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Pregnancy Adds Challenge for Teens Treated for Drug Abuse, Report Says
Pregnancy Boosts Size of Women's Feet, Study Finds
Pregnancy May Raise Risk of Cerebral Bleeding in Some Women
Pregnancy-Related Deaths Fall Worldwide: Report
Pregnant Mothers' Gut Changes May Support Fetal Growth
Pregnant Women With Bipolar Disorder May Have Higher Risk of Premature Birth
Prenatal Antidepressants Don't Raise Fetal, Infant Death Risk: Study
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Prenatal Mercury Exposure Tied to ADHD Symptoms in Kids
Prenatal Test Presents Dilemmas to Expectant Mothers
Prenatal Use of Common Epilepsy Drug Tied to Higher Autism Risk
Privacy an Issue for Nursing Moms in Neonatal ICUs
Procedure for Incontinence in Women May Lose Effectiveness With Time
Procedure Might Ease Pain of Female Genital Mutilation
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Public Funding Spurs Couples to Seek Fertility Treatment
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Race Might Play Role in Success of Weight-Loss Surgery
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Repeat Births by Teen Girls Still Too High: CDC
Report: 39 States on Pace for Obesity Rates Above 50%
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Can Be Costly
Rise in Pregnancy-Associated Cancers Not Fully Explained by Older Age
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Rosie O'Donnell's Heart Attack a Lesson for Women
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Scientists ID 'Happy' Gene in Women
Scientists Uncover Genetic Link for Uterine Fibroids
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Sex Life of Diabetic Women May Suffer
Sharp Rise Seen in Robotically Assisted Hysterectomies
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Shorter Arms May Explain Why Women Need Glasses Sooner Than Men
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Single-Embryo IVF Cuts Risk to Baby: Study
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Teen Pregnancy-Prevention Program Works, Study Says
Teens' Lifestyle Choices Affect Their Blood Pressure
Teens Whose Moms Smoked While Pregnant May Have Worse Asthma
Thousands of U.S. Babies Born With Cleft Lip, Palate Each Year
Time Spent on Malpractice Suits May Take Toll on Doctors
Tofu-Rich Diet May Help Women With Lung Cancer Live Longer
Too Few Girls Get HPV Vaccine Against Cancer: CDC
Too Much Coffee in Pregnancy Tied to Smaller, Later Newborns, Study Says
Tragic News Reports Weigh More Heavily on Women: Study
Treated Vaginal Ring Prevents HIV in Monkeys
Turning Tragedy Into Hope for Others With Spinal Cord Injury
Tying the Knot Ups Women's Drinking Rate, Lowers Mens'
U.S. Children's Hospitals Treating More Complex, Expensive Conditions
U.S. Health Care Spending Now at $2.7 Trillion: Report
U.S. Health Care System Wastes $750B Annually, Report Finds
U.S. Heart Failure Costs Could Skyrocket: Report
U.S. in Top 10 for Premature Births
U.S. Infant Mortality Rates Finally Dropping Again: Report
U.S. Mammography Rates Drop Following Task Force Recommendations
U.S. Minorities Less Likely to Get Colon Cancer Screening: Study
U.S. Must Step Up Response to Vets, Report Says
U.S. Sees a Run on New Knees Since 1990s
U.S. Spends More on Dementia Care Than Heart Disease or Cancer: Study
U.S. Teen Birth Rates Highest in Rural Areas, Research Shows
U.S. Teen Pregnancy Rate Continues to Fall
Ultrasound Best Detector of Dangerous Ectopic Pregnancies, Study Finds
Under Right Conditions, Fertility Treatment Can Equal Natural Conception Rates: Study
Underinsured Heart Disease Patients Die Sooner, Study Finds
Use of Medicare Skilled Nursing Benefit Is High at End of Life: Study
Using Canada's Health System as Model Might Cut U.S. Costs: Study
Vaginal Deliveries as Safe as C-Sections for Most Preterm Births
Vitamin D Important During Pregnancy, Study Suggests
Vitamin D in Pregnancy Critical for Brain Development, Study Says
Vitamin D in Pregnancy May Be Key to Women's Risk for MS, Study Says
Vitamin D Levels in Pregnancy May Not Affect Kids' Future Bone Health
Vitamin D May Help Prevent Uterine Fibroids
Websites Touting 'Designer Vagina' Surgeries Often Inaccurate, Study Finds
Weight Control Can Cut Women's Diabetes Risk, Study Shows
Weight-Loss Surgery May Not Cut Medical Costs: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery Won't Cut Obesity-Related Medical Costs: Study
White House to Challenge Ruling on Unlimited Access to 'Morning-After' Pill
Who Says the Sexes Are Planets Apart?
Whooping Cough Vaccine for Pregnant Women Among New Recommendations
Who's Touching You Affects How It Feels: Study
With Benefits Unproven, Why Do Millions of Americans Take Multivitamins?
Women Abused in Childhood at Higher Odds of Having Child With Autism: Study
Women at Greater Risk for Hip Implant Failure, Study Finds
Women Born Preterm May Face Pregnancy Risks
Women Don't Fare as Well as Men With Implanted Defibrillators: Study
Women Far More Likely to Live to 100 Than Men: U.S. Census
Women May Fare Worse Than Men After Stroke
Women Smokers More Likely to Get Colon Cancer Than Men: Study
Women Who Quit Smoking May Gain Up to 10 Years of Life: Study
Women With HIV May Not Have Higher Cervical Cancer Risk: Study
Women, Young Adults Misinterpret Chest Pain: Study
Women's Brains React Differently Than Men's to Alcoholism, Study Finds
Women's Respiratory Symptoms May Vary With Menstrual Cycle
Women's Smoking Deaths at All-Time High in U.S.
Women's Vitamin D Needs Don't Vary By Race, Study Finds
Work By Female Scientists Gets Judged More Harshly: Study
Working While Pregnant Won't Harm the Baby, Study Finds
'Worried Well' Often Ignore Negative Test Results: Study
Young Cancer Survivors Often Face Long-Term Health Problems
Young Cancer Survivors Say Costs Hinder Follow-Up Care
Young Women Less Healthy Than Men Before Heart Attack: Study
Your New Weight-Loss Resolution: Drive Less
Your Voice Carries Sexual Cues, Study Finds
Yo-Yo Dieting Can Hurt the Heart, Study Finds

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