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Moderate Use of Hair Relaxers Won't Raise Black Women's Cancer Risk: Study
Mom's Depression Can Lead to Behavior Problems in Kids
Mom's Exercise in Pregnancy May Help Baby's Lungs
Mom-to-Be's 'Leaky' Heart Valves May Pose More Danger Than Thought
More Childbearing Women Having Suicidal Thoughts: Study
More Evidence Fitness Trackers Can Boost Your Health
More Evidence Sugary Drinks Harm Women's Hearts
More Evidence That Exercise Protects the Aging Brain
More Fast-Food Outlets, More Diabetes in Your Neighborhood
More 'Green Time,' Less Screen Time Boosts Kids' Mental Health
More Olive Oil May Bring Longer Life: Study
More Than 200,000 Americans Have Lupus
More U.S. Women Using Marijuana to Help Ease Menopause: Study
More Women Turning to Marijuana Products to Help With Menopause
More Young U.S. Women Are Dying From Heart Disease
'Morning Sickness' Doesn't Stick to the A.M., Study Confirms
Most Athletes With Genetic Heart Ailment Can Return to Play
Most Day Care Programs Don't Give Kids Enough Exercise
Most of Restaurant Menu Must Be Vegetarian Before Meat Eaters Make the Switch
Most Supermarket Chicken Laced With White Fat: Report
Nature Helped Many Kids Cope During Lockdown: Study
New Clues to How Ovarian Cancer Begins -- and Might Be Prevented
New Dietary Guidelines for Americans Ignore Recommendations on Sugar, Alcohol
New Drug Combo Could Be Advance Against Uterine Fibroids
New Drug Shows Real Promise Against Celiac Disease
New Law Expands Care for Rape Victims
New Tricks to Turn Your Fussy Eater Around
New Year's Resolution? Here's How to Make it Stick
Newborn May Have Contracted Coronavirus in the Womb: Report
No Gym Required: How Seniors Can Exercise During Lockdown
'Non-Drug' Approaches Can Fight Depression in People With Dementia
Obamacare Gave More Breast Cancer Survivors Access to Breast Reconstruction
Obesity May Help Trigger Heavier Periods: Study
Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women
Obesity Ups Women's Odds for Early Hip Fracture
Odds of Pregnancy in IVF Same With Frozen or Fresh Embryos: Study
Older and Getting Surgery? Get Fit Beforehand
Omega-3s From Fish Might Curb Asthma in Kids, But Genes Matter
On Father's Day, Give Dad Tips to Keep Healthy
On Some Farms, Washing Machines Give Leafy Greens a Spin -- But Is That Safe?
On Waitlist for Liver Transplants, Women Die More Often Than Men
One Activity Causes 4 Out of 5 Sports-Linked Spinal Injuries
One Big Reason Women May Be Less Prone to COVID-19
One Key Factor Drives Weight Gain in College
One Type of Injury Should Raise Red Flag for Domestic Violence
One-Third of Americans With Arthritis Get No Exercise
Only 7% of American Adults in Good Cardiometabolic Health
Ordering Groceries Online? Good Luck Finding Nutrition Info
Osteoporosis Might Also Raise a Woman's Odds for Hearing Loss
Over Half of American Parents Give Their Picky Eaters Supplements
Overweight With Arthritic Knees? You Might Want to Avoid Tennis
Packaged Salads Tied to E. Coli Outbreak in 6 States
Pandemic Affecting Mental Health of Pregnant Women, New Moms
Pandemic Brought Big Drop in Breast Cancer Screening in Older, Low-Income Women
Pandemic Changed Families' Eating Habits, for Good and Bad: Poll
Pandemic Changed Grocery Shopping for Rich and Poor
Pandemic Curbed Kids' Efforts to Lose Excess Weight
Pandemic Day Care Closures Forced 600,000 U.S. Working Moms to Leave Jobs
Pandemic Had Many Young Athletes Reconsidering Their Sport
Pandemic Is Devastating Low-Income Black Households
Pandemic Is Leading to More Depression for Pregnant Women Worldwide: Study
Pandemic Lockdowns, Closures Tough on People With Disabilities
Pandemic May Be Affecting How Parents Feed Their Kids
Pandemic May Be Tougher on Women's Mental Health Than Men's
Pandemic May Be Upping Cases of Severe Complication in Kids With Diabetes
Pandemic Stress Altered Many Women's Menstrual Cycles
Pandemic Stress Keeps Many From Exercising
Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Helped Keep Millions of Americans From Going Hungry
Physically Active at Work? It's Not as Healthy as Leisure Exercise
Picky Eating, Social Phobia Often Linked in College Students
Pilates May Be Good Medicine for High Blood Pressure
Pizza Study Shows Body's Resilience to 'Pigging Out'
Placenta's Hidden Mysteries Revealed in MRI Study
Plant-Based Diet Best for Your Heart
Plant-Based Diet May Help Keep Breast Cancer Away
'Plant-Based' or Low-Fat Diet: Which Is Better for Your Heart?
