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Up to a third of breast cancer cases in Western countries could be avoided if women ate less and exercised more, researchers at a breast cancer conference said Thursday — comments that could ignite heated discussions among victims and advocates.

LaShonda Durden had just given birth to her second child. She was two weeks back from maternity leave when her supervisor called her into her office.

Only 14 women in the world have earned their own 10-figure fortunes, and half of them struck it rich in China.

In today’s job market, many good-paying jobs are being lost but aren't being replaced. As a result, some workers are finding they need more than one job to make ends meet.

Women who took the birth control pill beginning in the late 1960s lived longer than those never on the pill, a new study says.

A Pennsylvania woman has been indicted for conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and kill a person in a foreign country, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.

Tina Charles, Maya Moore and the latest Connecticut Huskies dynasty now has its own place in the record books....

First-of-its-kind program in a U.S. city is designed to help women guard against HIV/AIDS infection.

Women flying All Nippon Airways will have a toilet all to themselves from next month, with the airline designating one restroom on most international routes as female-only.

Lindsay Lohan said Samantha Ronson is the only woman for her -- and if she doesn't reunite with the celebrity DJ, the young actress would date men.