A mother whose cancer diagnosis prevents her from providing enough breast milk for her adorable five-month-old daughter is getting a little help from a lot of friends. Aimee Taylor works in health care...
Mothers-to-be in rural and remote parts of Canada face a different experience than their urban counterparts when they are giving birth, with longer trips to hospital and less access to the specialist ...
U.S. health officials say middle-aged women are the fastest-growing group of people dying from drug overdoses.
Not only has America's high level of C-sections finally stopped rising, but more of the operations are taking place closer to the mother's due date, a new government report found.
A reader writes: What exercises (beyond kegels) can women do to strengthen their "mummy tummies" and cores after having children?
Sitting in the sunlit comfort of her Calgary home, Jacqueline Price traces back the anguished days of watching her mother and sister die at the hands of breast cancer, both ultimately ravaged by its spread...
About a third of women worldwide have been physically or sexually assaulted by a former or current partner, according to the first major review of violence against women.
Theories abound as to why women go into menopause, but the latest hypothesis being put forward suggests it may be men — or specifically their preference for younger mates —that has led to ...
A ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that human genes can't be patented is expected to increase access and drop the cost for tests for gene mutations that greatly raise the risk of developing breast or ...
A new international study suggests orthopedic surgeons and their clinics can play a key role in identifying battered women and offering them help.
The popular birth-control pills Yaz and Yasmin have been linked to the deaths of at least 23 Canadian women —the youngest just age 14, Health Canada documents say.
If worry about skin cancer doesn't make you slather on sunscreen, maybe vanity will: New research provides some of the strongest evidence to date that near-daily sunscreen use can slow the aging of your...