Polluted Air Keeps Butterflies, Bees From Pollinating: Study
Post-Stroke Rehab: There's a Sweet Spot in the Timing
Post-Workout Sauna Might Boost Your Health Even More
Potato & Sausages, Cold Cuts a Bad Combo for Your Brain
Potato Chips, Fatty Lunches Greatly Raise Your Heart Risks
Pregnancy Within 1 Year of Weight-Loss Surgery Carries Added Risks
Pregnant Women Need to Take Care in Sweltering Summer Heat
Pressed for Time? HIIT It
Preterm Birth Ups Mom's Long-Term Heart Disease Risk: Study
Pretty Poison: 'Luster Dust' Sprinkled on Cakes Can Be Toxic
Preventing Alzheimer's
PTSD Symptoms May Vary Throughout Menstrual Cycle: Study
Quick Bursts of Exercise Can Help Diabetics' Hearts
Radiation Plus Surgery May Be Best Against an Early Form of Breast Cancer
Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer May Have Long-Term Risk for the Heart
Radiology Study Suggests 'Horrifying' Rise in Domestic Violence During Pandemic
Raw Meat Diet May Have a Downside for Dogs
Raw Milk Can Harbor Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Red Meat Raises Your Heart Risk, and Scientists May Know Why
Re-focusing on Getting Fit? Heart Experts Offer These Tips
Removing Ovaries During Hysterectomy Before 50 Can Bring Health Risks
Repeat Bone Density Tests Might Not Be Needed, Study Finds
Restricting Promotions of Sweet Foods Cuts Sugar, Not Profits: Study
Running Free: The Key Is Injury Prevention
Running Without Risk During the Pandemic
Rural Women at Higher Risk of Early Death From Heart Disease
Salmonella Illness in 17 States Tied to Salami, Prosciutto
Salmonella Outbreak in 37 States Linked to Imported Onions
Science Reveals How Red Meat Harms the Heart
Science Reveals Top Marathon Runners' Secrets
Science Reveals Why Tea Is Good for Your Heart
Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women
Second Report on Toxins in Baby Foods Finds Continuing Problems
Senate OKs Bill to Overhaul Infant Formula Rules
Severe Morning Sickness Linked to Depression Before and After Birth
Shall You Dance? Study Finds Dancing Helps Seniors Avoid Falls
Significant Shortages of Baby Formula Seen in U.S.
Simple Step Gets More School Kids Eating Their Veggies
Sit All Day for Work? Simple Step Can Cut Your Health Risk
Sitting Raises Women's Odds for Heart Failure
Sitting Tai Chi Helps Stroke Survivors Recover
Skipping COVID Vaccine in Pregnancy Brings Big Risks to Mothers, Babies
Skipping Mammograms Raises a Woman's Odds for Breast Cancer Death
Sluggish Coworker? Maybe They 'Pigged Out' Last Night
Smog Could Reduce Exercise's Benefit to Your Brain
Smog Harms Women's Brains, But One Food May Help Buffer the Damage
Smoggy Air Might Raise Black Women's Odds for Fibroids
Smoggy Day? Exercise Still the Healthy Choice, Study Finds
Smoking Raises Aneurysm Risk for Women
Social Media 'Kid Influencers' Are Promoting Junk Foods
Some Breast Surgery Won't Harm Ability to Breastfeed
Some COVID Survivors Can't Regain Weight Lost During Illness
Some Older Breast Cancer Patients Can Safely Cut Down on Chemo
Some Vegetarian Diets Are Much Healthier Than Others
Sports After Lockdown: Take It Slow
Spouses Share a Lot – Including Heart Health, Study Shows
Spring Activity Can Sometimes Bring Stress Fractures
Spring Sprains: Sports Injury Season Begins
'Stairs Test' Quickly Measures Your Heart Health
Statins Tied to Significantly Lower Death Rate From Ovarian Cancer
Strength Training Is No Slouch for Shedding Pounds
Stressed Out in Lockdown, America's Young Adults Are Overeating
Stroke Treatment Gap Narrows Between Men and Women
