msnbc.com: Women's health

Just how bad are your health vices?

Tue, 7 Jul 2009 12:54:09 GMT

If you feel guilty about certain less-than-healthy habits — either from your past or present — you're in good company.

Don't let your turkey wattle give away your age

Sun, 5 Jul 2009 16:08:40 GMT

Most of us have spent decades pampering our faces, only to have the wear and tear on our necks give us away.

Banking ovaries may extend baby-making span

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:41:47 GMT

Two new techniques to preserve and transplant ovaries might give women a better chance to fight their biological clocks and have children when they are older, doctors said.

Can your bikini line forecast your fertility?

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:10:56 GMT

Your body can give you clues to even hidden health problems. Here are warning signs that can help your recognize underlying issues.

Puzzling disparities found in childbirth injuries

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:03:59 GMT

Women covered by Medicaid were less likely to be injured in childbirth than those with private insurance. Their babies, however, were more likely to experience complications.

More women look away from abnormal babies

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:01 GMT

Puzzling new research suggests women have a harder time than men looking at babies with facial birth defects.

Mother pleads guilty to drunken breast-feeding

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:27:09 GMT

A North Dakota woman accused of breast-feeding her 6-week-old baby while drunk has pleaded guilty to child neglect.

‘Phantom fat’ can linger after weight loss

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:15:21 GMT

Losing the weight is just the first step. Next comes shedding the heavy burden of a larger-than-life self-image. Even after dramatic weight loss, some are plagued by lingering "phantom fat."

Ow! Beware of bikini wax mishaps

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:32:58 GMT

Be careful — a Brazilian bikini wax can go from sexy beauty habit to scary sickness faster than you can say 'yowza!'

Lean times mean tighter pants for stress eaters

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:44:07 GMT

Leslie Fuller tried to stick to her shopping list on a recent grocery run. Instead, she found herself venturing down the candy aisle, throwing bags of Hershey's Miniatures and M&M's into her cart.

8 steps to de-stress your diet

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:44:00 GMT

The economy doesn’t have to go straight to your hips. Here are 8 tips on how to control stress-driven eating.

Breast-feeding linked to high grades, college

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:54:11 GMT

Breast-fed babies seem more likely to do well at high school and to go on to attend college than infants raised on a bottle, according to a new U.S. study.

Morning sickness drug shown safe for babies

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:29:11 GMT

For the first time, a large study shows that pregnant women who suffer morning sickness are not risking harm to their babies if they take a certain anti-nausea drug.

Cervical cancer vaccine benefits older women

Tue, 2 Jun 2009 01:35:50 GMT

Older women can benefit just as much as younger women from Merck's Gardasil vaccine against cervical cancer, researchers in Colombia reported on Monday.

Obese and pregnant? Watch your weight

Thu, 28 May 2009 23:30:14 GMT

Eating for two? New guidelines are setting how much weight women should gain during pregnancy — surprisingly little if they’re already overweight.

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Thu, 28 May 2009 23:30:14 GMT

Graphic video aims to stem teen pregnancies

Wed, 20 May 2009 14:25:58 GMT

A gory video meant to shock teenagers into avoiding pregnancy by showing a girl giving birth on a school field is capturing plenty of attention on the Web.

Births to unwed moms up in U.S., across globe

Wed, 13 May 2009 17:44:33 GMT

The percentage of births to unmarried women in the United States has been rising sharply, but it's way behind Northern European countries, a new U.S. report on births shows.

Losing my mom — and finding her in my sisters

Sun, 10 May 2009 23:19:21 GMT

Nine years after my mother died, her love and humor endure in her five daughters. Our mom is gone, but she’s not gone. Not as long as I have my sisters.

Debate continues over safety of the Pill

Thu, 7 May 2009 20:27:07 GMT

Few pharmacological advances have done as much to reshape the cultural landscape — at least in Europe, Australia, most of the Western Hemisphere and pockets of Asia and Africa — as the birth control pill.

Miss Universe Australia model too skinny?

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:59:21 GMT

At 5 feet 11 inches tall and 108 pounds, model is malnourished, doctors say.

Late-term abortions bill vetoed in Kansas

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:00:59 GMT

Questioning the bill's constitutionality and impact on doctors, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius vetoes a measure that would have rewritten Kansas' restrictions on late-term abortions.