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• A Woman's Diet Might Help Her Avoid Breast Cancer

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• Across the U.S., Black Americans Breathe in Dirtier Air

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• Advent of Electric Cars Is Already Improving Health

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• Affection, at Least for Women, May Be Rooted in Genes

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• Air and Noise Pollution May Make You Vulnerable to Heart Failure

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• Air Pollutants, Metals Are Reaching The Placenta, Study Finds

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• Air Pollution Can Harm Kids' Hearts for a Lifetime

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• Air Pollution Linked to 6 Million Premature Births in 1 Year

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• Air Pollution May Alter a Baby's Gut Microbiome

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• Air Pollution May Create U.S. 'Hot Spots' for Parkinson's Risk

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• Air Pollution May Do More Harm to Women Than Men

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• Air Pollution May Harm Older Women's Brains

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• Air Pollution Takes a Toll on Your Kidneys

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• American Cancer Society Recommends HPV Test for Cervical Cancer Screening

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• As Pandemic Cut Air Pollution, Heart Attacks Declined

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• Asthma Sufferers Win When Coal Plants Shut Down

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• Autopsies Show Microplastics in All Major Human Organs

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• Beta Blocker Heart Meds Might Pose Special Risks for Women

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• Better Sleep May Mean Better Sex for Women

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• Biden Administration Moves to Cut Methane Emissions That Threaten Climate, Health

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• 'Birthing Girdle' Shows Traces of Medieval Women in Labor

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• Black Americans Would Reap Biggest Health Boon From Cleaner Air

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• Brazil Study Shows Climate Change's Deadly Impact on Kidneys

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• Breathing Dirty Air Could Raise a Child's Risk for Adult Mental Illness

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• Breathing Dirty Air Could Raise Your Odds for Rheumatoid Arthritis

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• Cancer Takes Heavy Toll on Women's Work and Finances: Study

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• Cleaner Air Could Mean Healthier Brains for Older Women

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• Climate Change, Smog Could Mean More Preemie Babies: Study

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• Clotting Tied to COVID-19 May Harm the Placenta

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• Clues to Why COVID-19 Hits Men Harder Than Women

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• Common Complication of Pregnancy Tied to Higher Stroke Risk Later

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• Coronavirus Delivering a Big Economic Blow to Women

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• Could Air Pollution Help Trigger Depression in Teens?

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• Could Dirty Air Help Speed Alzheimer's?

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• Could Mom's Thyroid Levels Influence ADHD in Kids?

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• Could Pollution Help Decide Your Baby's Sex?

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• Could Tanning Raise a Woman's Odds for Endometriosis?

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• Could the Pill Reduce Asthma Attacks?

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• Cutting Pollution From Power Plants, Transport Could Save 50,000 U.S. Lives Each Year

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• Deaths Linked to High Blood Pressure in Pregnant Women Are Soaring

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• Delayed Surgery for Early Breast Cancer Won't Harm Survival: Study

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• Depression During Menopause: How to Spot It and Treat It

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• Device Used for Thousands of Years Eases Major Cause of Female Urinary Problems

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• Diabetes While Pregnant Ups Odds for Heart Disease Later

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• Diet Drinks May Not Affect Urinary Function in Women

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• Dirtier Air May Bring More COVID-19 Deaths

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• Dirty Air Can Worsen COVID Outcomes

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• Dirty Air Could Raise COVID Risks for People With Asthma, COPD

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• Dirty Air Could Raise COVID Risks for Poor Pregnant Women

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• Dirty Air Could Raise Your Odds for Dementia

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• Dirty Air Endangers Homeless People: Study

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• Dirty Air in Pregnancy Might Raise Baby's Obesity Risk

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• Dirty Air Might Raise Your Odds for Dementia

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• Dirty Air, Higher Dementia Risk?

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• Dirty City Air Killed More Than 1.8 Million People Globally in 2019

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• Dirty City Air Might Raise MS Risk

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• Do C-Section Babies Become Heavier Adults?

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• Do You Live in One of America's Unhealthiest Cities for Polluted Air?

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• Do You Live in One of America's Worst Cities for Dirty Air?

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• Do Your Genes Set You Up for Hot Flashes?

