women
Women held as sex slaves in S.Sudan ‘rape camps’
Middle East
September 28, 2015
Women held as sex slaves in S.Sudan ‘rape camps’
One woman was abducted by soldiers and taken to a military camp, tied up and raped repeatedly for two months. Another…
Bye-bye, HPV: New vaccine clears lesions in clinical trial
Health & Fitness
September 21, 2015
Bye-bye, HPV: New vaccine clears lesions in clinical trial
A genetically engineered vaccine eradicated high-grade precancerous cervical lesions in almost half of women participating in a clinical trial at…
Gharbiya child engagement ‘criminal’: Source
Egypt
September 15, 2015
Gharbiya child engagement ‘criminal’: Source
A report by Al-Masry Al-Youm about two minors who became engaged in Gharbiya, on Sunday, has resulted in a wide-scale reaction by…
Women are not getting treated for menopausal symptoms
Health & Fitness
September 1, 2015
Women are not getting treated for menopausal symptoms
Many women with severe menopausal symptoms are not being treated for them even though safe, effective remedies are available, a…
Women, minorities still underrepresented in medical specialties
Life & Style
August 26, 2015
Women, minorities still underrepresented in medical specialties
Too few women and minorities are entering certain medical specialties in the U.S., researchers say. Diversifying the physician workforce may be…
US regulators approve ‘female Viagra’
Health & Fitness
August 20, 2015
US regulators approve ‘female Viagra’
US regulators Tuesday approved the first "female Viagra," a drug known as Addyi that works on the brain to boost…
Women who work or lift a lot may struggle to get pregnant
Health & Fitness
August 15, 2015
Women who work or lift a lot may struggle to get pregnant
Women who work more than 40 hours a week or routinely lift heavy loads may take longer to get pregnant…
Women, blacks lose more years of life after heart attack
Health & Fitness
August 4, 2015
Women, blacks lose more years of life after heart attack
Heart attacks seem to have a bigger effect on life expectancy for women and African Americans than for white men,…
Exercise during teens reaps long-term benefits for women, study shows
Health & Fitness
August 1, 2015
Exercise during teens reaps long-term benefits for women, study shows
Playing team sports and exercising during adolescence can have long-lasting benefits for women and may even reduce their risk of…
Arab female bodybuilder looks abroad for recognition
Health & Fitness
July 28, 2015
Arab female bodybuilder looks abroad for recognition
Flexing her muscles in defiance of the Gulf's conservative cultural stereotypes, bodybuilder Haifa Musawi has lost all hope of pumping…