in Women?
Health Tip: What's Causing Urinary Incontinence?
Health Tip: What's Triggering My Acne?
Health Tip: When Your Baby Needs Shots
Health-Care Costs Go Up, and Stay Up, for Abused Women
Healthy Diet Lowers Death Risk for Women
Healthy Lifestyle Boosts Women's Longevity
Heavy Periods May Be Due to a Clotting Disorder
Heel Ultrasound Helps Detect Fracture Risk
Herb May Offer Hope for Autoimmune Diseases
High Birth Weight Doubles Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis
High Resting Heart Rate Spells Trouble for Women
Hip Fracture Odds Rise With Women's Age
HIV Can Penetrate a Woman's Healthy Genital Skin
Hodgkin's Survivors Prone to Breast Cancer Later
Hopes for AIDS Vaccine Still Alive Despite Setbacks
Hormone Combo May Provide Reversible Male Birth Control Tool
Hormone Might Help Restore Female Fertility
Hormone Replacement May Cut Risk for Age-Linked Eye Disease
Hormone Replacement May Raise Women's Gallbladder Risk
Hormone Rx May Protect Women With Breast Cancer Gene
Hormone Therapy Increases Odds of Ovarian Cancer
Hormone Therapy May Cut Colorectal Cancer Risk
Hormone Therapy May Make Lung Cancer More Likely
Hormone Therapy Safe, Effective for Women Entering Menopause
Hormones Boost Frequency of Women's Migraine With Aura
Hormones May Be to Blame for Women's Cavity Rates
Hormones May Help Shield Women from Parkinson's
Hospital Practices Influence Which Moms Will Breast-Feed
Hot Flashes Reduced by Neck Injection
Hot Flashes, Night Sweats a Good Sign for Breast Cancer Patients
Household Insecticides May Be Linked to Autoimmune Diseases
How Much Fish to Eat While Pregnant?
HPV Data May Aid Vaccine's Effectiveness
HPV Vaccine Has Higher Allergic Reaction Rate
HRT After Menopause Reduces Symptoms
HRT Dosing May Determine Risks, Benefits
HRT Drug Boosts Stroke Risk in Older Women
HRT Increases Stroke Risk
HRT Raises Recurrence Risk Among Breast Cancer Survivors
HRT Shrinks the Brain
HRT Users Who Get Breast Cancer Less Likely to Die
Hypnosis Cuts Hot Flashes for Breast Cancer Survivors
Immune Response May Hinder Stem Cell Treatments
Immune Response May Speed AIDS Progression in Women
Immune System Works Better at Night
Implantable Defibrillators May Not Help Women With Heart Failure
In Elderly Women, Hip Fractures Often Follow Arm Breaks
In U.S., No Comeback Seen for Hormone Therapy
Independent Audit of Global Child Immunizations Urged
Interventions to Promote Breast-Feeding Succeed
Iodine in Prenatal Vitamins Varies Widely
Irregular Heartbeat Risk Higher in Women With Type 2 Diabetes
Is Smoking Tougher on Women?
It Pays to Eat Less as You Age
It's Time for More Moms to Breast-Feed, U.S. Officials Say
Kids More Apt to Smoke If Mom Did While Pregnant
Lack of Sleep Hurts Women's Hearts Most
Lack of Sleep Linked to Common Cold
Late Use of Aromatase Inhibitor Still Effective Against Breast Cancer
Latest Breast Imaging Techniques Offer New Views
Latin Women More Likely to Be Unhappy With Breast Cancer Treatment Decisions
Less HRT, Fewer Cases of Possible Breast Cancer Precursor
Less Intensive Treatment Given Diabetic Women With Heart Disease
Lidocaine Gel May Ease Mammography Discomfort
Light Drinking Poses No Heart Risk for Women
Lipoprotein Levels May Predict Women's Hypertension Risk
Little-Known Fat Can Be a Heartbreaker
Low Birth Weight Tied to Rise in Infant Hemangiomas
Low Levels of 2 Enzymes in Ovarian Cancer Cells Shortened Survival
Low Levels of Vitamin D Spell Trouble for Breast Cancer Patients
Low Vitamin D Raises Women's Hip Fracture Risk
Lowered HRT Use May Have Cut Heart Attacks
Lung Cancer: Still the Biggest Cancer Killer, by Far
Lupus Worse in Blacks, Hispanics Than in Whites, Study Finds
Lying Still Raises Artificial Insemination Success
Lymph Node Shots Tested for Grass Pollen Allergy
Male Contraception: Progress Slow but Steady
Male Partner Violence Hurts Women's Health Worldwide
Mammograms Remain Best Way to Spot Breast Cancer
Mammograms Still a Good Idea for Elderly Women
Mammography: What to Do Now?
