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A report from comScore paints a clear picture of the information superhighway, and women are in the driver’s seat. Statistics related to social Web use show more women visit social networking sites than men (75.8% of women vs. 69.7% of men). Furthermore, women spend 30% more time on social networking sites than men do.

More than half of babies in poverty are being raised by mothers who show symptoms of mild to severe depression, potentially creating problems in parenting and in child development, according to a new study.

Women who drink regular beer may be increasing their risk of developing psoriasis, an autoimmune disorder affecting the skin, new findings suggest.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals has proposed measures to reduce the chances of abuse or errors in drug designed to treat fibromyalgia, a disorder that causes pain and fatigue.

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A prenatal pill for congenital adrenal hyperplasia to prevent ambiguous genitalia may reduce the chance that a female with the disorder will be gay. Critics call it engineering for sexual orientation.

Federal health officials on Friday approved a new type of morning-after contraceptive that works longer than the current leading drug on the market.

Menstrual cramps are often dismissed as a mere nuisance, but new research suggests the monthly misery may be altering women's brains.

Death rates from breast cancer in Britain have dropped by a third in a generation, a pan-European study shows.

For some women, weight control is more important than sex, according to a new poll of 1,001 people.