Smoking remains the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. Women who smoke are at an increased risk for various health problems, including cancer, heart disease, lung disease and early menopause. Female smokers are 59 percent more likely

Pregnant black women who participate in a few sessions of behavioral counseling are more likely to reduce certain risky behaviors than those who participate in standard prenatal care, according to a study published in the September issue of the journal Ob

MOBILE, Ala. - The Saturday Clinic and the Women, Infants & Children (WIC) Department at the Mobile County Health Department, 251 N. Bayou St., will be closed May 10 due to renovations taking place. WIC participants with appointments on this day should ca

Eleven Primary Health Care (PHC) centres in 10 local government areas of Yobe state have benefited from hospital equipment worth $5 million (about N600 million) from the collaborative effort of the Yobe state government and the Health System Development P

Two families donated a total of $6 million Thursday toward the construction of a women's health center at Holy Cross HealthPlex, an affiliate of Holy Cross Hospital, a nonprofit facility in Oakland Park.