Wendy Denmead couldn't believe her eyes during her most recent obstetrician visit. “With the 4-d ultrasound, it's like you're peeking right inside the womb. Wendy was truly able to get up close and personal with her baby, watching its every move... (Read more about 4-D ULTRASOUND)

Exercise may not halt the aging process, but mounting evidence suggests people who stay active can slow its effects. The latest issue of Mayo Clinic Women's Healthsource offers 8 benefits to regular exercise. It Provides Energy: Feeling tired... (Read more about 8 Ways Exercise Keeps You Young and Healthy)

For a pregnant woman, perhaps the city is not the best place to be. A new National Institutes of Health study shows the polluted air in the inner city is definitely affecting unborn babies, causing DNA damage while they are still in the womb.... (Read more about AIR POLLUTION)

Even though many don’t want to talk about it, depression is a very common problem---major depression affects 20% of American women at some point in their lives. So when a woman becomes pregnant, is it safe to take an antidepressant? The... (Read more about Anti-Depressants and Pregnancy)

“I am still worried about how the baby is developing,” says expectant mom, Lori Minkin. Lori is 5 months pregnant. Like all expectant moms, she is concerned that her baby is growing and is healthy. Before becoming pregnant Lori regularly hit... (Read more about BEAUTY GUIDE FOR PREGNANT MOMS)

It’s back on the road again for 31 year old Jill Pearson. Jill, a technology trainer, travels extensively for work, but, monthly painful periods which included crushing migraines, were making her business trips unbearable. She decided to try... (Read more about Birth Control Options)

Gilian Behar is busy planning for her October wedding. Theres the gown, the catering hall, flowers and the choosing of birth control. I feel like I cant get pregnant now, says Gilian. Gilian and her fiance, Larson, definitely want a family one... (Read more about Birth Control Options and Myths)

It’s a problem that affects ten to twenty percent of women, and many of the people close to them: PMS. Now, a natural way—calcium--which can reduce symptom severity has been shown to also prevent the development of PMS in the first place.... (Read more about CALCIUM AND PMS)

Natalie is grateful that she listened to her body. It helped doctors in her cervical cancer detection and treatment. “I had one missed period and for me that wasn’t normal, so I went to the doctor,” says Natalie. A pap smear revealed that at... (Read more about CERVICAL CANCER BIO-PROBE)

Researchers at Yale University have identified proteins in the blood that play a significant role in miscarriages, preterm delivery, and other common problems in pregnancy. This has to do with low levels of clotting proteins called protein z and... (Read more about CLOTTING PROTEINS AND PREGNANCY)

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the battle towards prevention of sexually transmitted diseases needs to move front and center. Sexually transmitted disease prevention is a crucial issue, particularly since the rates of... (Read more about CONDOM CONCERNS)

There is a medical breakthrough tonight in the prevention of cervical cancer. A major drug company has announced its experimental cervical cancer vaccine is highly effective. This cervical cancer vaccine, which is not the only one in... (Read more about Cervical Cancer Vaccine)

29 year old Melissa Gilbert received the ultimate gift on Valentine’s Day. Her daughter Kendal Grace entered the world. But, just two years ago, holding her own baby, seemed like an impossibility. A pap smear revealed she had cervical cancer.... (Read more about Cervical Cancer and Miracle Baby)

Perhaps the best way to make a “no”—as in not a yes decision, is, in fact, to make no decision—preventing the yes vote from ever happening. Many are arguing that’s been the tactic of the FDA over the past two years with regard to making... (Read more about Clinton's stand on Plan B)

A new Down syndrome test may help ease the fears of pregnant women about Down syndrome and other genetic disorders. It’s actually two tests, one at-home and another at the woman’s doctor’s office. The key is that the new Down syndrome test can be... (Read more about DOWN SYNDROME TEST)

Depro Provera is a birth control injection that a woman get every 3 months. It consists of a synthetic form of the female hormone progesterone. (Read more about Depo Provera)

Labor and delivery is not uncharted territory for 38 year old Karen Asar, she’s mom to six year old Ben and four year old Lucas and is due any day now with baby number three. But, unlike her prior pregnancies, Karen developed gestational diabetes... (Read more about Diabetes and Pregnancy)

It’s one of the most controversial medical issues: the use of the morning after pill as en emergency contraception method to prevent pregnancy. There is significant opposition to the drug treatment designed as an emergency contraception method, to... (Read more about EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION STUDY)

