Womens Health

This year's federal budget will include funding for a new cervical cancer test, a national cancer screening register and more money for dental health. Funding

France's national cancer institute has found there's a clear link between a rare form of cancer and a silicone breast implant. France's

Australian women are concerned about their hormone treatment after a UK study linking it to a higher risk of ovarian cancer. New British research linking hormone

Health care assistants in New Zealand’s aged care sector are being paid an average wage of $14.55 an hour after three years’ service. The revelation

An experimental breast cancer vaccine has proven to be promising in a pilot trial, with doctors planning a larger study. An experimental breast

Academics warn the increasingly popular Caesarean section deliveries heighten the risk of developing autism by 23 per cent. Babies born through

Studies have shown that frequent, endurance-oriented exercise is particularly beneficial in reducing breast cancer risk. Women who exercise

A Swedish woman who gave birth after a womb transplant has brushed off the stresses of caring for a newborn as she marvels at her miracle baby.

A 38-year study has found that neurotic women have a higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease in later life, researchers say. Anxious,

Researchers say the strongest individual risk factor in women who develop gestational diabetes is being overweight or obese before pregnancy.

Researchers say women who smoke during pregnancy may be jeopardising the future fertility of their sons. LONDON, PAA - Mothers who smoke during pregnancy could

A British food industry body says teenage girls are showing increasing iron deficiency because of high-caffeine energy drinks. Rising levels

Young woman are delaying seeing doctors when they have symptoms of cervical cancer, according a UK study. Young women with cervical cancer "frequently"

Obesity may reduce the effectiveness of a common breast cancer treatment used on post-menopausal woman, a study has found. A common breast cancer treatment

It's long been known that faulty BRCA genes greatly raise the risk of breast cancer. Now scientists say a more recently identified, less common gene can do the same.