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How the Plants Around Your Home May Affect Your Life Span
By Rachael Rettner published
Having a lot of green around your home might help you live longer, according to a new study of more than 100,000 U.S. women.
Hairy Situation: More Mustaches, Fewer Women in Top Medical Spots
By Sara G. Miller published
Why are there more mustaches in top medicine jobs than women?
When Did Women Start to Outlive Men?
By Rachael Rettner published
It's well known that women live longer than men, but this wasn't always the case: A new study finds that differences between men and women's life expectancies began to emerge in the late 1800s.
Women's Progress in Science and Engineering Since 1973 (Infographic)
By Karl Tate published
Men outnumbered women 10 to 1 in the early Seventies, but today that gap has closed to two to one.
New Test for Ovarian Cancer Finds More Cases
By Rachael Rettner published
A new screening test for ovarian cancer can detect more women with the disease than previous methods, a new study from the United Kingdom suggests.
Opioid Prescriptions May Put Unborn Children at Risk, CDC Warns
By Rachael Rettner published
Many U.S. women who are in their childbearing years are prescribed opioid painkillers, powerful medications that can cause birth defects, a new study finds.
Athletes, Sports and Violence Against Women (Op-Ed)
By Suzanne Dyson published
While the association between violence against women and elite athletes is not uncommon, it is not sports per se that are the problem.
Do Men Have a Higher Threshold for Pain, or Are They Just a Bit Emotionally Repressed? (Op-Ed)
By Edmund Keogh published
It’s a commonly held belief that women are better able to tolerate pain than men.
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