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• Doctors' Choice of Anesthesia Could Help Curb Climate Change

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• Double Trouble: Wildfire Smoke Could Boost Odds for COVID's Spread

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• Double Trouble: Wildfires Can Raise COVID Risks

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• Drivers May Be Inhaling Dangerous Carcinogens Inside Their Cars

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• Drug Combo May Fight a Tough Form of Breast Cancer

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• Drug Used to Prevent Miscarriage May Raise Lifetime Cancer Risk in Offspring

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• Early Periods Tied to Worse Menopause Symptoms

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• Early School Sports Reduce ADHD Symptoms Years Later for Girls

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• EPA Could Get Tough on Leaded Fuel in Airplanes

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• EPA Proposes Limits on Dangerous Chemical Used by Medical Sterilization Plants

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• EPA Proposes Tougher Rules on Air Pollution

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• EPA to Sharply Limit Refrigerant Production in New Climate Rule

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• EPA Wants to Accelerate U.S. Sales of Electric Vehicles, Boosting Air Quality

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• Even in Dirty Air, Working Out Can Help Cut Risk of High Blood Pressure

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• Even Low Levels of Air Pollution Harm Heart, Lungs

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• Even Small Reductions in Air Pollution Help The Heart

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• Exercise Soon After Breast Plastic Surgery Is Safe, Healthy

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• Experts Offer Guidance on a Common But Underreported Menopause Syndrome

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• Experts Warn of Heart Dangers From Smoke of Canadian Wildfires

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• Fat Around Your Heart Could Be Especially Deadly

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• Federal Agency Mulls Ban on Gas Stoves Due to Health Concerns

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• Female Athletes Shortchange Themselves on Nutrition

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• Fertility Drugs Won't Raise Breast Cancer Risk

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• Fetal Exposure to Ultra-Fine Air Pollution Could Raise Asthma Risks

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• Fewer U.S. Women Aware of Their Heart Risks

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• Fireworks Are Bad News for Your Lungs

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• Four Factors in Midlife Predict a Healthy Old Age for Women

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• Gastro Symptoms of Menopause May Vary by Race

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• Good News for Menopausal Women Who Take Hops

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• Greenhouse Gases Bad for Your Brain

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• Gynecological Exam, Heart Screening Should Go Hand-in-Hand

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• Harmful Flame Retardants Detected in College-Classroom Dust

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• Heart Disease Gaining on Cancer as Leading Cause of Death in Young Women

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• Heart Palpitations Can Be Common During Menopause

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• Heart Risk Factors Show Up Earlier in U.S. Black Women

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• High Blood Pressure May Affect More Pregnant Women Than Thought: Study

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• High Blood Pressure While Pregnant Linked to Poorer Memory Years Later

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• High Heat, Heavy Smog a Deadly Combo: Study

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• High-Fiber Diets May Lower Odds for Breast Cancer

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• Hormones May Explain Greater Prevalence of Alzheimer's in Women

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• Hot Asphalt Releases a Lot of Pollution Into the Air

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• How Important Is Sex as Women Age?

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• How to Get Rid of a Yeast Infection

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• HPV Vaccine Is Reducing Cervical Cancers in Teens, Young Women

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• HRT Could Raise Odds for Asthma

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• HRT Might Help Older Women Ward Off Recurrent UTIs

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• Hunger, Poor Diet More Likely for Women With Disabilities

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• If Mom-to-Be Lives Near Airport, Odds for Preemie Birth Rise

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• Immune-Based Drug Fights Advanced Endometrial Cancer: Study

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• In Stockholm Study, As City Air Improved So Did Kids' Lung Capacity

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• Inhaled Pollutants Go Directly From Lungs to Brain: Study

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• Instagram 'Post-Baby' Body Shots Don't Reflect Average Women

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• Is an Early Form of Breast Cancer More Dangerous Than Thought?

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• Is Douching Safe? What to Know About the Controversial Process

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• Is Hysterectomy Always Needed for a Common, Painful Gynecologic Condition?

