Women's health

Are women vulnerable to putting on pounds after the wedding?

A woman enters the wedding altar as a beautiful vibrant young girl but some years through and she finds herself hopelessly out of shape. Though most men also gain weight the problem is found more severely with women. Many a thought has gone into the reasons for this problem. There are 3 stages where...

Women Bear Brunt of Aids Toll

Nomvula Nhlapo fell in love at the age of 16 and, to the fury of her father, left home to live with her boyfriend. Four years later, she returned, terminally ill with Aids. Her father refused to allow her into the house. She collapsed under a tree and stayed there for the last few weeks of her life....

Heart Diseases and Women

The results from the largest-ever international study on heart diseases reveal that women are more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than men, the World Health Organization announced on September 26, 2003. According to the study, of the 16.5 million deaths from cardiovascular disease each ye...