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Even though African-American women are less likely than white women to be diagnosed with breast cancer, they are far more likely to die of the disease.  Read More.....

BEIJING (AP) - A leading Chinese pharmaceutical company that has made the abortion pill RU-486 for at least seven years will manufacture the drug for the U.S. market, officials said Thursday.  More...

CHICAGO (AP) - Women who eat lots of whole-grain foods can significantly reduce their risk of strokes, researchers say in another study suggesting that healthy eating leads to healthy living.  Read the details...

PMS can wreak havoc on a woman's life. But alternative therapies may offer relief. Go to a Chinese medicine practitioner, and you'll most likely receive acupuncture. Nutritionists say PMS is reduced when the liver breaks down estrogen and recommend a number of supplements to do just that. Homeopathy also offers a number of remedies, but you might be very surprised at one of them! Ayurveda varies treatment by your body type. To find out more, click here.

In a recent statement, the Arthritis Foundation said there is sufficient information to support the claim the SAM-e provides pain relief. "It actually has been pretty well studied," said Roger Hollister, a pediatric rheumatologist in Denver and member of the foundation's medical staff.  Learn more...

"Tuberculosis disease incidence increased sharply in New York City (NYC) in the late 1980s in children and adults," stated P. Thomas and colleagues, New York City Department of Health.  More...

Link Between Epstein-Barr Virus and Multiple Sclerosis Studied.  More...

Some derivates of licorice root have been shown to demonstrate estrogenic properties. Moreover, some of those derivatives have been shown to express anti-tumor properties.  More...

New research suggests that emissions from the plastic of your computer's video monitor may be affecting your health, according to a Swedish study presented in the journal Environmental Science & TechnologyMore...

Studies have now established that estrogen is a principal sex steroid that regulates bone resorption, or bone breakdown, in normal elderly men.  More...

A new study published in the American Journal of Medical Genetics is the first to look at the prevalence of mullerian duct abnormalities (i.e., anomalies of the uterus) in girls and women having ultrasound examinations for reasons unrelated to uterine abnormalities.  More...

MSNBC did a write-up on "Easing Endometriosis".  Click here, to view it.

MSNBC investigation reveals that complications from
endometriosis surgery were not reported in medical journal.  Here...

Endo search results on MedScape, click here (there are several articles of interest).

Histological Diagnosis Important In Women With Chronic Pelvic Pain, Endometriosis....more here.

Ovarian Endometriosis Linked to Ovarian Cancer.  Click here.