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• It's a Myth That Promiscuous Women Have Low Self-Esteem

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• IVF Won't Raise Ovarian Cancer Risk: Study

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• Kids Living Near Airports Face Lead Poisoning Dangers

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• L.A.'s Oil Wells Could Be Harming Citizens' Health

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• Laser Therapy Promises to 'Rejuvenate' Vaginal Tissue. A New Study Finds Otherwise

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• Leaded Gas, Banned Decades Ago, Might Still Harm People Today

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• Live Near a 'Superfund' Site? Your Life Span Might Be Shorter

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• Lockdowns' Benefits for Air Quality Weren't as Big as Thought: Study

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• Lockdowns Cut Air Pollution, But Poorer Neighborhoods Benefited Less

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• Losing a Sibling a Common Tragedy in Poorer Nations, Study Finds

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• Lots of Belly Fat at Menopause Could Boost Heart Risks

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• Mammograms Do Save Women's Lives, Study Finds

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• Many Breast Cancer Survivors Have Healthy Babies: Study

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• Maria Shriver and AARP Take on Alzheimer's in Women

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• Marijuana Use Tied to Higher Odds for Thoughts of Suicide

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• Meat Production Is Dirtying the Air You Breathe

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• Mediterranean Diet May Cut Preeclampsia Risk During Pregnancy

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• Menopause Can Make Workplace Tougher for Women: Study

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• Men's Genital Bacteria Help Predict Partners' Risk for Vaginal Infection: Study

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• Middle-Age Obesity Linked to Higher Odds for Dementia

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• Migraine Before Menopause Could Be Linked to High Blood Pressure Later

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• Migraines and More Severe Hot Flashes Could Be Linked

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• Moderate Use of Hair Relaxers Won't Raise Black Women's Cancer Risk: Study

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• Mom's Depression Can Lead to Behavior Problems in Kids

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• Mom's Exposure to Dirty Air in Pregnancy Could Harm a Toddler's Development

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• Mom-to-Be's 'Leaky' Heart Valves May Pose More Danger Than Thought

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• More Childbearing Women Having Suicidal Thoughts: Study

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• More Evidence Sugary Drinks Harm Women's Hearts

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• More Than 200,000 Americans Have Lupus

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• More U.S. Women Using Marijuana to Help Ease Menopause: Study

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• More Women Turning to Marijuana Products to Help With Menopause

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• More Young U.S. Women Are Dying From Heart Disease

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• 'Morning Sickness' Doesn't Stick to the A.M., Study Confirms

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• Most of Restaurant Menu Must Be Vegetarian Before Meat Eaters Make the Switch

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• Move to Electric Cars Will Save Lives Plus Billions in Health Care Costs

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• Move to 'Zero-Emission' Vehicles Would Save 90,000 U.S. Lives by 2050

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• New Clues to How Ovarian Cancer Begins -- and Might Be Prevented

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• New Drug Combo Could Be Advance Against Uterine Fibroids

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• New Law Expands Care for Rape Victims

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• Newborn May Have Contracted Coronavirus in the Womb: Report

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• Nitrogen Dioxide, a Car Exhaust Pollutant, Is Raising Death Rates: Study

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• Nova Scotia Wildfires Sending Unhealthy 'Smoke Plume' to U.S. Northeast

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• NYC's Ban on Heating Oil Helped Clean the Air

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• Obamacare Gave More Breast Cancer Survivors Access to Breast Reconstruction

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• Obesity May Help Trigger Heavier Periods: Study

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• Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women

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• Obesity Ups Women's Odds for Early Hip Fracture

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• Odds of Pregnancy in IVF Same With Frozen or Fresh Embryos: Study

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• On Waitlist for Liver Transplants, Women Die More Often Than Men

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• One Big Reason Women May Be Less Prone to COVID-19

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• One Type of Injury Should Raise Red Flag for Domestic Violence

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• Osteoporosis Might Also Raise a Woman's Odds for Hearing Loss

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• Pandemic Brought Big Drop in Breast Cancer Screening in Older, Low-Income Women

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• Pandemic Day Care Closures Forced 600,000 U.S. Working Moms to Leave Jobs

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• Pandemic Has Cut Global Carbon Emissions by 17%

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• Pandemic Is Leading to More Depression for Pregnant Women Worldwide: Study

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• Pandemic May Be Tougher on Women's Mental Health Than Men's

