Throughout the 15-year wrangle over the effects of smoking on health, women smokers have offered a medical conundrum. Although they puff at cigarettes with the same freedom as men, they do not suffer ...

Ask most American women to name the disease that scares them most, and they’ll answer without hesitation: “Breast cancer.” But while breast cancer maintains a deadly toll, the nation’s female ...

Smoking hurts everyone, but women under the age of 50 who smoke are at four to five times greater risk for having a heart attack, according to KOAT health expert Dr. Barry Ramo. He says most people ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers found a significantly increased adjusted risk for COPD diagnosis among women vs. men. Women had a ...

The diabetes drug dulaglutide (Trulicity) may significantly lower a woman's risk of substantial weight gain after she has given up smoking, finds a secondary analysis of clinical trial data, published ...