Teen girls who live in rural areas are more likely than their male counterparts to have undiagnosed asthma, and they often are at a higher risk of depression, according to researchers at the Medical… …read more
Metformin and intensive lifestyle intervention both halt progression to diabetes among women with a history of gestational diabetes; strangely, though, metformin flops for women who didn’t have GDM. Medscape Medical News …read more
Obese women who undergo bariatric surgery before pregnancy have reduced risk for gestational diabetes and large-for-gestational-age infants, but risk for other adverse effects may be increased. Medscape Medical News …read more
The latest gender-specific research on heart disease continues to show differences between women and men, yet gaps remain in how to best diagnose, treat and prevent this number one killer of women… …read more
Younger women may ignore or dismiss the earliest symptoms of an impending heart attack, such as pain and dizziness, and delay seeking emergency medical care. …read more
Scientists have identified weak spots in cancer cells that could be targeted and attacked by new precision drugs. …read more
Britain will become the first nation to legalize a “three-parent” IVF technique which doctors say can prevent inherited incurable diseases but which critics fear will lead to “designer babies”. Reuters Health Information …read more
In the first U.S. study of urinary arsenic in babies, Dartmouth College researchers found that formula-fed infants had higher arsenic levels than breast-fed infants, and that breast milk itself… …read more
Medication, lifestyle changes slow diabetes progression in at-risk populationWomen with a history of gestational diabetes face a heightened risk of developing Type 2 diabetes for years after… …read more
Contraceptive methods such as IUDs and hormonal implants are gaining in popularity among young women because of their high efficacy, according to the CDC. Medscape Medical News …read more