Many Cancer Patients Turn to Complementary Medicine
Many Ignore Symptoms of Bladder Trouble
Many Ob-Gyn Textbooks Lack Good Info on Breast-Feeding
Many Women Struggle With Challenge of a Newborn
Many Women Struggle With Uncontrolled Blood Pressure
Marital Distress May Affect Breast Cancer Recovery
Mastectomies on the Increase
Mastectomy Not First Choice for Most Breast Cancer Patients
Maternal Depression Has Negative Effect on Infants' Sleep
Meat, Dairy Won't Up Odds for Breast Cancer
Melanoma Rates Soar Among Younger Women
Memory Takes a Hit During Menopause
Men More Likely Than Women to Adopt Children
Men More Likely to Develop Cognitive Problems
Men With BRCA Gene Mutations Unaware of Cancer Risks
Menopause Drug Tied to Breast Cancer Recurrence
Men's Stroke Risk Rises Dramatically in Mid-40s
Menstrual Bleeding Treatment Safer Than Thought
Menstruation Cessation in Female Teen Athletes May Be Caused by Hormone
Mental Barriers Block Obese Women From Exercise
Metabolic Syndrome May Make Breast Cancer More Likely
Method for Treating Cervical Lesions May Pose Pregnancy Risks
'Micro' Spreading of Breast Cancer Needs Treating, Study Urges
Migraine Might Lower Breast Cancer Risk
Migraine With Aura Can Double Stroke Risk
Migraine With Aura May Lead to Brain Lesions
Migraines' Frequency Influences Heart Attack, Stroke Risk
Migraines in Pregnancy Boost Vascular Risks
Migraines Linked to Reduced Breast Cancer Risk
Mineral May Reduce High-Risk Bladder Disease
Minimal Exercise Benefits Overweight Postmenopausal Women
Minneapolis Tops List of Heart-Friendly Cities for Women
Molecular Cause of Breast Cancer Metastasis Discovered
Mom and Baby Alike May Benefit From Exercise
Mom's Diet Can Alter Genes to Raise Babies' Asthma Risk
Mom's Low Cholesterol Tied to Preemie Births
Mom's Smoking During Pregnancy Ups Preemie's SIDS Risk
Mom's Vitamin D Levels Affect Baby's Dental Health
Moms-to-Be Who Drink May Damage Fetus' White Matter
Mood Disorders Put Breast Cancer Patients at Risk for PTSD
More 90-Plus Women Than Men Prone to Dementia
More High-Risk Women Preempt Breast Cancer
More Mammograms May Mean More 'Harmless' Cancers
More 'Screen Time' Linked to Poor Fitness in Girls
More Single Women Are Having Babies
More U.S. Women Getting Birth Control Services
More Women Having Other Breast Removed
Most U.S. Kids Getting Recommended Vaccinations
Most Women Struggle With Rising Health Care Costs
Most Women With Osteoporosis Unaware of Raised Fracture Risk
Most Young, Black Females Are Not Getting HPV Vaccine
Mothers of Multiples May Face Higher Depression Risk
Mothers, Newborns at High Risk in Developing World
Mouse Study Finds Molecule That Tells Hair to Grow
Mouse Study May Offer Better Diagnosis for Preeclampsia
MRI May Help Find Deep Endometriosis
MRIs Don't Improve Breast Cancer Care, Outcome
MS Need Not Preclude Pregnancy
Multiple Doses of Steroids Don't Help Preemies
Multiple Screening Strategy Boosts Cervical Cancer Detection
Multivitamins Might Prolong Life
Muscle Mass Won't Grow in Women Over 80
Natural Childbirth Moms More Attuned to Babies' Cry
Neighborhood Influences Exercise Levels
New Chemo Regimen May Benefit Ovarian Cancer Patients
