This arti­cle orig­i­nally appeared on ScienceDaily Beta-carotene, sele­nium and folic acid — taken up to three times their rec­om­mended daily allowance, these...0 comments

This arti­cle orig­i­nally appeared on Ebony.com (Pic­tured here with her daugh­ter, Satchel Lee) Tonya Lewis Lee is a very busy woman. The for­mer...0 comments

This arti­cle orig­i­nally appeared on The Net­work Journal. Tonya Lewis Lee is pas­sion­ate — pas­sion­ate about women’s health, about infant mor­tal­ity, about...0 comments

Sci­enceDaily — Excess weight dur­ing preg­nancy can lead to over­weight chil­dren and ado­les­cents has been known for some time, but new research...0 comments

By KPBS , Helen Hawes Amer­ica is 40th in the indus­trial world for infant mor­tal­ity and two to three times more African...0 comments

Sci­enceDaily — Women with high fam­ily sup­port and lim­ited pres­sure to achieve the ‘thin and beau­ti­ful’ ideal have a more pos­i­tive body...0 comments

Sci­enceDaily  — Women who are obese before they become preg­nant are at higher risk of hav­ing chil­dren with lower cog­ni­tive func­tion —...0 comments

Sci­enceDaily (May 8, 2012) — Won­der­ing why your tod­dler is act­ing up? Uni­ver­sity of Alberta researcher Christina Rinaldi says it may be...0 comments

If you’re count­ing calo­ries to lose weight, that may be only part of the weight loss equa­tion says a new research report...0 comments

(Reuters Health) — Doc­tors should screen all of their female patients for signs of part­ner vio­lence, whether face-to-face or through a wait­ing...0 comments

A Uni­ver­sity of Ade­laide study has iden­ti­fied the risk of major birth defects asso­ci­ated with dif­fer­ent types of assisted repro­duc­tive technology. In the...0 comments

The aver­age time most doc­tors spend with their patients dur­ing each visit is just 20 min­utes, accord­ing to 2009 esti­mates by the National...0 comments

  This week Abiola’s talks with Vet­eran Super­model Bev­erly John­son (First African Amer­i­can model to appear on the cover of VOGUE)  at...1 comment

(Reuters Health) — Many women may think birth con­trol pills and con­doms are bet­ter at preg­nancy pre­ven­tion than they actu­ally are, a...0 comments

(Reuters Health) — Women sud­denly thrust into “sur­gi­cal menopause” by hys­terec­tomy don’t have more severe mood symp­toms than women going through grad­ual,...0 comments

By Nicki Andrews If you are like me and you live out of your gym bag, find­ing the per­fect bag can be...0 comments

“Dr. Catrise Austin’s Top Spring Den­tal Prod­uct Picks To Makeover Your Smile for Under $100″ Spring is finally here and this can only...0 comments

Sci­enceDaily (Apr. 22, 2012) — Tall, with dark-green pointy leaves, the neem tree of India is known as the “vil­lage phar­macy.” As...0 comments

Sci­enceDaily (Apr. 22, 2012) — Uni­ver­sity of Illi­nois researchers have shown how soy pro­tein could sig­nif­i­cantly reduce fat accu­mu­la­tion and triglyc­erides in...0 comments

By Latham Thomas Preg­nancy and mod­ern liv­ing can really take a toll on your body. Try these five restora­tive pos­tures to alle­vi­ate...0 comments

By Basheerah Ahmad Sum­mer is fast approach­ing, which means it’s time to take off the secu­rity lay­ers.   If you’re like many women,...0 comments

By GINA KOLATA Pub­lished: April 17, 2012 It has become an arti­cle of faith among some pol­icy mak­ers and advo­cates, includ­ing Michelle Obama,...0 comments