Women's Health

London, October 2: Wearing high heels,associated with style in a woman, can do more harm than make you feel sexy, reveals a new study.

London, September 29: A female infant’s birth size may predict their risk of developing breast cancerdefine later in life, a new study suggests. Bigger birth size, especially length, boosts the risk of breast cancer, the leading cause of cancer deaths among women worldwide, the study warns.

London, September 29: Adding more to the already touted benefits of breastfeeding, new mums who breastfeed their babies, put together - at least for a year over the course of their lifespan, are 5 percent less likely to develop breast cancerdefine, an expert claims.

Washington, September 26: Weekly sessions of Hypnotic Relaxation Therapy can decrease the frequency and severity of hot flashes, night sweat and other menopausal symptoms commonly accompanying a breast cancerdefine treatment, findings of a new study suggest.

Doctors often advise women to quit smoking during pregnancy as it may increase their risk of miscarriage, but it is really hard for some to kick the smoking habit. Now, scientists have presented a simple method for pregnant women that they claim would significantly help them in quitting smoking habit.

The latest addition in the fight against the wrinkles is an anti-wrinkle face cream made with synthetic snake venom. The treatment is an alternative for all those who want to get rid of the wrinkles but don't want to suffer cosmetic surgery or Botox.

Women who use mobile phones while pregnant are more likely to give birth to children with behavioural problems, a new research has revealed.

Binge drinking, consumption of five or more alcoholic drinks in a row on a single occasion, is associated with risky sexual behavior in women, a new study has found. Female binge drinkers are more likely to indulge in unsafe sexual practices, and contract sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), the study suggests.