New Drug May Strengthen Women's Bones
New Genetic Analysis Might Boost Breast Cancer Care
New Genetic Links to Baldness Discovered
New HPV Vaccine Might Stop Vulvar Cancer in its Tracks
New Insights, Inroads Against Breast, Ovarian Cancers
New Methods Could Speed Production of Flu Vaccines
New Molecule Discovery Shows Promise Against Tamoxifen-Resistant Breast Cancers
New MRI Puts Cervical Cancer Into Focus
New Pap Test Guidelines: Start Later, Have Fewer
New Scan Spots Beginning of Bone Problems in Anorexics
New Scheduler Helps Track Kids' Shots
New Statistical Model Could Cut Needless Breast Biopsies
New System Improves Distribution of Donated Livers
New Technique May Improve Early Cervical Cancer Treatment
New Test Assesses Individual Breast Cancer Risk
New Test May Mean Faster Breast Cancer Treatment
New Vaccine May Account for Less Severe Rotavirus Season
New Vaccine May Help Type 1 Diabetics in Future
New Way Found to Diagnose Endometriosis
Newer Contraceptives Don't Increase Heart Risk
Newer Drug Beats Tamoxifen for Older Breast Cancer Patients
Nicotine May Spur Breast Cancer's Spread
Non-Hormonal Therapies Aid Breast Cancer Patients
NSAIDs Might Lower Breast Cancer Risk
Obese Middle-Aged Women Face Unhealthy Future
Obese Women Less Likely to Be Tested for Some Cancers
Obesity Linked to Ovarian Cancer
Obesity May Worsen Impact of Asthma
Old, New Pap Methods Equally Good, Dutch Study Finds
Older Women Get Fewer Kidney Transplants Than Men
Older Women Have Harder Time Preserving Muscle Than Men
Omega-3 Fatty Acid May Help 'Preemie' Girls' Brains
Once-a-Year Drug Helps Counter Steroid-Linked Bone Loss
Opening Clogged Arteries Helps Women After Heart Attack
Oral Yogurt 'Vaccine' Could Blunt Ouch Factor
Ovary Removal May Not Be Needed in Endometrial Cancer
Over-the-Phone Weight Loss Counseling Works
Overweight Moms More Likely to Have Asthmatic Kids
Paclitaxel Plus Chemo Improves Outcomes in Early Breast Cancer
Patch Form of HRT Poses Less Clotting Risks Than Pill Does
Pelvic Inflammation Puts Girls at Risk for Repeat STIs
Phenols in Quality Olive Oil Suppress Breast Cancer Gene
Plan Hopes to ID Early Halt in Reproductive Function
Plastics Chemical Tied to Aggression in Young Girls
Poor Women Seem to Be Skipping Breast Cancer Drugs
Possible Cause of Postpartum Depression Pinpointed
Postmenopausal Women With Breast Cancer Face Joint Issues
Postmenopausal Women's Sexual Dissatisfaction Not Linked to Heart Troubles
Predicting Postpartum Depression May Be Possible
Preeclampsia in Pregnancy Boosts Future Health Risks
Preeclampsia Linked to Cardiovascular Problems After Pregnancy
Preeclampsia May Stem From Malformed Proteins
Preeclampsia Might Protect Against Testicular Cancer
Preemie Delivery Tied to Later Heart Woes for Women
Pregnancy Alone Not A Risk for Mental Health Problems
Pregnancy Boosts Heart Attack Risk
Pregnancy May Not Affect Breast Cancer Survival
Pregnant Rural Women More at Risk
Pregnant Women With Epilepsy Should Avoid Valproate
Premature Delivery Linked to High Cholesterol in Moms Later
Prenatal Nutrition, Postnatal Allergy Protection
Pre-Pregnancy Diabetes Boosts Risk for Birth Defects
Preterm Births Linked to Infection of Amniotic Fluid
