Women who put on weight and have a baby later in life may be significantly more likely to develop breast cancer, new research suggests.Experts in the United Kingdom discovered that a big weight gain ...

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Women living with HIV are calling for an increase in HIV testing for women and that more funding be directed to programs in regional Australia that provide support to women with the virus.

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Israeli strikes overnight and into Sunday killed 15 people in the Gaza Strip, mostly women and children, according to local ...

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The couple excitedly announces to ESSENCE that they are having their first child together and couldn’t be happier.

Eating avocados during pregnancy may cut the risk of food allergies in babies by two-fifths, a study suggests.