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• Pandemic Stress Altered Many Women's Menstrual Cycles

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• Placenta's Hidden Mysteries Revealed in MRI Study

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• Polluted Air Keeps Butterflies, Bees From Pollinating: Study

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• Polluted Air May Speed Osteoporosis Bone Loss

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• Polluted Air Means More Asthma Attacks for Urban Kids

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• Pollution Killed 9 Million People Worldwide in 2019

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• Pregnancy Within 1 Year of Weight-Loss Surgery Carries Added Risks

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• Preterm Birth Ups Mom's Long-Term Heart Disease Risk: Study

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• PTSD Symptoms May Vary Throughout Menstrual Cycle: Study

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• Radiation Plus Surgery May Be Best Against an Early Form of Breast Cancer

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• Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer May Have Long-Term Risk for the Heart

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• Radiology Study Suggests 'Horrifying' Rise in Domestic Violence During Pandemic

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• Removing Ovaries During Hysterectomy Before 50 Can Bring Health Risks

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• Repeat Bone Density Tests Might Not Be Needed, Study Finds

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• Replace That Old Carpet to Shield Your Kids From Toxins

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• Rural Women at Higher Risk of Early Death From Heart Disease

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• Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women

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• Screening Test Leads to Fewer Women Included in Autism Studies

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• Severe Morning Sickness Linked to Depression Before and After Birth

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• Sharp Spike Seen in Air Pollution Levels in Recent Years

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• Shutting Down Nuclear Plants Could Cost Thousands of U.S. Lives as Pollutants Rise

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• Sitting Raises Women's Odds for Heart Failure

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• Skipping COVID Vaccine in Pregnancy Brings Big Risks to Mothers, Babies

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• Skipping Mammograms Raises a Woman's Odds for Breast Cancer Death

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• Smog Could Reduce Exercise's Benefit to Your Brain

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• Smog Harms Women's Brains, But One Food May Help Buffer the Damage

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• Smog Might Damage Your Sense of Smell

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• Smoggy Air Could Worsen COVID, Even If You're Vaccinated

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• Smoggy Air Might Help Spur Sinusitis

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• Smoggy Air Might Raise Black Women's Odds for Fibroids

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• Smoggy Day? Exercise Still the Healthy Choice, Study Finds

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• Smoggy Days Could Help Send Kids With Autism to the ER

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• Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Blackens Skies, Prompts Air Quality Alerts in Much of U.S.

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• Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Triggers Air Alerts in Colorado, Montana

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• Smoking Raises Aneurysm Risk for Women

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• Social Media Messages Can Lower People's Meat Intake

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• Some Breast Surgery Won't Harm Ability to Breastfeed

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• Some Older Breast Cancer Patients Can Safely Cut Down on Chemo

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• Some Types of Air Pollution Are Even Worse for Your Health

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• States That Restrict Abortions Have More Maternal, Infant Deaths

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• Statins Tied to Significantly Lower Death Rate From Ovarian Cancer

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• Stress + Air Pollution a Bad Combo in Pregnancy: Study

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• Stroke Treatment Gap Narrows Between Men and Women

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• Stuck in Traffic? Diesel Fumes May Be Harming Your Brain

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• Study Links Muscle Mass to Severity of Hot Flashes in Women

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• Supreme Court Curbs EPA's Authority Over Power Plant Emissions

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• Surgery Could Boost Survival for Women With Advanced Breast Cancers: Study

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• Table Set for One May Be Tough on Women's Hearts

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• There's Almost Nowhere in the World Free of Air Pollution

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• Toxic Lead Fallout From Notre Dame Fire May Be Worse Than Thought

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• Toxins in Wildfire Smoke May Make Their Way Into Brain

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• Train Wheels Send Unhealthy, 'Ultrafine' Metals Into Subway Air

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• Tree Rings Show Hurricanes Becoming Wetter, Longer, More Dangerous

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• Trouble Concentrating at Work? Your Office Air May Be to Blame

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• Type 2 Diabetes Drug Metformin Could Help Prevent Some Breast Cancers

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• U.S. Air Quality Got Better During Pandemic: Study

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• U.S. Women More Likely to Skip Meds Than Men, Study Finds

