The World Endometriosis Research Foundation (WERF) and the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) are proud to announce the first ever prospective study to assess the hidden cost of endometriosis to society and to women with the disease.
13 centres in ten countries kickoff the EndoCost study with a goal to identify areas which [...]

The World Food Programme (WFP) issued an urgent appeal on Tuesday for $23 million in “financial support from international donors for food aid to Yemen specifically targeted at women and children,” AFP/Google.com reports. The agency said that the “figure represents 42 percent of the 55 million dollars that it needs for the current year to [...]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first generic version of the emergency contraceptive Plan B (levonorgestrel) tablets, 0.75 mg. The generic product will be available by prescription only for women ages 17 and under.
Plan B was first approved in 1999 for prescription use only for women of all ages. Plan B [...]

Results from a small study of postmenopausal women suggest that obesity might relate to a reduced volume of gray matter in the brain. However, whether the results have relevance in a womans daytoday life is unclear.
“A subset of women from the Pittsburgh Healthy Women Study (HWS) who had been followed for an average of 15 [...]