Health and Beauty Articles for Women

By: University of Manchester 
Researchers at the University of Manchester are testing a secret herb in a bid to stop the severe hot flushes that besiege breast cancer patients on hormone treatment.

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By: Lifespan 
In the first study of its kind, researchers from The Miriam Hospital and Brown Medical School look to shed some light on this question by

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ATLANTA – Women are pumping more iron, with nearly 1 in 5 doing twice-a-week workouts, a new federal study shows.

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CHICAGO – Two new studies give one more reason to eat a diet rich in fish: prevention of age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in old age.

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SHANGHAI – Yao Defen, believed to be the world’s tallest woman, has begun treatment in a Shanghai hospital for a brain tumor which is largely responsible for her extraordinary height.

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By Alan Mozes
The drop in estrogen levels that occurs with menopause may boost a woman’s risk for osteoarthritis of the knee, new research suggests.

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Women metabolize nicotine faster than men do — especially women who are taking oral contraceptives — according to a new report.

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WASHINGTON – More women are lighting up cigarettes around the world even as the smoking rate declines for men, activists attending an anti-smoking conference said Thursday.

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By Jennifer Warner
Every year nearly 60,000 people worldwide die from skin cancers caused by too much sun, according to a new study from the World Health Organization (WHO).

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LONDON – Working long hours has a greater negative impact on women than men because it makes them more likely to smoke, drink coffee and eat unhealthy food.

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