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Preventive approach lowers c-section rates A preventive strategy that uses the labor-inducing drug prostaglandin can safely reduce c-section rates.			U.S. health advisers urge flexibility in rules for women taking acne drug Even though women taking the drug still are getting pregnant.

More new mothers in U.S. breast-feed But they turn to infant formula too soon, experts say.			Basic cervical cancer test may help in poor regions A simple method to screen for cancer of the cervix could help reduce the number of cases of the disease in developing countries.

Make-up 101: If it works, don't fix it Beauty is not only skin deep, says beauty writer Rona Berg.				Coffee may slow memory decline in older women More than 3 cups a day helps protect them.

Obesity before pregnancy ups risk of birth defects It more than doubled the likelihood the baby would have spina bifida: Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.			Calcium supplements ward off pregnancy complication The condition, preeclampsia, is defined by high blood pressure and excess protein in the urine.

	Breast implants linked with suicide in study Women who get them are 3 times as likely to commit suicide.		Left-sided breast cancer radiation ups heart risk, says doctor But benefits of radiation therapy still clearly outweigh the risks

	Too thin teens All she wanted was for her sisters to stop calling her 'fat' and 'bimbo'.		A fusion of best Asian therapies For pampering the whole body right down to fingers and toes, check out these two salons.

Hypertension in pregnancy predicts weight gain Women who develop high blood pressure during pregnancy are more likely to gain weight over the following two decades.			Race a factor for common vaginal infection Bacterial vaginosis, the most common type of vaginal infection, occurs when there is an overgrowth of certain bacteria in the vagina.

	Weight loss may foreshadow Alzheimer's in women		Sexually transmitted wart virus ups mouth cancers US health officials estimate that more than a quarter of US girls and women aged 14 to 59 are infected with the human papilloma virus.

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