Calcium during breast-feeding may guard mom's teeth
2007-01-20 09:46:16
Women who breast-feed may need to be careful about getting enough calcium to keep their teeth and gums healthy, new animal research suggests.
Handbags a health hazard, women warned
2007-01-17 09:24:28
With big handbags becoming a key fashion accessory for working women, health experts are warning they can also become a key health concern.
Uterus transplant may enable pregnancy
2007-01-16 09:37:22
A New York hospital is taking steps to offer the nation's first uterus transplant, a radical experiment that might allow women whose wombs were removed or are defective to bear children.
Engineered chickens make cancer drugs
2007-01-15 10:45:01
A team at the institute that cloned Dolly the sheep have made a genetically engineered chicken that produces cancer drugs in its eggs.
More senior women stay fit playing hoops
2007-01-15 09:23:13
Playing basketball isn't ladylike. That's what Jewell Chapman's high school principal told her in 1961 when he banned the girls basketball program.
New gene linked to Alzheimer's identified
2007-01-15 08:52:03
Scientists said on Sunday they have pinpointed a new gene linked to Alzheimer's disease, the incurable brain disorder that is the top cause of dementia in the elderly.
Cold medicine risky for babies, toddlers
2007-01-12 09:08:36
More than 1,500 toddlers and babies wound up in emergency rooms over a two-year period and three died because of bad reactions to cold or cough medicine.
Cold medicine risky for babies, toddlers
2007-01-12 07:28:33
More than 1,500 toddlers and babies wound up in emergency rooms over a two-year period and three died because of bad reactions to cold or cough medicine, US federal health officials reported Thursday.
Scientists map gene of STD parasite
2007-01-12 06:41:51
The tiny parasite undulates under the microscope like some creature from a sci-fi movie, but this one is all too real, latching onto the sexually unwary with tentacle-like probes. Now scientists have mapped the genes of the nasty little bug that causes one of the world's most common, and arguably least recognized, sexually transmitted infections, one with the tongue-twisting name of trichomoniasis.
Pet owners in poorer health than normal
2007-01-11 17:17:51
While research has suggested that pets can offer people health benefits, a new study from Finland finds that pet owners tend to be heavier, less active and in poorer health than those without a pet.
Canada's first set of sextuplets at risk
2007-01-10 09:22:14
A woman has given birth to what is believed to be Canada's first set of sextuplets, and the infants were in listed in fair condition, hospital officials said.
Study: Milk destroys health benefits of tea
2007-01-10 08:52:26
Bad news for Britons: adding milk to tea ruins the health benefits of the drink, according to a Germany study.