NEWS / WOMENS HEALTH

Breast Milk Keeps Infant Development on Track

Breastfeeding not only protects newborns from viruses and improves their digestion, it helps them meet developmental milestones on time. >

Screen Time Interferes with Dream Time

Sleep deprived? Using your tablet, phone or computer in bed makes you far more likely to have trouble falling asleep and sleeping soundly. >

New Guidelines Think Outside the Heart

Peripheral vascular diseases affect blood vessels far from the heart and show up differently in women and men. New guidance from the AHA. >

A Surprising Source -- and Solution to -- Pregnancy Outcome Disparities

Women of color are more likely to have health complications during pregnancy than white women. There are many reasons, but one stands out. >

Herpes Is Forever. Where Is the Vaccine?

Projections put genital herpes infections at nearly 850 million people globally. The virus hides in the body and is highly contagious. >

New Moms Need to Get Moving

Exercise can help ease the symptoms of postpartum anxiety and depression that many experience. A brisk walk four times a week will do it. >

Acupuncture for Back Pain

A study done on people suffering from sciatica stemming from herniated disks found the ancient practice offered measurable improvements. >

Reduce the Inflammatory Potential of Your Diet

Eating more fruits and veggies and fewer processed foods can lower your risk of diseases linked to chronic inflammation, like heart disease. >

Undiagnosed Adults with ADHD

A survey finds that only 13% of adults who think they have attention deficits get treatment, even though medication and strategies can help. >

Moms-to-Be Need Iron

Many women of childbearing age and those who are already pregnant are iron deficient. Yet they aren’t screened regularly. >

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