Exercise is instrumental in maintaining a healthy lifestyle.  It’s even said to decrease one’s risk of developing cancer and many other diseases.  While any regular exercise is better than no exercise, a recent study funded by the National Cancer Institute…

A recent study conducted at the Kaiser Foundation Research Institute indicates a connection between a woman’s emotional well-being during early pregnancy and the chance she will deliver a child prematurely. These preterm births, occurring before the 37th week of pregnancy,…

The number of white, middle-aged American men and women committing suicide increased by 35% from 1999 to 2005, according to the latest issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. The rate of suicide in African Americans during that same…

Ask women what’s the most common cause of breast cancer and most will say heredity. The sad truth, however, is that heredity accounts for only about 5% of all cases of breast cancer while lifestyle choices are more often to…

The American Psychological Association (APA) gauges the emotional health of the country with an annual survey and its latest, the 2008 Stress in America survey, reveals the level of stress in the nation skyrocketing right alongside our nation’s mounting financial…

The American Psychological Association (APA) gauges the emotional health of the country with an annual survey and its latest, the 2008 Stress in America survey, reveals the level of stress in the nation skyrocketing right alongside our nation’s mounting financial…

In 2006, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the vaccine, Gardasil, for girls and women between the ages of 9 and 26 as a means of preventing cervical cancer caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).  In a September…

A new study reveals women who have orgasms walk differently from women who don’t – and you won’t believe what gives it all away!

An exhaustive study that spanned the globe reveals an increased risk, by 20%, a child born by Cesarean section (C-section) will develop type 1 diabetes before turning 15.  Headquartered at Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, the research team reports 2.3…

Describing their findings as a "little shocking," researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine say amniotic fluid infections occur at a much higher rate than previously imagined and these same infections seem to be a trigger that causes premature…

Abortion has always been a controversial issue, with many members of the medical community opting out of performing them because of reasons moral, personal, or religious. Refusing to perform these procedures can lead to professional repercussions that leave many healthcare…

The University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill has been granted $3 million from the National Institute of Mental Health to undertake a five-year clinical trial of a low-dose contraceptive as treatment for premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), a severe…

Post-menopausal women who take hormone replacement therapy (HRT) gain quality of life in several areas, according to a British study called WISDOM (Women’s International Study of long Duration Oestrogen after Menopause). Studies in recent years have suggested the treatment comes…

If researchers are right, it may be more than mere coincidence that beauty and pain are so frequently intertwined in pop culture.

Indeed, a new report released this week from the YWCA contends that American women are obsessed with the pursuit…