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• Urban Air Pollution Drives Millions of Cases of Asthma in Kids

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• Urinary Incontinence Can Affect a Woman's Mental Health

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• Urinary Incontinence Surgery Won't Raise a Woman's Cancer Risk

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• Vaginal Bacteria Could Help Predict Risk of Premature Birth: Study

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• Vaginal Ring Could Shield Women From HIV for 3 Months at a Time

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• Very Early-Stage Breast Cancer Ups Long-Term Odds for Invasive Tumors: Study

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• Vision Troubles Could Raise Midlife Depression Risk for Women

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• Weight Loss Can Help Cut Lung Risks in 9/11 First Responders

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• Weight Loss May Not Affect Fertility Treatment Success

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• West Coast Wildfires, COVID a Double Whammy to Lung Health

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• Western Wildfires Are Making Easterners Sick: U.S. Study

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• Western Wildfires Fueling Air Pollution During Summer Months

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• What If NYC's Cleaner Pandemic-Era Air Continued?

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• What Is Endometriosis, and How Is It Treated?

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• What's the Best 'Uterine-Sparing' Treatment for Fibroids?

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• When Climbing Corporate Ladder, Women Are as Competitive as Men: Study

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• When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier

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• When Diabetes Strikes in Pregnancy, Do Women Eat Healthier?

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• WHO Approves First Long-Acting Device to Shield Women From HIV

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• Why Are Sports-Linked Concussions Rising Among Girls?

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• Why COVID Infection Raises Risks in Pregnancy

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• Why 'Night Owl' Women Might Be at Higher Risk During Pregnancy

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• Why Quitting Smoking Might Be a Bit Tougher for Women

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• Why So Many Older Women Develop UTIs

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• Why Strokes Can Affect Women, Men Differently

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• Wildfire Smoke Can Send Kids With Asthma to the ER

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• Wildfire Smoke Can Trigger Eczema, Study Finds

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• Wildfire Smoke Causes Rapid Damage to Your Health: Study

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• Wildfire Smoke Is Especially Toxic to Lungs, Study Shows

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• Wildfires Are Changing the Seasonal Air Quality of the U.S. West

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• Wildfires Cause More Than 33,000 Deaths Globally Each Year

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• Wildfires Plus Heat Make Breathing Dangerous in America's West

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• Will COVID Pandemic's Environmental Benefit Last?

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• Wind Power Is Bringing Americans Real Health Benefits

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• With Hurricane Season Here, Watch Out for One Carbon Monoxide Danger

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• Women Are Much Safer Drivers Than Men, British Study Finds

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• Women at Higher Risk When Heart Attack Strikes the Young

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• Women Doctors Face Higher Levels of Harassment, Frustration: Survey

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• Women Feel More Stigma From 'Spare Tire' Around Middle Than Men

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• Women Get Help Later Than Men When Heart Attack Strikes

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• Women Get Worse Care for Heart Attack

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• Women Have Poorer Survival Than Men in Years After First Heart Attack

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• Women in Their 50s Can Lower Their Stroke Risk – Here's How

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• Women Less Likely to Ask for More Time When Deadlines Loom

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• Women Less Likely to Get Best Care for Deadly Form of Stroke

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• Women Less Likely to Get Standard Heart Medications

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• Women More Prone to Concussion's Long-Term Harms: Study

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• Women More Prone to Nighttime Cardiac Arrest Than Men

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• Women Smokers Less Likely to Get Cancer Screenings

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• Women With Type 1 Diabetes May Have Fewer Childbearing Years: Study

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• Wood-Fired Cooking a Cause of Lung Illness in Developing World

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• Workplace Sexual Harassment Might Raise Suicide Risk: Study

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• Years Leading to Menopause See Uptick in Women's Heart Risks: AHA

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• You Don't Have to Be a Smoker to Get Lung Cancer

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• Your Plant-Based Diet Could Really Help the Planet

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• Your Sex Affects Your Genes for Body Fat, Cancer, Birth Weight

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• Your State's Laws Might Save Your Life If Breast Cancer Strikes

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• 'Yo-Yo' Dieting May Mean Sleepless Nights for Women