It is clear, with regard to the healthcare of Americans, that the haves and have-nots are often defined by ethnic backgrounds. Now a major medical organization has issued new guidelines to help correct the problem of ethnic disparities in healthcare. (Read more about ETHNIC DISPARITIES)

With dieting being the most commonly adopted method to lose weight, many of us refrain from taking up exercise. For people who are markedly overweight, it can be difficult to start an exercise program. But, the latest data shows the combination of... (Read more about EXERCISE STUDY)

No one knows exactly what causes endometriosis, but over the years many theories have been advanced. Endometriosis affects 90 million women worldwide and about 12 million in the United States. (Read more about Endometriosis)

There’s good news tonight for some women who want to use estrogen during and after the menopause. In those women have had their uterus’ removed, but only in these women, it appears----even after seven years of treatment with estrogen—using this... (Read more about Estrogen Okay for Some)

The FDA approves an oral contraceptive that also eliminates menstruation. Wyeth's oral contraceptive Lybrel is now approved by the FDA to eliminate monthly menstrual periods. The drug has a lower level of synthetic hormones than other oral... (Read more about FDA Approves New Contraceptive Pill Lybrel)

There’s good news and bad news surrounding birth control pills and hormone replacement therapy. While one new study reinforces previous findings that estrogen and progesterone hormones together increase blood clot risk, another shows birth... (Read more about FEMALE HORMONES AND VASCULAR DISEASE)

In recent years the scientific community has made big strides in the treatment of AIDS, meeting with considerable success in holding off progression of the disease. Now some researchers are focusing their fight on HIV prevention. As the fight... (Read more about HIV GEL SPECIAL REPORT)

As a nurse, Maura Sakovich did extensive research on hormone replacement therapy and the side effects of hormone replacement therapy, to find out how she could get relief once she hit menopause. “There are usually 5 hormones involved- estrogen,... (Read more about HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY)

Hot flashes are an unpleasant part of menopause that affects nearly all women in the US. Now new research shows a simple and natural way to reduce the frequency of hot flashes. With all the news and studies concerning estrogen and how it is a... (Read more about HOT FLASHES TREATMENT)

According to a new national survey, married women are more likely to have sexual difficulties than either single women or married men. Women were significantly more likely than men to say that they had experienced a short or longer term problem... (Read more about Health Wrap Up)

A new study finds that habitual snoring in women is strongly tied to body mass index—a marker of fatness-- and age. Overall, 7.6 percent of women snore. The frequency of snoring reaches its peak in women ages 50 to 59. Frequent snoring was... (Read more about Health Wrap: Reports on Snoring, Fetuses and Pain, Forgetfulness and Baseball)

According to new research in the medical journal the lancet, the number of people that have dementia--the common form is Alzheimer’s disease--is going to double every twenty years. Given that 24 million worldwide have dementia today, that... (Read more about Healthwrap - Dementia, SIDS, Breast Cancer)

Dr. Marianne Legato explains that the male "Y chromosome", which at one point was called a wasteland, has genes responsible for the "housekeeping issues" in tissues. It's not just dedicated exclusively to male fertility and determining the male... (Read more about How the Y Chromosome Drives Evolution)

Today, thanks to the miracle of science, thousands of couples desperately wanting children, who can't conceive naturally, are able to become parents. "In the in vitro fertilization process women are given hormonal treatments to try to... (Read more about In Vitro Fertilization)

Michelle Haziza is overwhelmed with joy at the arrival of her baby boy. But, at first, during the early stages of labor, she was overwhelmed with pain. “The pain was just so bad, it was unbearable, that I couldn’t handle it,” says Michelle. As a... (Read more about LABOR AND EPIDURALS)

What is the maximum possible maternal age, after which having a baby is simply out of the question? This is the question being raised in a major medical journal, especially in light of advanced maternal ages among women. More and more women are... (Read more about MATERNAL AGE)

There is new research tonight that provides powerful evidence of a treatment that works to prevent menstrual migraines in many women. Approximately half of all women who seek clinical treatment for migraines have reported an association between... (Read more about MENSTRUAL MIGRAINE TREATMENT)

Are pollutants in our air causing many of our children to become mentally retarded? According to new research released today, the U.S. is losing billions of dollars each year due to the impact of mercury poisoning on brain development. There... (Read more about MERCURY POISIONING)

