NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A cell phone text message -- and the buzz or beep that signals its arrival -- may not help a woman remember to pop her birth control pill, a new study suggests.


Mobile phone - Text messaging - Birth control - Cell Phones - Reuters
[Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:33:14 GMT]
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An international scientific team has identified for the first time a genetic risk factor associated with common migraines and say their research could open the way for new treatments to prevent migraine attacks.
Migraine - Research - Headache - Health - Neurological disorder
[Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:49:58 GMT]
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Women who need a C-section should get antibiotics before, not after, they're cut ? preferably within an hour of the start of surgery, says a new guideline for the nation's obstetricians.
Caesarean section - Women - People - Health - Antibiotic
[Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:40:30 GMT]
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When woman ovulates, her behavior changes in a startling number of ways from the way she walks, talks and dresses to the men she flirts with, according to new research.
Ovulation - Woman - Health - Shopping - Reproduction and Sexuality
[Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:27:17 GMT]
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Brothers may delay their sisters from becoming women and from having sex, new findings from Australia suggest.


Australia - People - Orlando Bloom - Oceania - Miranda Kerr
[Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:17:52 GMT]
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When people experience tension with someone and sidestep confrontation, it can be bad for their health, a study says. Those who avoided conflict had more physical problems the next day than those who argued.
Health - Medicine - Health Systems - Facilities - United States
[Fri, 13 Aug 2010 22:28:16 GMT]
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U.S. health officials on Friday approved a new "morning-after" pill shown to prevent pregnancy for up to 5 days after unprotected sex.


Emergency contraception - Food and Drug Administration - Birth control - Family Planning - Health
[Fri, 13 Aug 2010 21:58:49 GMT]
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A Colorado doctor is quietly trying to help bring new life to women who have been victims of female genital mutilation. Dr. Marci Bowers is one of only a few U.S. doctors who perform the restorative surgery.

Marci Bowers - Female genital cutting - Health - United States - Female Genital Mutilation
[Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:46:38 GMT]
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A copper intrauterine device was 100 percent effective at emergency contraception in a study of almost 2000 Chinese women who had the device implanted up to 5 days after unprotected sex.
Birth control - Intrauterine device - Health - Reproductive Health - Emergency contraception
[Fri, 6 Aug 2010 21:41:18 GMT]
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Infertility will strike one in eight American couples. So why are so many of us hiding this struggle from our friends and family?


Infertility - Reproductive Health - Health - Clinics and Services - United States
[Thu, 5 Aug 2010 13:47:19 GMT]
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The mythical fountain of youth discovered? No, even better! We?ve found proven ways to live a longer, fuller life .
Fountain of Youth - Johnny Depp - Religion and Spirituality - Jack Sparrow - Pirates of the Caribbean
[Sun, 1 Aug 2010 16:36:53 GMT]
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Groups in Washington D.C. are aiming to give away 500,000 female condoms as part of citywide effort to try and stop the spread of HIV in the district that has one of the highest infection rates in the U.S.

Condom - HIV - United States - Washington DC - Health
[Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:08:49 GMT]
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Differences in how men and women handle conflict means defensiveness isn't always bad.
People - Women - Men - Arts and Entertainment - Health
[Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:35:32 GMT]
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[Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:35:32 GMT]
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This fall, the health care overhaul will require new health plans to begin providing a range of preventive health services at no cost to patients. Should contraception be included?
Birth control - Health care - United States - Health - Politics
[Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:21:17 GMT]
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Doctors and nurses sometimes forget to share helpful directives that can make potentially lifesaving tests ? like a Pap test or skin cancer screening ? more accurate and comfortable.
Cancer - Pap test - Health - Conditions and Diseases - womens health
[Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:30:29 GMT]
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Are older women sexually adventurous because they, perhaps unconsciously, are desperate for a baby? That's what a new study suggests.
[Fri, 9 Jul 2010 12:17:53 GMT]
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For one out of four women, orgasm during sex is an elusive goal. According to a new report, medical science isn't doing enough to ensure these women find satisfaction between the sheets.


Orgasm - People - Women - Research - Medicine
[Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:11:39 GMT]
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A cup of coffee a day during pregnancy probably won't increase a woman's risk of miscarriage or premature birth, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists said today.
Miscarriage - Pregnancy - American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists - Preterm birth - Health
[Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:32:33 GMT]
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pap smears in women under 21 do more harm than good, new guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) say.


Health - Women's Health - Pelvic Exams and Pap Tests - Women - People
[Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:20:15 GMT]
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Fertility treatments are more expensive in the U.S. than anywhere else. But some clinics are aiming to change that.
Infertility - Health - Reproductive Health - Clinics and Services - United States
[Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:36:45 GMT]
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Several studies have called into question the effectiveness of birth control in obese and overweight women ? results that are particularly concerning in light of the recent U.S. obesity epidemic.
Birth control - Obesity - Health - People - Overweight
[Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:45:46 GMT]
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A holistically minded movement says women should control childbirth ? and that doctors are going about it all wrong. An expectant mom reexamines which side she's on.

Childbirth - Health - Pregnancy and Birth - Reproductive Health - Home
[Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:21:38 GMT]
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