Prior Cervical Dysplasia May Boost Cancer's Return
Prioritize Pregnant Women to Get Swine Flu Shot, Experts Say
Progress Made in Predicting Breast Cancer Risk
Psychological Counseling Boosts Breast Cancer Outcomes
Pursuit of Females Dates Way, Way Back
Quitting Smoking Tougher on Women
Race Not a Factor if Breast Cancer Chemo Succeeds
Radioactive 'Seed' Rx Helps Women With Implants Fight Breast Cancer
Raloxifene Safe for Women With Decreased Kidney Function
Recent Genetic Discoveries Don't Improve Prediction of Breast Cancer
Recession Has Women Rethinking Childbearing
Refusing Shots Puts Kids at Higher Risk for Whooping Cough
Religion May Help Extend Your Life
Repeat Teen Self-Cutters Likely to Engage in Risky Sex
Report Claims Clinical Trials Miss Many Populations
Research May Help Predict Preeclampsia
Research Reveals Clues to Breast Cancer's Spread
Research Reveals Why Tamoxifen Doesn't Always Work
Researcher Finds Link Between Pregnancy and Tooth Loss
Researchers Develop Quick Way to Create Human Antibodies
Researchers ID Ovarian Cancer Biomarker
Researchers Propose Improved Cervical Cancer Screening
Restless Legs May Vary by Race and Gender
Rheumatoid Arthritis Hits Women Harder
Rheumatoid Arthritis Rising Among U.S. Women
Risk Info for Breast Cancer Patients Too Confusing
Risk of Breast Cancer Relapse Can Linger
Risk to Baby Rises With Repeat C-Sections
Risks and Benefits of Egg Donation Reported
Rotarix Approved to Treat Rotavirus in Children
Safety of Labor-Delaying Drugs Questioned
Scientists Discover How Chemo Can Make Women Infertile
Scientists Discover Trigger for Autoimmune Diseases
Scientists Find New Key to Lupus
Scientists Find Way to Dim Cancer Switch
Scientists ID Biomarkers for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Scientists ID Protein Aiding Breast Cancer Spread
Scientists ID Uterine Muscle Switch for Contractions
Scientists Identify More Breast Cancer Genes
Scientists Spot Possible Treatment for Rett Syndrome
Scientists Unravel Mystery of Tamoxifen Resistance
Screening May Not Lessen Domestic Violence
Seasonal Flu Vaccine Approved for Children
Second-Generation Female Condom Approved
Semi-Annual Time Changes May Affect the Heart
Severe Menopause Symptoms Raise Heart Risks
Severe Obstetric Complications on the Increase
Sex Ed Can Help Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Sexual Dysfunction Common a Year After Major Trauma
Shop 'Til You Drop: You May Feel Better
Shorter Menopause May Speed Risk of Heart Disease
Shorter-Course Radiation for Breast Cancer Safe, Effective
Showerheads Harbor a Bounty of Germs
Silicone Breast Implants Might Raise Risk of Rare Lymphoma
Single-Sex Cardiac Rehab Helps Depressed Women
Small Victories in the War Against Ovarian Cancer
Smokeless Tobacco May Not Help Smokers Quit
Smoking May Harm the Egg, Embryo
Smoking Packs a Tougher Wallop for Women
Smoking, Gender Affect Pain Treatment Effectiveness
Smoking-Low Birth Weight Link Explained in Part
Snoozing May Help Women Shed Baby Weight
So Much to Do, So Little Sleep
Soccer's a Winner for Building Bone Health in Girls
Social Class, Gender Won't Shield Smokers from Harm
Some Antidepressants May Thwart Tamoxifen's Effect on Breast Cancer
