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Brain protein may hold key to fertility

Posted: September 3rd, 2008, 11:49am EDT

Scientists have discovered the crucial ovulation-triggering role played by a small protein molecule in the brain, a finding that could hold the key to new therapies for infertility.
Smoking riskier for women's hearts than men's

Posted: September 2nd, 2008, 12:04pm EDT

Women who smoke may develop heart disease at almost the same age as male smokers, wiping out the natural difference between the sexes, doctors said Tuesday.
Brain dysfunction tied to fibromyalgia

Posted: August 29th, 2008, 2:43pm EDT

Dysfunction in a portion of the brain may explain some of the symptoms of fibromyalgia syndrome, researchers suggest in a paper published in the Journal of Rheumatology
Prophylactic mastectomies on the rise

Posted: August 28th, 2008, 5:26pm EDT

Like Christina Applegate, more women are choosing prophylactic mastectomies when diagnosed with breast cancer. But does the radical procedure increase survival rates?
Newsweek: Prophylactic mastectomies on the rise

Posted: August 27th, 2008, 5:29pm EDT

Like Christina Applegate, more women are choosing prophylactic mastectomies when diagnosed with breast cancer. But does the radical procedure increase survival rates?
Yoga soothes worst symptoms of menopause

Posted: August 22nd, 2008, 2:36pm EDT

Yoga can reduce hot flashes and night sweats among women going through menopause, and also appears to sharpen their mental function, researchers from India report.
Surrogate mom, 61, gives birth to own grandkid

Posted: August 21st, 2008, 7:38am EDT

A 61-year-old Japanese woman gave birth to her own grandchild, using an egg donated by her daughter, a clinic said Thursday.
More women are having fewer children, if at all

Posted: August 19th, 2008, 10:45am EDT

More women in their early 40s are childless, and those who are having children are having fewer than ever before, the Census Bureau reports.
The Pill makes women pick bad mates

Posted: August 13th, 2008, 1:17pm EDT

Birth control pills could screw up a woman's ability to sniff out a compatible mate, a new study finds.
Mad Cow rules hit sperm banks' patrons

Posted: August 12th, 2008, 11:55pm EDT

Restrictions on European sperm are meant to protect Americans from human form of disease.
Urban teens misunderstand 'morning-after pill'

Posted: August 11th, 2008, 1:32pm EDT

Urban-living minority girls appear to lack general knowledge about emergency contraceptive pills — more commonly known as the "morning-after" pill, new research hints.
Celebrity mamas fuel post-baby body blues

Posted: August 11th, 2008, 8:23am EDT

Celebrity moms who have a baby and then bounce back toned and taut on a magazine cover only months — or weeks — later are inspiring fury and depression among real new mothers.
Menopause raises risk of metabolic syndrome

Posted: July 31st, 2008, 2:12pm EDT

A woman's risk of developing metabolic syndrome, a collection of risks for heart disease, stroke and diabetes, appears to rise with the transition to menopause, usually in her 40s.
Bush threatening access to birth control?

Posted: July 31st, 2008, 12:27am EDT

A White House proposal aimed at protecting health-care workers who object to abortion and some birth-control methods has escalated a debate over the balance between religious freedom and patients' rights.
Ladies, give your breasts a rest, research says

Posted: July 15th, 2008, 9:50pm EDT

The news that breast self-exams are officially on the way out is a relief for some busy women, but perplexes others.
Asthma risk from eating nuts during pregnancy

Posted: July 15th, 2008, 9:25am EDT

Pregnant women who eat nuts or nut products like peanut butter daily raise the risk their children will develop asthma by 50 percent, Dutch researchers said on Tuesday.
Skin cancer rates grow among younger women

Posted: July 11th, 2008, 5:13am EDT

Increasing numbers of younger women continue to receive diagnoses of the most dangerous form of skin cancer even as the rate of new cases has leveled off in younger men, federal officials said.
Cancer shot not cleared for older women

Posted: June 25th, 2008, 2:11pm EDT

U.S. regulators have told Merck & Co they cannot yet approve Merck's application to expand marketing of its cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil to an older group of women, the drugmaker said on Wednesday.
Cervical cancer shot not cleared for older women

Posted: June 25th, 2008, 2:11pm EDT

U.S. regulators have told Merck & Co they cannot yet approve Merck's application to expand marketing of its cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil to an older group of women, the drugmaker said on Wednesday.
Cervical cancer shot not cleared for older women

Posted: June 25th, 2008, 2:11pm EDT

U.S. regulators have told Merck & Co they cannot yet approve Merck's application to expand marketing of its cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil to an older group of women, the drugmaker said on Wednesday.
Woman gives birth in N.Y. subway station

Fetched: June 25th, 2008, 5:39am EDT

For New Yorker Wendy Brown, Monday's subway ride home included an unexpected stop: Helping to deliver a baby girl.
Oh baby! Newborn twins tip scales at 23 pounds

Posted: June 20th, 2008, 6:33pm EDT

A set of North Carolina babies surprised their parents by tipping the scales and being among the biggest twins on record: the newborns weighed in at a combined 23 pounds.
Not ready for a baby? Protect your fertility

Posted: June 20th, 2008, 8:49am EDT

Someday, the idea of a baby might sound sane. Here's how to protect your fertility so when you're ready, your body is too.
Don’t be shy, ask mom about her health problems

Posted: June 16th, 2008, 11:57am EDT

She gave you your first haircut and your ostrich toes. Do you want know what else you got from your mom? Women’s Health explains why your healthy gene pool matters.
Health care for female vets lags behind

Posted: June 13th, 2008, 4:12pm EDT

Health care for female military veterans lags behind the care offered to male vets at many VA facilities, an internal agency report says.
The good enough guide to health

Posted: June 10th, 2008, 4:57pm EDT

No time to eat right or exercise? Relax. Even mini moves add up to a huge disease-fighting payoff.
When there is no good choice

Posted: June 9th, 2008, 8:20am EDT

If her fetus is fatally ill or her own health is threatened, a pregnant woman deserves the most humane treatment possible. Yet new laws force doctors to offer inferior care — or none at all.
Stroke risk often overlooked in women

Posted: June 3rd, 2008, 8:38am EDT

Midlife women are twice as likely as men to have a stroke. So why do doctors overlook the danger? What you must know to protect yourself.
For moms, more kids can mean fewer teeth

Posted: May 29th, 2008, 4:41pm EDT

A German folk saying that means "every child costs the mother one tooth" may hold a lot of truth, research published on Thursday indicates.
Hormone therapy pills may double clot risk

Posted: May 23rd, 2008, 11:34am EDT

Menopausal women who take hormone-replacement therapy pills more than double their risk of developing a potentially fatal blood clot, French researchers said on Friday.