Connie Lauerman

Once Viagra went on the market to treat impotence in men, more women went to their doctors asking, "What about us?" Now Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals is seeking participants for...

Local not-for-profit organizations that help women and girls have taken a financial hit in the wake of the economic recession, which was worsened by the impact of the September terrorist...

A new national survey revealed that, while most women have positive experiences with the health-care system, a sizeable share faced problems, especially minority women, the uninsured and those with low...

As the principal portrait photographer for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio in the 1920s, Ruth Harriet Louise was the woman behind the most widely reproduced photographic images of early film stars Greta...

Add asthma to the list of medical problems that have a greater impact on women than they do on men. The estimated national prevalence for asthma during 2000 was 9.1...

Ms. magazine, nearly 30 years old, and the Feminist Majority Foundation, 15, are getting hitched. The foundation, a feminist research and activist organization, will assume ownership of Liberty Media for...

Many people suffering from depression rely on their primary-care physicians for treatment, but a new study reveals that a communication gap between doctors and patients may be preventing patients from...

If those technology stocks you thought were a sure thing or that hot-list mutual fund tanked, you felt awful, right? In Dan Ariely's view, feeling bad or good about the...

Evidence about the benefits of breast-feeding for both babies and mothers continues to mount. For example, low birth-weight infants who are breast-fed or given breast milk appear to have slightly...

Inspired by an old friend who declared that she was not the same person she used to be, University of Arkansas psychologist James Lampinen decided to find out how common...