Some Birth Control Pills Safer Than Others
Some Breast Cancers May Regress on Their Own
Some Heart Failure Meds May Raise Fracture Risk in Women
Soybean Chemicals May Reduce Effects of Menopause
Special Immune Cells May Be Key to HIV Resistance
Specialized Care for Ovarian Cancer Improves Outcomes
Staff Training Reduces Postpartum Bleeding, Episiotomies
Stars Strut Catwalk for Women's Heart Health
Statins May Prevent Some Miscarriages
Statins May Help Older Women Control Irregular Heartbeat
Stem Cell Marker Controls Pair of Key Cancer Pathways
Steps Prior to Pregnancy Can Protect Baby
Still Too Few Women in Cancer Trials
Stomach Germ May Protect Against Asthma
Stopping Antidepressants Boosts Risk of PMS Relapse
Stress May Raise Diabetes Risk for Obese Black Women
Stretching Exercises May Protect Against Preeclampsia
Stroke Risk in Women Smokers Goes Up by Each Cigarette
Stroke Risk Plummets With Healthy Lifestyle
Strong Thighs May Mean Less Knee Pain for Women
Studies Evaluate Thyroid Treatment During Pregnancy
Study Evaluates Laser Therapies for Hair Removal
Study Finds Gender Disparity in Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Study Shows Exercise Shields Against Osteoporosis
Study Touts Success With 'Female Viagra' Drug
Study Urges Treatment for Even Mild Gestational Diabetes
Successive Births, HRT Use Boost Joint Replacement Risks
Sudden Cardiac Death Much More Likely to Strike Men
Suicide Rates Rise Among Baby Boomers
Sunlight May Cause Rash in Autoimmune Disease
Supportive Weigh-In Program Keeps Pounds Off
Survey Finds Many Women Misinformed About Cancer
Symptoms Plus Blood Test Boost Ovarian Cancer Detection
Tamoxifen Cuts Fracture Risk: Study
Tamoxifen May Up Risk of Second, More Aggressive Breast Cancer
Tamoxifen Speeds Diagnosis of ER-Negative Breast Cancer
Task Force Member Defends Mammography Guidelines
Technique May Let More Women Use Tamoxifen
Technique Preserves Future Fertility in Girls With Cancer
Teen Obesity Ups MS Risk in Women
Teens May Not Benefit from Pap Tests
Testosterone Influences Women's Career Moves
Testosterone Injections Offer Hope for Male Contraceptive
Testosterone Patch Restores Libido in Postmenopausal Women
Testosterone Spray Improves Sexual Satisfaction in Women
The Gender Divide Starts Over Dinner
The Pill May Limit Muscle Gains in Women
The Truth About 'Bio-identical' Hormone Therapy
Thyroid Hormone May Boost Women's Alzheimer's Risk
Timing of HRT May Influence Heart Risks
Timing, Dosage of HRT Affect Chances of Heart Trouble
Too Much, Too Little Sleep Linked to Stroke Risk
Topical Cream Treats Precancerous Lesions of Vulva
Toxic Chemicals Blamed for Gulf War Illness
Trial Vaccine May Protect Against Serious Viral Infection
TV Commercials Color Gender Choices for Careers
Two Endometrial Cancer Treatments May Not Work
Two Treatments Equally Effective for Chronic Pelvic Pain
Two-Thirds of Hispanic Women Discover Breast Cancer Themselves
Tylenol May Weaken Effectiveness of Kids' Vaccines
U.S. Abortion Rate at 30-Year Low
U.S. Cancer Rate-Death Rate Combo Drops for 1st Time
U.S. Chlamydia Infections Hit All-Time High
U.S. Flu Season Off to Slow Start
U.S. Hospitals Vary Widely in Caring for Women