Study Links Muscle Mass to Severity of Hot Flashes in Women
Summer Playgrounds Come With Fun and Hazards
Surgery Could Boost Survival for Women With Advanced Breast Cancers: Study
Sweet News: Chocolate May Help Your Heart
Switch to Plant-Based Diet Can Cut Your Odds for Stroke
Switch to Plant-Based Diet Could Protect Older Women's Brains
Table Set for One May Be Tough on Women's Hearts
Tai Chi Equal to 'Regular' Exercise in Trimming Your Tummy
Teens May Have Eaten Healthier During Pandemic
Texting Your Way to Better Health After Heart Attack
The 5 Foods That Cut Your Odds for Colon Cancer
The Great Pumpkin Workout
There's a Secret to Getting Kids to Eat Vegetables
Thin Ice: Global Warming May Be Raising Drowning Risks
Think a Little Alcohol Might Be Healthy? Think Again
Tips for Making 2021 a Healthier Year
Tips for Safe Grocery Shopping
Tips to Keep Young Athletes Injury-Free
Too Many Fertility Specialists Still Use a Painful, Useless Procedure: Study
Too Many Sugary Sodas Might Harm Your Kidneys
Too Much Red Meat Might Harm Your Heart
Too Much Restaurant Fare Could Shorten Your Life
Too Much Screen Time Could Raise Your Odds for Stroke
Too Much Sitting Could Mean Worse Outcomes for Cancer Survivors
Too Much Sitting May Be Bad for Your Mental Health
Troubled Infant Formula Plant Resumes Production
Try These 3 Tips to Lose Those Pandemic Pounds
Two Common Eating Habits That Can Really Pile on Pounds
Type 2 Diabetes Drug Metformin Could Help Prevent Some Breast Cancers
U.S. Baby Formula Shortage Worsens
U.S. Hispanics at High Heart Disease Risk and Many Go Untreated: Report
U.S. Kids Are Eating More 'Ultraprocessed' Foods
U.S. Opens Baby Formula Market to Foreign Suppliers
U.S. Women More Likely to Skip Meds Than Men, Study Finds
Ultra-Processed Foods Are Ultra-Bad for Your Heart
Ultra-Processed Foods Might Help Drive Inflammatory Bowel Disease
'Ultra-Processed' Foods Up Odds for a Second Heart Attack or Stroke
Unhealthy in Your 20s? Your Mind May Pay the Price Decades Later
Upping Fruit, Veggies, Grain Intake Can Cut Your Diabetes Risk by 25%
Urinary Incontinence Can Affect a Woman's Mental Health
Urinary Incontinence Surgery Won't Raise a Woman's Cancer Risk
USDA Gets Tough on Salmonella in Breaded Chicken Products
Using Pot May Impede Female Athletes' Performance
Vaginal Bacteria Could Help Predict Risk of Premature Birth: Study
Vaginal Ring Could Shield Women From HIV for 3 Months at a Time
Vegan Diets Tied to Higher Bone Fracture Risk
Vegetarian Diet Could Help Fight Off Disease: Study
Very Early-Stage Breast Cancer Ups Long-Term Odds for Invasive Tumors: Study
Video Games May Sabotage Fitness Among College Students
Vigorous Exercise Safe for Those at Risk of Knee Arthritis
Vision Troubles Could Raise Midlife Depression Risk for Women
Vitamin D Deficiency Common in Young Black, Hispanic Americans
Vitamin D May Lower Black Women's Odds for COVID-19
Vitamin D Might Help Prevent Early-Onset Colon Cancer
Walking: Your Best Step to a Healthier Heart
Want Fewer Fractures in Nursing Homes? Put More Dairy on the Menu
Want Reliable Diet Advice? Don't Head to TikTok
Want That Healthy Skin Glow? These Foods Can Get You There
Want to Avoid Dementia? Add Some Color to Your Plate
Want to Avoid Glaucoma? Look at What You Eat
Want to Avoid Sleep Apnea? Get Off the Sofa
Want to Live Longer? Exercise Is Key, Study Confirms
Wearing a Mask Won't Ruin Your Workout, Study Shows
Weight Loss May Not Affect Fertility Treatment Success
What Athletes Should Know About COVID-19, Heart Damage and Working Out
What Difference Do Calorie Counts on Menus Make?