A mammogram is a special type of X-Ray that allows doctors to visualize the breast tissue. The mammography machine compresses the breast and this will cause some discomfort. (Read more about Mammogram)

When you have your menstrual period, you may get mild to bad menstrual cramps or pain in your abdomen or back. You may also have nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, a headache, or lightheadedness. Some or all of these problems may start a... (Read more about Menstrual Cramps)

There are important new diabetes guidelines just released that instruct most Type 2 diabetics to take cholesterol-lowering medication. The goal is to cut down on their risk for heart attacks and strokes, common killers in this patient population.... (Read more about NEW DIABETIC GUIDELINES)

Nearly 4 years ago, Janice Paulshock’s world came crashing down when she learnt that she had ovarian cancer. “I was completely shocked. At that time my husband was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and I thought, this can’t happen to us, we have... (Read more about NEW OVARIAN CANCER DETECTION)

There’s new hope for ovarian cancer patients. Doctors are saying that giving chemo through the abdomen rather than through the vein should now be the way many ovarian cancer patients are treated. This is actually an old method to deliver... (Read more about New Ovarian Cancer Treatment)

Many women have to face a very difficult decision to electively remove their ovaries because of an inherited ovarian cancer risk. But now the findings of new research are making that decision a bit more difficult. Mayo Clinic researchers... (Read more about Ovarian and Dementia Risk)

Can high levels of stress increase the risk of having painful periods? New research by Chicago researchers says it can. Jessica Lindstrom is 27 years old, and although she’s totally healthy, sometimes her body turns on her at the time of the... (Read more about PAINFUL PERIODS)

Many women are looking at permanent birth control methods that do not entail intensive surgical procedures. 35 year old Laura Katz is the proud mother of three children and she wants it to remain that way. “I’m so done having kids. I’m at my max.... (Read more about PERMANENT BIRTH CONTROL)

A new study just released looks at a problem that affects millions of people going for surgery each year—postoperative nausea and vomiting. This research tested a variety of different regimens, altering the combinations of anesthetics, pain... (Read more about POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA)

Every minute, a baby is born prematurely. Many of these babies are of extremely low birth weight. Now, new research shows infections which are common in these infants are associated with poor development overall. (Read more about PREEMIES HEALTH RISK)

A study just released shows many will have developmental issues that play out during the school years. This is an example of how technology and medical advances have improved outcomes but created new sets of problems. More and more children who... (Read more about PREMATURITY AND DEVELOPMENT)

Researchers have found the presence of numerous harmful pesticides in the placentas of pregnant women. According to a study by the University of Granada, fifteen different substances linked to pesticides have been found in pregnant women.... (Read more about Pesticides Found in Pregnant Women)

There continues to be response and fallout as a result of a congressional investigation into the FDA’s rejection of allowing the Plan B morning after pill to be sold over the counter without a prescription. There are several issues which need... (Read more about Plan B Fall-out)

For years the movement of the Plan B drug to over the counter status has been a controversial issue, but in 2003 the FDA made their first step towards making the change. One of their advisory panels voted 23 to 4 in favor of making the drug... (Read more about Plan B OTC Revisted)

Breastfeeding can counter the effects of depression in new mothers. Studies published in the International Breastfeeding Journal, conducted by University of New Hampshire researcher Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, has found evidence supporting a... (Read more about Postpartum Depression and Breastfeeding)

There’s a one in eight chance that if you’re having a baby, you will delivery prematurely. This staggering statistic is the reason why today is Prematurity Awareness Day. The goal: help women learn how to protect themselves and their unborn... (Read more about Prematurity Awareness)

National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice, who was nominated by President Bush Tuesday to be the next Secretary of State, underwent a minor non-surgical procedure Friday for a problem called uterine fibroids. (Read more about RICE FIBROID PROCEDURE)

A Review in The Lancet reveals the importance of healthy lifestyle choices to reduce stressors related to cardiovascular risk factors. Researchers from John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore examined records between 1990 to 2006. They observed how... (Read more about Reducing Stress Lowers Risk of Cardiovascular Problems)

Reyes disease is a early childhood disease which can strike without warning. It only affects children 12 years and under. All internal organs can be affected. (Read more about Reyes Disease)