U.S. Syphilis Rate Grows for 7th Year in Row
Understanding the Benefits and Risks of Chemotherapy
Undoing the 'Big Baby' Trend
Urine Samples Could Reveal Breast Cancer Risk
Using C-Section Scars to Predict Future Deliveries
Uterus Size May Predict Risk for Premature Twins After IVF
Vaccines Seek to Offer Cradle-to-Grave Protection
Vaginal Microbicides Might Help More Men Than Women
Viagra May Boost Female Libido in Some Cases
Vigorous Exercise Can Cut Breast Cancer Risk
Vitamin D Deficit in Pregnancy Tied to Caesarean Risk
Vitamin K Doesn't Slow Bone Loss
Vitamins Do Older Women Little Good
Vitamins Fail to Prevent Cancer: Study
Waiting Is the Hardest Part in Biopsies
Warm-Up Reduces ACL Injury in Female Soccer Players
Web Site Helps Cancer Patients With Fertility Preservation
Weekly Doses of Taxol Prolonged Lives of Breast Cancer Patients
Weight Boosts Older Women's Breast Cancer Risk
Weight Lifting Can Ease Arm Swelling in Breast Cancer Survivors
Weight Loss Helps Incontinence
What Moms Learned May Be Passed to Offspring
When Breast Cancer Recurs, Finding Pre-Symptoms Is Key
When It Comes to Casual Sex, Men Aren't So Picky
Whooping Cough Immunity Lasts 30 Years or More
Why Cancer in One Breast May Affect the Other
Why Saying No to Foods May Be Harder for Women
Wider Waist Boosts Asthma Risk
Wine Color Won't Change Breast Cancer Risk
Wine May Shield Breast Cancer Patients From Radiation Side Effects
Winter's Cold, Summer's Heat Take a Toll
With Hormone Therapy, Tender Breasts May Signal Cancer Risk
Wives Often Head Home When Husband's Workload Grows
Women at Higher Risk for Pulmonary Hypertension
Women Don't Notice 40% of Their Hot Flashes
Women Get Lung Cancer From Smoking at Same Rates as Men
Women in Coastal Areas Have Higher Mercury Levels
Women Less Apt to Get Clot-Buster, Study Finds
Women More Prone to Die in Month After Heart Attack
Women Risk Bone Loss After Knee Surgery
Women Smokers Lose 14.5 Years Off Life Span
Women Smokers Prone to Dangerous Blood Vessel Condition
Women Veterinarians Face Higher Miscarriage Risk
Women Who Quit Smoking Lower Heart Risks Quickly
Women With Atrial Fibrillation Face Rougher Road Than Men
Women With Breast Cancer Gene Favor Preventive Mastectomy
Women With Heart Attack Symptoms See Delays in Care
Women, Mexican Americans at Higher Risk for Certain Stroke
Women's Alcohol Use Tied to Delayed Childbearing
Women's Awareness of Cancer Risk Linked to Race, Ethnicity
Women's Death Rate Higher From Severe Heart Attack
Women's Exercise Priorities Vary With Life Stages
Women's Peripheral Artery Disease Tied to Secondhand Smoke
Women's Risk for a Certain Skin Cancer Varies by Geography
Women's Testosterone Patch May Not Work
Worldwide Vaccine Availability Reaches All-Time High: Report
Yale Plans Closer Look at Exercise and Cancer
Yoga May Bring Calm to Breast Cancer Treatment
Young Women's Breast Tissue Offers Clues to Cancer Risk
Younger Breast Cancer Survivors Risk Disease in Other Breast
Younger Men Fare Best After Hip Joint Resurfacing
Younger Women Often Miss Signs of Heart Attack
Younger Women With Breast Cancer Face Added Peril
Zoledronic Acid Protects Bones of Women Getting Breast Cancer Treatment