March 22, 2012 -- The trend toward delaying first marriages continues in the U.S., with couples increasingly choosing to live together before saying "I do," the CDC reports.

Between 1982 and 2010, the percentage of women under the age of 45 living with a partner outside of marriage nearly quadrupled, from 3% to 11%, according to the CDC's National Center for (More)
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March 21, 2012 (San Diego) -- Many women and men struggle with excess body hair on the face or other areas of the body. But beyond being sometimes just unsightly, it can also sometimes be unhealthy.

"If you notice a dramatic change in body hair growth or hair growth in an unusual pattern, you should not ignore it," says Sandy S. Tsao, MD, instructor at (More)
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March 19, 2012 (San Diego) -- A woman's hands can give away her age, but a new technique may turn back the clock -- and the hands of time.

In a small study, researchers used radiofrequency -- delivering energy in the form of heat -- and found it visibly improved the appearance of women's hands after three treatments.

''There is a gradual improvement,'' says Flor Mayoral, MD, a Miami dermatologist and voluntary associate professor of dermatology at the (More)
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March 13, 2012 -- Death may be inevitable, but a new report shows the risk of death isn't what it used to be.

Researchers found the risk of dying has dropped by 60% over the last 75 years.

The CDC report on trends on death rates in the U.S. shows the risk of death has decreased for all age groups, but the biggest improvement has been among young people. The death rate among children aged 1-4 declined 94% from 1935 to 2010, compared with a 38% decline (More)
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March 1, 2012 -- Regular Pap tests can, and do, save the lives of women diagnosed with cervical cancer, a new study shows.

Women whose cervical cancers were found by a Pap test had a 92% cure rate. The cure rate fell to 66% among women who were diagnosed because of symptoms.

Even those women who had symptoms when they went for a (More)
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March 1, 2012 -- Artery-clogging trans fats have been linked to heart disease in study after study, and now new research suggests that the fats may also increase stroke risk in (More)
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March 1, 2012 -- Artery-clogging trans fats have been linked to heart disease in study after study, and now new research suggests that the fats may also increase stroke risk in (More)
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March 1, 2012 -- Like fine wine, sleep may get better with age.

At least that's what a study of more than 150,000 adults suggests. According to the new report, many people in their 80s have fewer complaints about their sleep than their younger counterparts.

Although the results are based on self-reports, not objective reports of sleep quality and quantity (More)
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Feb. 15, 2012 -- That "new car smell" may come from toxic chemicals, according to new research.

A new study suggests that new car smell comes from toxic chemicals off-gassing in a car's interior, like brominated flame retardants (BFRs), chromium, and lead. In all, researchers identified more than 275 different chemicals in vehicle interiors (More)
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Jan. 27, 2012 -- An obsession with wearing high heels may take a toll on women's muscles as well their pocketbooks.

A new study offers a scientific explanation for why walking in high heels can be so painful: It changes the basic mechanics of how women walk.

The results show that women who regularly wear high heels walk with shorter, more forceful strides and recruit more muscles to walk, compared to women who favor flats. These changes persist even (More)
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