Exercise during Pregnancy Deemed Safe for At-Risk African-American Women
(Taylor Media Services) A recently completed study says exercise during pregnancy appears to be safe - even for Black women who were considered at high risk for pregnancy complications. More...
Millions of women around the world urgently needed better access to contraception to prevent 100,000 deaths a year from unsafe abortions, health experts warned. More...
The best initial cervical cancer screening tool for younger women is still the traditional Pap smear. However, a large Danish study has found that for older women (age 40 and older), a test for human papillomavirus (HPV) is a much more effective way to screen for potential cancer. More...
PALO ALTO, Calif. What if we turned the life cycle upside down I am sitting in the office of Laura L. Carstensen, director of the Stanford Center on Longevity, and we're exploring ideas for a new chronological agenda that would be more appropriate for a life span of 80 years or more. More...
