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The Portuguese Parliament on Thursday by a majority vote approved a bill that legalizes abortions during the first 10 weeks of pregnancy, Reuters/Washington Post reports (Reuters/Washington Post, 3/9). Abortion is illegal in Portugal except when necessary to protect the life … Continue reading →

Hispanic women with hypertension and coronary artery disease respond better to drug regimens aimed at controlling high blood pressure than non-Hispanic white women, University of Florida researchers report. A UF study described in the current issue of the Journal of … Continue reading →

The result of a ballot initiative to uphold or reject a South Dakota law (HB 1215) banning abortions except to save a woman’s life will “set the tone” for the outcome of similar measures being considered in nearly 12 states, … Continue reading →

The female hormone estrogen is considered to be a quasi-fuel for developing breast cancer. Now Virginia Tech College of Engineering researchers will use a $1.56 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute to inhibit estrogen and … Continue reading →

Grappling with the risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is nothing new for postmenopausal women. Researchers have now added more fuel to the fire, with evidence that HRT could play a role in incontinence. “Our main finding, which … Continue reading →

President Bush’s “moral objection” to human embryonic stem cell research is “hypocritical,” Michael Hadjiargyrou — an associate professor of biomedical engineering, genetics and orthopedics at Stony Brook University in New York — writes in a New York Times letter to … Continue reading →

The following summarizes selected women’s health related videos.  Health Reform’s Benefits for Women: In a new video from the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, actress Julianne Moore explains “what exactly … health reform mean[s] for women.” The law not only … Continue reading →

Is your mascara clumpy? Your liquid foundation thickening? Can’t remember what year you bought your half-used lipstick? Dermatologists say your old makeup may be causing you blemishes or even worse it could lead to a dangerous infection. “Most women do … Continue reading →

Lipitor has been the top-selling drug in the world and has accounted for over $12 billion in annual sales. It has been prescribed to both men and women to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke … Continue reading →

Women’s relationships with other women played an important role in the peasant society of the 18th and 19th centuries. The women lived, worked and gossiped together, and felt a sense of belonging and responsibility in this community. A new thesis … Continue reading →