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The debate about using menopausal hormone therapies to relieve symptoms in post-menopausal women has been ongoing. Is the combination therapy of estrogen…

Whole-body-vibration, a popular exercise which uses a vibrating platform, is sometimes advertised as being able to boost bone density. However, a one-year-study on healthy…

In a finding that confirms what many obstetricians and gynecologists suspected, Duke University researchers report that younger women who undergo hysterectomies face a nearly two-fold increased risk for…

Home nursing visits are as safe and effective as office-based care for initial post-delivery well-baby check-ups, according to medical researchers.

“Generally, moms and babies are discharged from the hospital less…

A study out Monday adds to evidence that a newer type of birth control pill may carry a higher risk of blood clots than older versions.

The study,…

Promising research led by investigators at Hospital for Special Surgery may offer hope for women with lupus who once thought that pregnancy was too risky.

Results from the…

The birth control shot Depo Provera offers a convenient alternative for women who don’t want to remember to take a daily pill. Ironically, research from Arizona State University…

Physicians preparing to deliver a baby look at fetal heart rate patterns to guide them in deciding whether or not to perform a…

Transferring one embryo into women during in vitro fertilization (IVF) doesn’t lower their chances of giving birth but it does mean fewer women give birth to twins,…

An estimated 12.1 million women age 18 and older reported suffering from chronic pain in 2008 as a result of underlying medical conditions such as chronic…

A healthy diet is especially important during the menopause – a period in which the risk of suffering from health problems increases. Various studies analyse the diet…

Low-income women with children who move from high-poverty to lower-poverty neighborhoods experience notable long-term improvements in some aspects of their health, namely reductions in diabetes and extreme obesity,…

Women still have hot flushes and night sweats years after the menopause finds a new study published today in BJOG: An…

Shares of Depomed Inc fell as much as 29 percent to their lowest in a year, after the specialty pharmaceutical company said its experimental drug to treat…

Eating flaxseed may not ease menopausal hot flashes after all, despite some promising early evidence that it might, according to a U.S. study.

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester,…

Women taking multivitamins don’t live longer than those who get their nutrients from food alone, a new U.S. study shows.

In fact, they appear to have slightly higher death rates,…

The human body has a love-hate relationship with iron. Just the right amount is needed for proper cell function, yet too much is associated with brain…

New research analyses maternal breastfeeding in Spain throughout the second half of the twentieth century. Experts believe that its development is associated with socio-demographic factors…

Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Women taking postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may have an increased risk of severe asthma attacks requiring hospitalisation, scientists warn.

A new…

African-American women develop functional health challenges earlier than their fellow seniors, researchers say

While examining self-reported data about the lives of 8,700 older people, a Case Western Reserve University…

A new study published in the international journal Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica (AOGS) reveals that fear of childbirth is a predisposing factor for emergency and elective cesarean sections, even…

Published today in the journal Age and Ageing, an investigation conducted by Newcastle University has discovered that the lifetime prevalence of arthritis is 65.4% in…

Solid evidence is often missing from the practice guidelines used by obstetrician-gynecologists across the U.S., a new study shows.

Less than a third of the recommendations from the American…

London: While it is said an apple a day can keep the doctor away, a new study has suggested a couple of glasses of wine a day for middle-aged women to…

Women who use common painkillers like ibuprofen and naproxen early in pregnancy may have an increased risk of miscarriage, a study published Tuesday suggests.

Researchers found that of nearly 52,000 Quebec…