The research, conducted in conjunction with Leatherhead Food International in the UK, scrutinised the responses of consumers to prebiotic health claims in five countries - Italy, the Netherlands, France, Germany and the UK.

The American Medical Association (AMA), the nation's largest physician group, voted at its Annual Meeting to adopt the following new policy.According to the National Cancer Institute, minority women have a significantly higher cancer mortality rate than

According to the American Psychological Association (APA) there is no evidence than an abortion increases the risk of mental health problems for adult women.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Saudi Arabia on Monday to abolish the system that bars women from working, traveling, marrying or using health-care services without the consent of a male guardian. "Human Rights Watch calls on Saudi Arabia to take immediat

We all know the usual suspects (high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes) that increase your chances for cardiovascular and heart disease. Experts say that women -- and often primary-care physicians -- aren't paying as much attention to other risk