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Generation Y women losing 'female' skills such as cooking, i...

Just as more modern men are unable to complete traditional male tasks, new research shows Generation Y women can't do the chores their mothers and grandmothers did daily, reported The Courier-Mail. Only 51 per cent of women aged under [...]

Posted On : Feb, 22 2012 | Comments : 0

Breast implant women to meet Health Secretary Sturgeon

At least 1,300 Scots have the French-made Poly Implant Prothese implants. A delegation of those women is expected to call on the Scottish government to hold a public inquiry into the scandal. Ms Sturgeon said the private firms who us [...]

Posted On : Feb, 21 2012 | Comments : 0

Women's health hangs in the balance in Texas

In December, the federal government, as an olive branch to a recalcitrant Texas, extended funding through March for a critical program for women's health. But the state is still on a path that is to good public health what crack use i [...]

Posted On : Feb, 20 2012 | Comments : 0

Women's health care too important to risk

Recently there have been more and more attacks on women's health care. As we have seen in light of the Komen Foundation's decisions and the criticisms of President Barack Obama's decision to protect access to affordable birth [...]

Posted On : Feb, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Help Women Take the Stage

Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, has been speaking out a lot lately about subtle dynamics that hold women back from reaching senior roles in business. Her TED talk and Barnard commencement speech went viral. Lean in, she says to women, t [...]

Posted On : Feb, 15 2012 | Comments : 0

Women’s basketball pulls out another last-minute victory, wi...

Indiana out-rebounded Illinois 47-32 on Sunday, but the Illini women’s basketball team controlled the boards when it mattered most. The Illini (10-16, 4-9 Big Ten) secured every rebound in the final minute of a 61-60 victory over [...]

Posted On : Feb, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

Older Women at Highest Risk for Breast Cancer Death

Older women with breast cancer may be at greater risk than younger women of dying from the disease, regardless of the type of tumor they have or treatment they undergo, according to a study released Tuesday. video platformvideo manageme [...]

Posted On : Feb, 08 2012 | Comments : 0

NPR anchor discusses women's health

Michele Norris, the National Public Radio journalist and news anchor, clearly relishes the opportunity to discuss her mother's grace in handling two bouts of breast cancer, 27 years apart. "My mother, thankfully, is still with us [...]

Posted On : Feb, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

Women's heart health problems reach 'epidemic' level

The biggest killer of American women is not cancer. It's cardiovascular disease. Roughly every minute of every day, a woman dies from heart disease -- and the victims are getting younger, defying the myth that it's a disease of th [...]

Posted On : Feb, 01 2012 | Comments : 0

Working women not ready to share bank accounts with boyfrien...

Washington, August 15: A report has revealed that almost half of single working women are more likely to say "Yes" to a marriage proposal than a joint bank account with their boyfriend. According to a Friends Life report, 45 [...]

Posted On : Jan, 30 2012 | Comments : 0

Princess Diana - FAMOUS WOMEN AND BEAUTY

Her hairstyles were a true reflection of her personality. From shy, sweet and romantic Lady Di she would pass through series of transformations in her look, to become a modern princess, the Queen of Style for the generations of women. [...]

Posted On : Jan, 20 2012 | Comments : 0

Women's group fears upsurge of 'sexist' beer ads

A women's group has struck out at a change in advertising codes it says will lead to more sexist beer commercials on television. The director of the Women's Health Action Trust said the Advertising Standards Authority had cut guid [...]

Posted On : Jan, 18 2012 | Comments : 0

Event spotlights women's health

Event spotlights women's healthTwo well-known speakers will headline the fifth annual Women's Health Symposium set for Jan. 28 at Pearl River Community College. Deanna Favre, chief executive officer of the Favre4Hope Foundation, w [...]

Posted On : Jan, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

Cincinnati women fall to No. 2 Notre Dame 76-50

CINCINNATI — Coach Jamelle Elliott shook her counterpart's hand and thanked her for easing up. Second-ranked Notre Dame went ahead by 35 points in the second half and rested its starters. Coach Muffet McGraw substituted freely d [...]