Females, Young Athletes Take Longer to Get Over Concussions - Study found they scored worse on visual memory tests, with symptoms lingering 2 weeks after injury
Early Study Hints at Link Between Certain Sunscreens, Endometriosis - But findings are preliminary, and sunscreen has major benefits in preventing skin cancer
Education Is Key to Health: Report - Along with poverty, less schooling linked to more chronic disease, disability and shorter life
Induced Labor Late in Pregnancy Has Pros, Cons - Study found strategy could cut infant deaths, but raise number of babies requiring intensive care
Blood Clot Risk Linked to Some Non-Pill Contraceptives - Women using hormone-releasing skin patches, implants, vaginal rings were more likely to develop clots, study finds
Is Combining Hysterectomy and a Tummy Tuck Safe? - Yes, small study concludes, but some other experts disagree
Weight-Loss Surgery May Also Help Menstruation, Skin, Hair - Hormonal benefits are gained from bariatric procedures, new study suggests
Women Exposed to Violence Might Have More Risky Sex - Those experiencing multiple types of violence had more partners, more unprotected sex, study found
Many Women Still Smoke During Pregnancy - New study finds white moms-to-be are more likely to light up than blacks, Hispanics
IUDs Work as Emergency Contraceptive: Review - The devices, used this way for 35 years, are safe, more effective than 'morning-after' pill
Home Birth Poses Danger for Higher-Risk Pregnancies: Study - Researchers looked at infant death rates in Oregon
IUD Use Tied to Modest Weight Loss - Researchers were surprised, but noted that finding with birth-control device could be due to chance
Half of U.S. Counties Have No Ob-Gyn: Study - But expert notes this may not always mean there is no access to care
Screening Women for Domestic Violence Could Help Prevent Abuse - Review shows benefits of routine checks at clinics, in doctors' offices
Irregular Heartbeat Poses Greater Stroke Risk for Women Than Men - Study found that the higher odds remained even when women took blood thinner
Mammograms Beat Thermography for Breast Cancer Detection: Study - Newer technology missed half of tumors and yielded many false positives, researchers say
More Teen Girls Using Contraceptives: CDC - Increased use may have contributed to drop in teen births, researcher says
Many Breast Cancer Patients in Their 40s Aren't 'High-Risk': Study - Researchers favor annual mammograms even with no family history
Hot Flashes More Likely for Certain Smokers, Study Says - Women's genetic backgrounds may increase susceptibility
Who's the Dad? First-Trimester Blood Test May Tell - New, noninvasive method safer than current ones, developer says
Study Redefines What a Healthy Vagina Is - Scientists found 'bacterial community' differs among women and even changes in same woman
Women Can Waive Test Before Incontinence Surgery: Study - Researchers found similar success rates whether or not patients got the expensive evaluation
Women More Likely to Survive Melanoma Than Men: Study - Analysis found female patients had a 30% survival advantage
Can Blood Test Predict Breast Cancer Risk? - Preliminary study found women who showed alterations in a specific gene were more likely to develop disease later
Pacifiers Don't Discourage Breast-Feeding, Study Says - Formula feedings actually rose after 'binkies' were banned on a hospital maternity unit