It’s long been known that hypertension, or high blood pressure, can be risky during pregnancy for both mother and child, but new ... More
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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Could Get a New Name
The term polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) implies the existence of multiple ovarian cysts, but the name of this illness isn’t ... More
Could Pap Tests Indicate More Types of Cancer?
Women and their health care providers are already well aware of the importance of the Pap smear in diagnosing cervical cancer, but ... More
Women’s Health Research in 2012: the Year in Review
We discussed quite a bit of women's health research over the past year. Some studies only confirmed things we already knew, while ... More
Gene Linking Breast and Ovarian Cancer Discovered
A new study from London’s Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) could result in a screening method for breast and ovarian cancers, ... More
Rheumatoid Arthritis: What Makes Women More Susceptible?
Would you be surprised to learn that rheumatoid arthritis affects women three times as often as men? Unlike osteoarthritis, which ... More