What Helps Your Heart More, Losing Fat or Gaining Muscle?
What Is Endometriosis, and How Is It Treated?
What the Pandemic Did to Workouts
What's for Lunch? Often, It's What Your Co-Workers Are Having
What's the Best 'Uterine-Sparing' Treatment for Fibroids?
When Climbing Corporate Ladder, Women Are as Competitive as Men: Study
When Diabetes Strikes in Pregnancy, Do Women Eat Healthier?
When Soda Tax Repealed, Soda Sales Rebound: Study
Which Diets Help You Keep the Weight From Coming Back?
Which Foods Might Reduce Your Odds for Dementia?
Which Seafood Has the Highest Amount of Microplastics?
Which Source of Dietary Fiber Works Best?
WHO Approves First Long-Acting Device to Shield Women From HIV
Whole Grains Every Day: Key to Your Health and Waistline
Whole Wheat Better for You Than White Bread, Study Confirms
Who's Most Likely to Binge Eat Amid Pandemic?
Why Are Sports-Linked Concussions Rising Among Girls?
Why Are Young Black Americans Becoming Less Heart-Healthy?
Why COVID Infection Raises Risks in Pregnancy
Why Early Bedtime May Be Best for People With Type 2 Diabetes
Why Exercise? Researchers Say It Prevents 3.9 Million Deaths a Year
Why Home-Made Baby Formula Is a Bad Idea
Why 'Night Owl' Women Might Be at Higher Risk During Pregnancy
Why Quitting Smoking Might Be a Bit Tougher for Women
Why So Many Older Women Develop UTIs
Why Strokes Can Affect Women, Men Differently
Will High-Protein Diets Help the Middle-Aged Build Muscle?
With Certain Oils Gone, Margarine May Now Be Healthier Than Butter
Women Are Much Safer Drivers Than Men, British Study Finds
Women at Higher Risk When Heart Attack Strikes the Young
Women Doctors Face Higher Levels of Harassment, Frustration: Survey
Women Feel More Stigma From 'Spare Tire' Around Middle Than Men
Women Get Help Later Than Men When Heart Attack Strikes
Women Get Worse Care for Heart Attack
Women Have Poorer Survival Than Men in Years After First Heart Attack
Women in Their 50s Can Lower Their Stroke Risk – Here's How
Women Less Likely to Ask for More Time When Deadlines Loom
Women Less Likely to Get Best Care for Deadly Form of Stroke
Women Less Likely to Get Standard Heart Medications
Women More Prone to Concussion's Long-Term Harms: Study
Women More Prone to Nighttime Cardiac Arrest Than Men
Women Smokers Less Likely to Get Cancer Screenings
Women With Type 1 Diabetes May Have Fewer Childbearing Years: Study
Working Off Your Quarantine Weight Gain
Workouts Boost Health of People With Kidney Disease
Workplace Sexual Harassment Might Raise Suicide Risk: Study
Worries May Raise Men's Heart Risks, Even When Young
Would You Like Phthalates With That? Fast Food Contains Industrial Chemicals: Report
Years Leading to Menopause See Uptick in Women's Heart Risks: AHA
You Don't Have to Be Obese for Belly Fat to Harm You, Heart Experts Warn
Young Women at Higher Risk for Stroke Than Male Peers: Study
Your Daily Vitamin D From Tomatoes? Gene Tweak Could Make It Happen
Your Diet Could Cut Your Odds for Severe COVID-19
Your Dog's Gut Microbes Change Quickly With New Diet
Your Morning Cup of Coffee Can Affect Your Heart's Rhythms
Your Plant-Based Diet Could Really Help the Planet
Your Salt Shaker May Prove Deadly, Study Finds
Your Sex Affects Your Genes for Body Fat, Cancer, Birth Weight
Your State's Laws Might Save Your Life If Breast Cancer Strikes
Your Sushi May Serve Up Parasitic Worms
Your Teen's Smartphone Could Be Key to Unhealthy Weight
You've Had Foot Surgery: How Long Until You're Active Again?
'Yo-Yo' Dieting May Mean Sleepless Nights for Women