When senior women don't get enough calcium from their diet, they may take supplements. But taking too much calcium or vitamin D in supplement form may also be problematic.

Young women are more prone to depression than older women or men of any age. New research looked into whether depression was a sign of physical health problems.

Parents play a crucial part in keeping their children healthy. For mothers, that influence starts when their baby is in the womb.

Stroke usually affects people later in life. However, new research suggests that it's not just older adults who should be careful.

The amount of sex hormone's in a woman's blood may play a role her risk of breast cancer. And those sex hormone levels may show themselves in more obvious ways than once thought — in the form of moles on the skin.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today updated advice for pregnant women and young children about eating fish.

About 12,000 women in the US are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year. While there is debate over screening approaches, tests that screen for cervical cancer can catch the disease early when it is easiest to treat.

Men and women are similar in so many ways. Yet, when it comes to health, there may be some important differences between the sexes, and recovering from surgery may be one of those areas where men and women differ.

Older middle-aged women who feel unappreciated by their friends or family may have more than their feelings hurt — their health may take a hit as well.

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome tend to have more complications in pregnancy — an observation that led researchers to look for a possible reason.