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Obesity Rate in US Women Climbs to 40%The obesity rate among U.S. women continues to tick upward, with the latest study showing that about 40 percent of American women are obese.
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Income Inequality: Is There a Grooming Gap?A recent study suggests that appearance matters when it comes to income — but putting more effort into how you look has a bigger payoff for women.
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How the Plants Around Your Home May Affect Your Life SpanHaving 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.
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Hairy Situation: More Mustaches, Fewer Women in Top Medical SpotsWhy are there more mustaches in top medicine jobs than women?
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When Did Women Start to Outlive Men?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.
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Women's Progress in Science and Engineering Since 1973 (Infographic)Men outnumbered women 10 to 1 in the early Seventies, but today that gap has closed to two to one.
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New Test for Ovarian Cancer Finds More CasesA new screening test for ovarian cancer can detect more women with the disease than previous methods, a new study from the United Kingdom suggests.
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Opioid Prescriptions May Put Unborn Children at Risk, CDC WarnsMany U.S. women who are in their childbearing years are prescribed opioid painkillers, powerful medications that can cause birth defects, a new study finds.
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Athletes, Sports and Violence Against Women (Op-Ed)Opinion While the association between violence against women and elite athletes is not uncommon, it is not sports per se that are the problem.
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