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By Tracee Cornforth, About.com Guide to Women's Health since 1997

Must Have Medical Tests for Women

Monday September 25, 2006
Do you know what medical tests are necessary for women's health? This article explores a number of screening and diagnostic medical tests that you should know about. Some tests you ... Read More

Breast Density May Predict Future Breast Cancer

Sunday September 24, 2006
A recent issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute has found that breast density may be a risk factor for predicting breast cancer risk. Discovering just who has ... Read More

HIV Test Recommended for All Patients 13 to 64

Sunday September 24, 2006
Should everyone who visits their doctor or emergency rooms throughout the U.S.be given routine HIV tests? The CDC believes that performing the test routinely before life threatening symptoms occured could ... Read More

Biological Father's Scent Delays Daughter's Puberty

Wednesday September 13, 2006
It seems that the scent of your biological father plays an important role in when sexual maturity occurs. In a study of 1,983 college girls and published by the Journal ... Read More

Puberty Basics

Wednesday September 13, 2006
Puberty is the time when girls become women. It's also when the menstrual cycle begins to occur on a monthly basis. Puberty is a time when girls experience both physical ... Read More

Hearing Loss Associated with Combination Hormone Replacement Therapy

Wednesday September 6, 2006
A small study of 124 postmenopausal women, has found that women who use hormone replacement therapy or HRT that includes the synthetic form of progesterone called progestin experience difficulty understanding ... Read More

The Dark of Night Reduces Breast Cancer Risk

Tuesday September 5, 2006
A news release from the National Institute of Health tells us: " Results from a new study in laboratory mice show that nighttime exposure to artificial light stimulated the growth ... Read More

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