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HEALTH / NEWS Mon Jan 21, 2008 @ 8:13am neoform

SF Gate -- Women in early pregnancy who drink a cup and a half of coffee every day are at greater risk of miscarriage than those who stay away from caffeine, according to a Kaiser Permanente study out of Oakland. The study, published today in the American Journal.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Sat Oct 20, 2007 @ 12:15pm neoform

Economist -- IN THE cause of equal rights, feminists have had much to complain about. But one striking piece of inequality has been conveniently overlooked: lifespan. In this area, women have the upper hand. All round the world, they live longer than men. Why they sho.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Fri Oct 12, 2007 @ 10:26pm neoform

New York Times -- A comprehensive global study of abortion has concluded that abortion rates are similar in countries where it is legal and those where it is not, suggesting that outlawing the procedure does little to deter women seeking it. Moreover, the researchers fo.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Sat May 19, 2007 @ 3:15pm neoform

FOX News -- Women looking for a simple way to avoid their menstrual period could soon have access the first birth control pill designed to let women suppress monthly bleeding indefinitely. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expect to announce approval Tuesda.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Mon May 14, 2007 @ 3:10pm neoform

Washington Post -- After rising steadily for decades, the proportion of U.S. women getting mammograms to screen for breast cancer has dropped for the first time, federal researchers are reporting today. The overall rate at which women are undergoing regular mammograms fe.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Thu Apr 19, 2007 @ 8:22am neoform

Washington Post -- New federal statistics provide powerful evidence that the sharp drop in hormone use by menopausal women that began in 2002 caused a dramatic decline in breast cancer cases, according to an analysis being published today. The statistics show that the nu.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Fri Apr 6, 2007 @ 1:47am neoform

MSNBC -- High-deductible health insurance plans favored by many employers often wind up being an unfair burden to women, a new study says, largely because women need many routine medical exams that quickly add up. The median expense for men under 45 in these pl.. Read More

HEALTH / OPINION Thu Feb 15, 2007 @ 10:46pm neoform

MSNBC -- A new study suggests that a federal advisory urging pregnant women to restrict their seafood intake could do more harm than good. But what about the risks of fish-borne mercury? Pregnant women may want to put fish back on their grocery lists. According.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Thu Dec 28, 2006 @ 4:27pm neoform

BusinessWeek -- German drugmaker Boehringer Ingelheim didn't set out to create a Viagra-like drug for women. The company was simply trying to develop a fast-acting antidepressant, one that patients would respond to in a matter of days, not weeks as in most current treat.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Thu Dec 28, 2006 @ 2:08pm mrmdc

Health Scout -- Lesbians react differently to the powerful sexual chemicals called pheromones than heterosexual women do, a new Swedish study finds... Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Wed Apr 23, 2008 @ 8:19am neoform

BBC News -- A woman's diet around the time of conception may influence the gender of her baby, research suggests. The study suggests a high-calorie diet at this time - and regular breakfasts - might increase the odds of a boy. The researchers say the modern tre.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Fri Nov 9, 2007 @ 4:48pm neoform

BBC News -- Oral contraceptives increase the risk of developing cervical cancer, but the risk falls once women stop using them, an Oxford-led international study says. The Lancet study of 52,000 women found the risk increased with the length of time oral contracep.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Wed Nov 7, 2007 @ 8:22am neoform

BBC News -- About 6,000 middle-aged or older women in the UK develop cancer each year because they are obese or overweight, a Cancer Research UK-funded study says. The study, which looked at 45,000 cases of cancer in 1m women over seven years, says this is about 5.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Thu Oct 25, 2007 @ 8:19am neoform

MSNBC -- Please, please, please, just give the dog back,” Ellen DeGeneres wept on national TV last week. It was a moment that quickly established itself in the pop culture firmament, less for the plight of Iggy the adopted terrier than for the copious crying its.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Fri Oct 12, 2007 @ 8:19am neoform

BBC News -- Experts have condemned the "appalling" lack of progress made in reducing the number of women worldwide dying during pregnancy and childbirth. Analysis in The Lancet medical journal shows half a million women die every year - little change from 20 years.. Read More

HEALTH / OPINION Tue Sep 11, 2007 @ 11:09am neoform

Alter Net -- A controversial testosterone patch, touted as a way to boost women's sex drives, is now on the market in Europe. Should the U.S. be next? The arrival on the European market of a female-targeted testosterone patch to treat low sex desire caused by menop.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Thu Aug 9, 2007 @ 10:21am neoform

Reuters -- Women who get cosmetic breast implants are nearly three times as likely to commit suicide as other women, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday. The study, published in the Annals of Plastic Surgery, reinforces several others that have shown women who.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Sat Aug 4, 2007 @ 12:53pm neoform

FOX News -- Women who stay out of the sun are increasing their risk of developing breast cancer, a new study suggests. The safe-tanning messages that are drummed into women each year may help to reduce their risk of skin cancer – but at the cost of increasing th.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Fri Jul 13, 2007 @ 8:20am neoform

Washington Post -- The popularity of the morning-after pill Plan B has surged in the year since the federal government approved the sale of the controversial emergency contraceptive without a prescription. Plan B sales have doubled since the Food and Drug Administration.. Read More

HEALTH / NEWS Thu Jul 5, 2007 @ 8:17am neoform

SF Gate -- Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, widely touted as a way to help older women undergoing in vitro fertilization achieve a higher birth rate, actually reduces births by one-third, Dutch researchers reported Wednesday. The finding represents a major set.. Read More