A generation ago, a woman who had a Caesarean birth was restricted to that procedure for any future children. Anything else was generally deemed much too risky. Caesarean deliveries are often performed for the convenience of the mother or the obstetrician. A...
Two new techniques, one using maternal blood and the other amniotic fluid, should give health care providers new insight into the health...
Surgery to transplant a woman's entire ovary to her upper arm can preserve fertility in patients undergoing radiation treatments that...
For years, researchers have looked for a K way to detect ovarian cancer early. A 2002 report raised hopes that a blood...
Abnormalities in the Pap smears of adolescent and college age women often clear up on their own, according to a study. The...
Nearly one in five women in the United States does not get a Pap smear, a painless and potentially lifesaving screening for...
Lung cancer is the leading cancer killer of women, responsible for 27% of all cancer deaths—more than breast, uterine and ovarian...
Worst places to sleep: Detroit, Cleveland, Nashville, Cincinnati and New Orleans....
More and more Americans are taking medications to help them fall asleep. Spending on drugs to treat insomnia and related disorders surged...
Reports in the media of bizarre behaviors -including eating, driving and even shop occurred during Ambien induced sleep have raised concerns among...
Two recent studies examined the difficulties of using the drug warfarin, a clot- preventing drug that is often prescribed for people who...
People who take the anticlotting medication warfarin (Coumadin) get substantial benefits if they monitor their own blood levels rather than have a...