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The incidence of breast cancer is increasing globally, affecting younger women, especially those under 50 years of age. The increase in breast cancer is attributed to factors such as delaying…
News reports said that residential buildings in the northern city of Kharkiv had been hit, killing one and injuring 16, quoting the city’s mayor. Four children were wounded, with images…
Tokyo: Experts say that women who suffer from depression are more likely to develop heart disease than men. A study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology…
Arizona: A new study has found that postmenopausal women who take vitamin D and calcium supplements have an increased risk of dying from heart disease. According to research published in…
— File photo You have often heard that 7 to 8 hours of sleep a day is essential to function optimally. However, this is not the case for women, rather…
Karachi: Psychologists say that the rate of mental illness is increasing in women in Pakistan as compared to men, but unfortunately, women neglect mental health due to the busyness of…
Released on Friday, coinciding with International Women’s Day, the data compiled by UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) shows that the pace of progress against FGM remains slow and woefully off track…
Here is a brief five-point guide to this high-profile UN event. 1. Pushing for action for eight decades The work of the Commission began in 1946, days after the UN…
Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, Roza Otunbayeva, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG), said that recent arbitrary arrest of Afghan women for alleged Islamic dress code violations was having…
The global proportion of women in the world’s voting chambers inched up to 26.9 per cent on the back of elections and appointments through the year, the international organization said…