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An innovative procedure gives breast sensation back to women who have undergone a mastectomy for treatment of breast cancer.
Women with disabilities face incredible barriers to maintaining their health.
New mathematical model predicts life saving benefits of different mammogram screening schedules for women.
Women are more likely to be killed by an intimate partner than to die at the hands of a stranger.
Many menstrual irregularities can be traced to medical problems that, if left unresolved, can profoundly affect women's health.
The approach is safe and cold be an effective treatment for stress urinary incontinence.
If women try these healthy tips for one week, they will see that small changes can make a big difference in the way they look and feel.
What helps to keep women healthy and in good shape over the long term is holding down a job and being a mum in a steady relationship.
Cindy Gaspard created the "I Promise," card to urge women to think about their health on a daily basis.
For women who experience heavy periods, on subjective measures of effectiveness a hormone releasing intrauterine device (IUD) is as effective as surgery.
By performing two surgical procedures during the same operation, researchers reduced by half the incidence of urinary incontinence in women with a condition known as pelvic organ prolapse.
Women who had up to two drinks a day scored about 20 percent higher on the Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE) than women who didn't drink at all or who consumed less than one drink a week.
Ovariectomy, surgical removal of a woman's ovaries, raises her risk of developing dementia or cognitive impairment.
WOMEN eat more unhealthy foods and tend to put on weight when they move in with a male partner.
American women taking control of their feminine health and hygiene but some inhibitions remain.
Since women develop cardiovascular diseases on average about 10 years later and heart attacks about 20 years later in life than men, the myth developed that women don't get cardiovascular and, in particular, heart disease.
Younger women with urinary incontinence were more likely to be depressed than older women with incontinence.
Women with stable chest pain are less likely than men to be referred for diagnostic tests, receive revascularization procedures or be prescribed preventive medication.
The information sent to women about breast screening needs to be more balanced to ensure women are adequately informed about the benefits and harms.
Women in developing countries who cook over a wood stove for years and inhale the smoke can develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Some female reproductive problems might involve the so called dense core vesicles, the protein packaging that encases insulin and other secreted hormones.
When women know how their hormones make them feel every day, they know the best day of their cycle to pick for their wedding day.
Women suffering from urinary incontinence can benefit from pelvic floor muscle training, commonly known as Kegel exercises.
Study finds fecal incontinence is prevalent in U.S. women, especially among older age groups.
Around 80% of women are pleased with the care they get when they have a baby, according to a Department of Health maternity services survey.
Women who undergo reconstructive breast implantation frequently develop short term complications.
Postmenopausal women who have given birth vaginally do not appear to suffer from urinary incontinence at higher rates than their sisters who have never given birth.
While some doctors might conclude that women suffering from abnormal uterine bleeding would want to eliminate their periods, survey shows otherwise.
National Women's Health Resource Center rrges increased education for menorrhagia, an underdiagnosed condition affecting 20 percent of women.
Aspirin can significantly reduce death rates for postmenopausal women with heart disease: data collected by the Women's Health Initiative.
