Articles in Women’s Health
The November issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research will carry the results of a study of women and teenage girls to determine what, if any, effect drinking problems have on a woman’s ability to …
While the evidence is unavoidably clear that smoking cigarettes increases a person’s risk of having a stroke, there is relatively little data that identifies the dosage amount that places a smoker in the danger zone. …
There is a general understanding that an absence of cancerous cells five years after treatment means the fear of recurrence has passed and the patient can claim a cure from cancer. New research, however, reveals …
Women with bacterial vaginosis are at 60% higher risk of contracting the human immunosuppressant virus (HIV) than women without the infection, according to the findings of a study just released from the University of North …
The pituitary gland secretes a hormone, thyrotropin, which influences function of the thyroid gland. Researchers at Harvard Medical School and the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have released the findings of their study, which reveals …
An extensive study conducted by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revealed the elevated risk of birth defects in women diagnosed with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes before becoming …
The myth of the male mid-life crisis has been dispelled by a transatlantic team of researchers comparing degrees of happiness throughout the adult lives of men and women. It seems 20-something men are saddest but …
With 65% or more of the adults in the United States tipping the scales at the overweight (or beyond) point, losing excess weight and keeping it off is a mission most of us wish we …
Researchers at the University of Arizona (UA) have just released the findings of a study that explored the connection between bone density and breast cancer in post-menopausal women. In the study, which followed almost 10,000 …
A woman’s waning desire for sexual interaction is often attributed to the aging process but not every woman loses interest in the opposite sex once past menopause. Many postmenopausal women remain sexually active and happy …