Are stress and infertility linked? Is the ability to conceive impacted by the pressures that people have to deal with in their daily lives? At the age of 36 Deborah Horskey was faced with a brutal reality. Her biological clock had been fast... (Read more about STRESS AND INFERTILITY)

A year ago, Orhan Sarki’s incapacitating migraines started. And just a few weeks ago, he blacked out at work. “I am 36 years old, married, three children. Health-wise, medical history-wise, I’ve had a fairly healthy life so far,” says Orhan.... (Read more about STROKE PFO IMPLANT STUDY)

Well, if you need a reason to lose weight and get into shape, here is a new motivation in the form of a health warning for women: being overweight increases one’s risk of developing breast cancer. The latest study, in the journal of the... (Read more about Weight Gain in Postmenopausal Woman and the Risk of Breast Cancer)

Cancer is a term used to describe a group of illnesses all having certain common characteristics. There are over 200 different types of cancer and all have a specific name, treatment and a chance of being cured. The human body is made of organs,... (Read more about What is Cancer and How it is Caused)

By Dr. Chitti Moorthy -Director, Departments of Radiation Medicine and Radiology, New York Medical College, Valhalla , NY The cause of cancer lies deep within the building blocks of a person's cells (genes and DNA). If these blocks become... (Read more about What is Cancer?)

Dr. Sateesh Babu of Vascular Associates of Westchester discusses "What is Carotid Stenosis?", the treatments, who should be screened and future developments, such as new stenting techniques. (Read more about What is Carotid Stenosis?)

Video: Dr. Jonathan Cohen of the Concorde Medical Group discusses Gastroenterology. Gastroenterology is a specialized field of medicine that focuses on the digestive tract - from the mouth to the anus. Gastroenterolgy studies the functioning and... (Read more about What is Gastroenterology?)

Hoodia is the latest appetite suppressant rage! It comes from a cactus-like plant in South Africa. It was used by tribesman as an appetite suppressant so they could go on long hunting and gathering trips. That appetite suppressant effect is... (Read more about What is Hoodia?)

How the body Ages. The nucleus of every cell has 23 pairs of chromosomes. And they contain DNA or the genetic material of the cell. A prime cause of ageing is every cell’s chromosomes are capped with a protein button called a telomere. (Read more about Why The Body Ages)

Once autumn arrives, Michael Panella can be found spending a lot of time outdoors. He loves taking on home projects that allow him to work in his back yard. But, the dropping temperature causes Michael’s rosacea, a flushing and redness of the... (Read more about Winterizing Your Skin)

“My grandmother died at 67 of heart disease and she was a diabetic, my mother died at 59 from heart disease, my sister who was two years older than me died at 51 from heart disease, my oldest sister who is five years older than me had her first... (Read more about Women & Heart Centers)

The fattening of America is so out there, so obvious, the question has become how do we get the message that we need to reverse the trend? Perhaps, the message is sinking in, at least among women. New research released by the CDC shows,... (Read more about Women, Obesity Rates, and the Fountain of Youth)

It would make sense at first glance that workplace stress leads to heart disease--no surprise, right? But the latest research shows chronic stress at work can also leads to diabetes--and that--raises eyebrows. “Deadlines, they ask you... (Read more about Work Stress and Metabolic Syndrome)

A recent report by health provider BUPA has found that people's worries are damaging their health by causing sleepless nights, loss of sex drive, and erratic eating habits. The 2007 Worry Report demonstrates that almost one in five people... (Read more about Worried Sick? There Might Be Some Truth There)

You know, every year at this time, we talk about pollen counts and every year they always sound high. And it seems almost every year we’re saying this year is a bad allergy year. But this year really is a horrible year for allergies. In... (Read more about Worst Allergy Season Ever!)

Most people would npt consider a 35 year old a likely candidate for serious heart trouble, even if she is a young smoker. But new research shows that young smokers between 35 and 39 are at a significantly higher risk of heart attacks than their... (Read more about YOUNG SMOKERS)

Yoga may offer solutions for depression, anxiety and epilepsy. Reports from the World Health Organization and elsewhere estimate that mental illness comprises fifteen percent of the global disease burden. Depression and anxiety disorders... (Read more about Yoga Is a Possible Treatment For Depression)

But that’s where the question lies: at what point does one really get life-protecting benefit from exercise--beyond the benefits of a better figure? (Read more about holiday headaches)