Women's Health Articles & Stories

Why Migraines Are More Prevalent in Women

In the United States, headaches are a part of the daily struggle for over 45 million people. Of them, migraine headaches are by far the most prevalent and require professional attention to combat the often times debilitating symptoms. The intense pain felt during a migraine is a direct result ...

High Stress Jobs Affect Women's Health

Researchers at Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass., recently released a new study that confirms some disrurbing fears - women who are stressed from high-pressure work situations have a 40% greater risk of cardiovascular risk than women in less stressful jobs.

Fertility Drugs Raise Cancer Risk

Taking medications to enhance fertility appears to increase the chance of developing uterine cancer in particular, as well as some other forms of the disease, according to a very large, long, recently completed study. Drugs that stimulate ovulation have been used for more than three decades to...

City Women Are More Likely To Develop Breast Cancer

Women living in urban areas have denser breasts, which make them more susceptible to developing breast cancer, according to a recent study presented at a meeting of the Radiological Society of North America. Women's breast tissue may be fatty or glandular or a mixture of both. Women who have ...

Exercise During Pregnancy Benefits Mother and Baby

Exercise up to the end of pregnancy has no harmful effect on the weight or size of the fetus, according to research appearing in the International Journal of Obesity. The study was conducted by Polytechnic University of Madrid and demonstrates the positive relationship between the weight of se...

Obese Women's Newborns Have More Birth Defects

The fetuses of obese women have an increased risk of birth defects such as spina bifida and other neural tube defects, a recent analysis of previous studies showed. Obesity is at epidemic proportions in the United States and in increasing numbers of countries around the world. Complications...

African American Women and Breast Cancer

I was afraid that I wouldn�'t be able to see my children grow up and my grandchild grow, you get this really scary feeling inside,� says Rosamond Stallings. When 45 year old Rosamond Stallings was diagnosed with breast cancer 2 years ago, doctors urged her to immediately have a mastectomy. �Th...

Coffee Can Help Protect Women's Memories

A recent study by researchers at the French National Institute of Medical Research finds that coffee protects women from age-related memory loss. The study tracked more than 7,000 men and women living in three French cities. The researchers observed the subjects' health and mental function an...

Gender Differences in Medications

Women need to be aware that certain medications have different gender related effects. A survey released by the Society for Women's Health Research found that although most American women read the labels of their prescribed drugs regarding sex differences, many do not discuss the issue with t...

Heart Women Guidelines

Seven years ago, when she was just 53, Judy Fein had a heart attack. But like many women, Judy never even thought about her heart. Amazingly, neither did her doctor. �I smoked that was a problem�a lot�a pack and a half a lot!,� Says Judy.