PARIS – A French appeals court ruled Thursday that a German product-testing company does not have to compensate more than…
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Female drug users shun treatment for fear of losing children, UN says
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Female drug users worldwide are far less likely than their male counterparts to undergo treatment…
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Hot flashes, night sweats may linger well into a woman’s sixties
A significant proportion of women aged 60 to 65 were still having menopausal hot flashes and night sweats in a…
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A new study in England shows little difference in complications among the babies of women with low-risk pregnancies who delivered…
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Breast Cancer Rates No Longer Dropping in the U.S.
Following a sharp decline in the early part of the 21st century, breast cancer rates are no longer falling in…
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Poor Women Get More Unneeded Breast Cancer Surgery
Old, poor and Hispanic women are all more likely to have lymph nodes under the armpit removed unnecessarily during breast…
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Over-the-counter pain drugs not tied to miscarriage, study finds
Women who use certain over-the-counter painkillers such as aspirin early in pregnancy may not have an increased risk of miscarriage,…
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Birth Control Pills May Keep Nuns Healthy, Study Says
Nuns should be offered the contraceptive pill, on health grounds, since it would cut their risk of getting cancer, according…
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US women in 20s less likely to get pregnant or have abortion
Pregnancy rates for U.S. women in their early 20s fell nearly 18 percent from 1990 to 2008 and their abortion…
Read MorePrincess Kate’s pregnancy: Is medical condition an indicator of twins?
Princess Kate and Prince William are expecting a baby – but could it be twins? Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge,…
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