Women's family choices have impact on later health
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Not having children, having too many, or   too young or not spaced far enough apart could be detrimental   to a woman's health later in life, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Not having children, having too many, or  too young or not spaced far enough apart could be detrimental  to a woman's health later in life, researchers said on Tuesday.
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NEW YORK  - The heavier a woman is when she becomes pregnant, the less likely she is to stick with breast-feeding long-term, a new study from Denmark shows.
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NEW YORK  - A study from Israel indicates that women who have had a stillborn child are at greater risk of dying over the subsequent decades than women who've had only live-born babies.
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Young women who are heart-healthy and work to stay that way are likelier to see that lifestyle pay huge dividends in their later years, a new study finds.
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U.S. women ages 45 to 54 face more than double the risk of stroke than men the same age, researchers said on Wednesday, noting that obesity in these women may be partly to blame.
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Many women who have a mother, sister or daughter with breast cancer know that they are at increased risk of getting the disease. But a new clinic at the University of Arizona Cancer Center for women at high
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CHICAGO - Beyond the tired cliches and sperm-and-egg basics taught in grade school science class, researchers are discovering that men and women are even more different than anyone realized.    It turns out that major illnesses like heart disease and lung cancer are influenced by gender and that perhaps treatments for women ought to be slightly different from the approach used for men...
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A mother's weight seems to have a strong influence over her young child's weight only in Hispanic families, while other health factors are apparently carried over between black mothers and their children, new research suggests.
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Women who continue having children late in life may live longer than those who have their kids young, research finds. A team at Finland&#39;s University of Turku suggests women who raise a family late in life tend to die later.
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Women may be more at risk of eating disorders than men because of the way their brain processes information.
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NEW YORK  - The stress of having a child go through a life-threatening event may have long-term health consequences for parents, a new study suggests.
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Having sex is the high point of most women's' days, while commuting is the low point. And most women like being with their kids less than they will admit, according to a study published on Thursday.
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Obese women have an increased risk of suffering dementia in later life, researchers have claimed. A study followed 290 women born between 1908 and 1922, looking at the relationship between body mass index
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Researchers have identified a genetic factor that can help predict whether a woman will suffer a risky pregnancy, according to an article in the Oct. 18 issue of The Journal of Experimental Medicine.
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 16 (HealthDayNews) -- More women are waiting longer to have children as they pursue college degrees and careers or simply enjoy young adulthood without kids in tow.