Women's health
‘I was screaming that I wanted my epidural, begging the staff over and over again’
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Leigh Milner had one requirement for her upcoming birth: she wanted epidural pain relief. “I dreaded being in agony and knew I’d ...
Holland & Barrett ‘insulting women’ with its menopause chocolate bars
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Holland & Barrett has been accused of “insulting” women by selling chocolate bars covered with “menopause almonds”. The health food chain claims ...
Women live longer but sicker lives than men who suffer more deadly diseases
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Women live longer in worse health than men, a Lancet study has found, because diseases that disproportionately affect men are more deadly. ...
My PMS was so bad I wanted to die
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A year and a half ago, I typed seven words into Google. A few clicks later, and what showed on my screen ...
Women and men have differently wired brains. So what?
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Another week, another study rehashing the old debate about differences between men’s and women’s brains. Stanford University researchers are the latest to ...
How your sex affects your behaviour and health – according to science
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While most people are familiar with the term “man flu”, men really are more vulnerable to getting ill from a circulating infection. ...
HPV linked to heart disease in women for first time
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) has been linked to heart disease in women for the first time amid a national vaccine drive. Women with ...
How I learnt to control my stress by thinking like a man
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So would it benefit women to think more like a man? Here we ask health experts to identify the best male coping ...
The health lobby loves trying to terrify women. I won’t listen anymore
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Women, and increasingly middle-aged women, bear the brunt of the health anxiety machine. Adding to the burden, a recent Lancet report has ...