Gender: Female

Older Patients Offer Insight into the Future of Cystic Fibrosis

An emerging population of middle-aged cystic fibrosis patients contains significantly more females and includes a large proportion of patients who lived for decades without…    

Young Women Burned by Addictions to Tanning

Amber Peterson, 31, used to visit tanning booths every other day for 10 years until she was diagnosed with the deadliest form of skin…    

Study shows vitamin A doesn’t cut maternal deaths

Giving vitamin A to women 15 to 45 years old living in poor nations does not cut maternal death rates, scientists said Tuesday in…    

Iraqi doctors use acupuncture during drug shortage

Iraqi doctors faced with a shortage of drugs in a capital city hit by years of conflict have successfully used acupuncture to treat mothers…    

Obesity standards may miss millions of women

Millions of obese women may be falling through the cracks of current weight guidelines, US doctors say.

In a new study…    

Women’s Mortality Rates at U.S. Hospitals Differ from Men’s

Women and men experience different outcomes at U.S. hospitals for the same procedures and treatments, according to a new study released today by HealthGrades,…    

Women Who Eat Foods With High Glycemic Index May Be at Greater Risk for Heart Disease

Consuming carbohydrates with high glycemic index—an indicator of how quickly a food affects blood glucose levels—appears to be associated with the risk of coronary…    

Mom’s exercise may help ‘normalize’ baby’s weight

Women who work out while they’re pregnant have slimmer babies, new research from New Zealand shows.

Because babies born to moms who…    

Stroke risk goes up with each childbirth

Going through childbirth more than once appears to raise a woman’s risk of having a stroke due to bleeding in the brain, Korean researchers…    

Dermatologists Can Help Women Win the Fight Against Common Forms of Hair Loss

For many women, unexplained hair loss can take a significant psychological toll on their overall quality of life. From altering their hairstyle to hide…    

Women Need Clot-Busting Therapy After Stroke

New research shows women who don’t receive a clot-busting drug after a stroke fare worse than men who are not treated. The study…    

Stress hormone, depression trigger obesity in girls

Depression raises stress hormone levels in teenaged boys and girls but may lead to obesity only in girls, says a new study .

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Diabetes helps explain obesity-birth defect link

While some research has suggested that obese women have an increased risk of having a baby with a birth defect, a new study shows…    

Men’s Testosterone Responses to Olfactory Ovulation Cues

Women around the world spend billions of dollars each year on exotic smelling perfumes and lotions in the hopes of attracting a mate. However,…    

Acupuncture eases tamoxifen-related hot flashes

A new study provides more evidence that acupuncture can help ease hot flashes in women with breast cancer who are being treated with the…    

It’s Never Too Late to Quit Smoking and Save Your Vision, Finds Study of AMD in Elderly Women

Need a little extra incentive to kick the habit?

Just in time for New Year’s resolutions, a UCLA study finds that…    

Psychotherapy offers obesity prevention for ‘at risk’ teenage girls

A team of scientists at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the National Institutes of Health have piloted psychotherapy treatment…    

For some women, trans fats could be deadly

For women with heart disease, eating too many artery-clogging trans fats may increase their risk of dying suddenly from cardiac arrest, a new…    

Women who smoke risk having seizures: study

Women who smoke may have a higher risk of developing seizures than non-smokers do, a new study suggests.

Researchers found that among…    

Estrogen and Stroke Risk

Eighteen years ago this month the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it would sponsor a landmark study to examine women and cardiovascular…    

Female veterans have fewer pain complaints than men

Female veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are less likely to complain of painful physical conditions than their male counterparts are.

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Increased Stroke Risk from Birth Control Pills

She was only 30 years old, but she was experiencing the classic symptoms of a stroke. Her speech suddenly became slurred, and her left…    

Is Your Hair Taking a Break? Dermatologists Can Help Women Get to the Root of Hair Loss

For many women, their hair is one of their most defining characteristics. From short and sassy bobs to long, cascading curls, the right hairstyle…    

Divorce Undermines Health in Ways Remarriage Doesn’t Heal

Divorce and widowhood have a lingering, detrimental impact on health, even after a person remarries, research at the University of Chicago and Johns Hopkins…    

Young Black Women Prone to Gain More Unhealthy Abdominal Fat than Hispanics

Black women ages 20 to 29 are more prone to pack on unhealthy abdominal and visceral fat than Hispanic women the same age, and…