womens health

For sexually active women and men who use contraception, the cost of birth control ranges from $10 to $100 or more a month. That's not terribly high, but in tough economic times, the impact of that expense is magnified. Here are options and prices for avoiding an unplanned pregnancy.

Guys -- planning to get your honey a nice box of chocolates this Valentine's Day? According to a new study, you'd be better off scheduling weekly sex, because women prefer sex over chocolates. The study, by Saatchi Wellness (an offshoot of the PR firm Saatchi & Saatchi) and Time Inc.'s Health...

The publisher of Prevention, Men's Health, Women's Health and other magazines has agreed to settle a case brought by the Florida Attorney General that raised questions about the company's sales practices. Under the agreement, Pennyslvania-based Rodale,Inc., which also publishes and sells books,...

Magazines have been generating all kinds of hype for their iPad editions, but if you read what customers who bought the digital versions are saying, it's not very nice.

If you are a woman fighting any type of cancer, The Lydia Project will send you a free tote bag made by volunteers. Each tote includes a journal, lotion and a prayer card, which you can mail back with your prayer concerns, if applicable. The name of the volunteer who made the tote will also appear...

It's been a tough month to be a women wondering how to preserve her health. First, the American Cancer Society flip-flopped on its previous stance and said screening for some cancers might not be necessary. Then in a landmark move, a government panel issued its guidelines for mammograms, stating...

Did you know that women make up 70% of the world's population living in extreme poverty on less than $1 a day? Or that women produce 60% to 80% of the world's food, but hold down only 1% of the world's land and 10% of the world's wealth? Despite these statistics, women are the fastest growing group...

More low-income women are going for prenatal visits as part of a group, and as a result they tend to have fewer premature births than women who go for individual visits. Women who participate in group visits also tend to have a more positive pregnancy. Because of the positive results, the March of...