Gender: Female

Triglyceride levels predict stroke risk in postmenopausal women

Postmenopausal women may be at higher risk of having a stroke than they think.

A new study by researchers at NYU Langone…    

Male and Female Behavior Deconstructed

Hormones shape our bodies, make us fertile, excite our most basic urges, and as scientists have known for years, they govern the behaviors that…    

Women report feeling pain more intensely than men, says Stanford study of electronic medical records

Women report more-intense pain than men in virtually every disease category, according to Stanford University School of Medicine investigators who mined a huge collection…    

U.S. gives church groups a year on birth control rule

The Obama administration on Friday ruled that religiously affiliated nonprofit organizations, including hospitals and universities, will have to offer birth-control coverage to women employees…    

Being overweight not such a stigma for African American women

While all obese women are less satisfied with the weight-related quality of their lives than women of ‘normal’ weight, black women report a higher…    

Mothers Are Not Reaching Breastfeeding Goals-What Needs to Change?

More mothers are breastfeeding their newborns, but for too short a duration to gain the maximum benefits of breastfeeding for both mothers and infants.…    

Gender inequality persists in multitasking: study

Men may be helping more in the home but working women still do more multitasking in U.S. families than their partners and are finding…    

Working moms multitask more and have worse time doing so than dads

Not only are working mothers multitasking more frequently than working fathers, but their multitasking experience is more negative as well, according to a new…    

UK women are ‘fattest in Europe’

The UK has more obese women than any other country in Europe, according to European Union figures.

Data agency Eurostat, which looked…    

Aspirin not worth risks for healthy women: study

Aspirin is a bad bargain for healthy women trying to stave off heart attacks or strokes, although it’s commonly used for that purpose, according…    

Young Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis at More Risk for Broken Bones

Women under 50 with rheumatoid arthritis are at greater risk of breaking bones than women without the condition, according to a Mayo Clinic study…    

Mayo Clinic finds estrogen may prevent younger menopausal women from strokes

Estrogen may prevent strokes in premature or early menopausal women, Mayo Clinic researchers say. Their findings challenge the conventional wisdom that estrogen is a…    

Vitamin use not recommended for older women

Taking some vitamin supplements later in life can’t be recommended for older women because they may do more harm than good, according to a…    

Certain dietary supplements associated with increased risk of death in older women

Consuming dietary supplements, including multivitamins, folic acid, iron and copper, among others, appears to be associated with an increased risk of death in older…    

Women may get unneeded osteoporosis screening

Many women who get screened for the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis may not actually need such testing, a new study suggests.

A number…    

Cigarette smoking causes more arterial damage in women than in men

The harmful effects of tobacco smoke on atherosclerosis, one of the driving forces of cardiovascular disease, are greater in women than in men. This…    

Greater seizure frequency seen in women with epilepsy during anovulatory cycle

A recent multi-center study determined that women with generalized tonic-clonic seizures (GTCS) had a greater number of seizures during anovulatory cycles—menstrual cycles where an…    

Strength Training Curbs Hip, Spinal Bone Loss in Women With Osteoporosis

Women with osteoporosis - a skeletal disease that erodes bone density, weakens bone strength and increases the risk of fractures – might think taking…    

New Classification Will Guide Assessment and Treatment of Osteoporosis

A new study brings the experience of physical therapists to a developing “Core Set” of criteria to guide evaluation and treatment for patients with…    

Pretty Shoes Can Lead to Ugly Foot Problems for Women

According to a recent study, 39 percent of women say they wear high heels every day, and 75 percent of those women say they…    

New commitments to save women and children

Today 16 countries announced new commitments to dramatically reduce maternal, newborn and child mortality, as part of the Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s…    

Abortions generate $95 million a year for Polish doctors as women use illegal private sector

New analysis published by the UK journal Reproductive Health Matters shows that the criminalisation of abortion in Poland has led to the development of…    

Health risks fade after hormone therapy stops

Health risks related to hormone therapy with estrogen might go away after women stop the treatments, a new study suggests.

The results…    

Inadequate diet can lead to anemia in postmenopausal women

A new study published in the April 2011 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association indicates that inadequate nutrition is linked to…    

Nearly 1 in 4 postmenopausal women with fractures is obese

Although less likely to suffer a hip or wrist fracture, obese women suffer from fragility fractures at other sites, partly due to poor mobility…