An unhealthy diet, lack of exercise and a generous waistline put me at risk for heart disease. At least that's what a test -- the Women's Heart Disease Risk Quiz -- at the Women's Heart Foundation Web site www.womens heart.org has determined.

Obese women who have weight loss surgery before becoming pregnant have a lower risk of pregnancy-related health problems and their children are less likely to be born with complications, according to a new study.

The Health Partnership of Monroe County, which evolved from the Women's Health Partnership, has expanded its free cancer screenings for women and men and now offers coverage for the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine.

Frighteningly high numbers of Maori women are smoking during pregnancy and contributing to the second-highest level of sudden infant death syndrome in the world, public health workers say.

Washington, July 9 : Intervention is needed in South-East Asia to improve the health of pregnant women and their babies and prevent child and mother mortality, shows a new major international study.