Women's Health News

A longtime nurse practitioner at the Tinian Health Center has been named a recipient of the prestigious National State Excellence Award.

Depression doubles the risk of having a stroke in middle-aged women, according to a new study in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association .

Seventy two hours after Elissa Bantug's mastectomy, she felt broken. She was only 25 years old, but she had lost both breasts and her strawberry blond hair to cancer.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Barbara Buono stepped up her appeal to female voters on Friday, as she and other Democrats sought to raise enthusiasm within the party for a candidate who remains far behind Gov.

New York, May 18 : Excessive weight gain during pregnancy significantly increases the risk of lacerations during vaginal childbirth, according to a study conducted by researchers at Montefiore Medical Center.

National Women's Health Week is just one of many ways to focus our attention on taking better care of ourselves and supporting other women to do the same.

Heart disease is the number one killer of American women. Tonight, the Heart Truth Campaign will be at the Bozzi Collection with some of the Red Dress designer gowns to raise awareness of the statistics and to promote healthy lifestyles for women.

Middle-aged women who suffer from depression face almost double the risk of having a stroke, according to a 12-year Australian study.

An man smokes a cigarette as he takes a break at a fruit market in Hyderabad, India.

It's important for both partners to be as informed as possible about what's going to happen during breast cancer treatment and recovery, said Lynn Erdman, the vice president of community health for Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

Buying Warner Chilcott, a maker of women's health pharmaceuticals with a $4.8 billion market value, would put Actavis in the branded pharmaceutical space and reduce its tax rate because Warner Chilcott is based in Ireland.

Contrary to previous studies, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have discovered that a hysterectomy with or without ovary removal does not increase a woman's risk of cardiovascular disease compared to women who reach menopause naturally.

Health care innovations used in the developing world have potential to reduce the cost of care in the U.S. Innovations in health care are already reducing the cost of care in developing countries around the globe and have the potential to do the same here, said Y. Ping Sun , a Rice University representative and attorney with Houston's Yetter ... (more)

Planned Parenthood endorsed Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe Thursday, hours after the Democrat bashed opponent Ken Cuccinelli on the abortion issue.

Mumbai, May 17: Maharashtra has initiated steps to modernise its rural healthcare network with a tie-up with an international consortium, an official said here Friday.

A Planned Parenthood facility is slated to be built on South Claiborne Avenue as early as 2014, but many local groups are hoping the organization will not perform abortions in the Uptown location.

EMBARGOED UNTIL 3 p.m. CT/4 p.m. ET, Thursday, May 16, 2013 DALLAS, May 16, 2013 - Depressed middle-aged women have almost double the risk of having a stroke , according to research published in In a 12-year Australian study of 10,547 women 47-52 years old, researchers found that depressed women had a 2.4 times increased risk of stroke compared to ... (more)

Jenny Wilburn, a nurse at Allegiance Women's Health Center, was recognized for her work on Thursday with the DAISY Award.

This is National Women's Health week. Democrats have unveiled a package of bills and resolutions to address a wide range of women's health issues.

NEW YORK, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Many people turn to the popular media when they're looking for the latest "anti-aging" secrets.