Two groundbreaking studies presented at the American Heart Association’s Basic Cardiovascular Sciences Scientific Sessions in 2024 have revealed alarming connections between alcohol consumption and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many doctors are hesitant to prescribe hormone replacement therapy and many women are fearful about taking it. But why? (Pete ...

Hormones are the body’s chemical messengers. They act on various tissues and organs in the body to change their behavior. For example, the hormone prolactin stimulates the production of breastmilk.

A new study finds that hormone therapy may help women manage hot flashes and improve quality of life into their seventies and even eighties. Even after menopause, a significant number of women in ...

In 1977, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) imposed a ban on women of childbearing age being included in early drug trials – even if they used contraception or had vasectomised partners. This ...