26 h. ago This soothing habit could help you recover from motion sickness

Women, children, and people who suffer from migraines are disproportionately affected by the nausea-inducing condition

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5 d. ago Taliban launch crackdown on Afghanistan’s secret beauty salons

The clandestine businesses – a financial lifeline for many women – have been given a month to cease operationsThe Taliban have issued an order targeting underground beauty salons operating in secret across Afghanistan, warning the women running them that they have one month to stop or face arrest.Officially, all beauty salons were closed by the Taliban in August 2023, shuttering 12,000 businesses with the loss of more than 50,000 female beautician jobs. Yet clandestine salons have continued to operate within communities across the country. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago First EVER treatment for deadly mental health condition suffered by hundreds of thousands of women gets green light: 'This will change lives'

In a move hailed as a 'breakthrough' for women's health, the UK medicines regulator has approved a 14-day pill to treat moderate or severe postnatal depression.

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7 d. ago Medicines regulator approves first new antibiotic for UTIs in almost 30 years

Gepotidacin, also known as Blujepa, can be used by women in the UK who suffer recurring infections, the MHRA said.

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1 week ago My hidden ADHD wreaked havoc on my sex life. I only discovered the truth behind my pain at 45

How many women can say, after 15 years of marriage, that they still have truly urgent lovemaking sessions with their husbands?

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2 w. ago Meet the Afghan girls building robots at home after the Taliban stopped their education

A group of computer science students, whose studies were cut short by the Taliban, speak to Mukhtar Wafayee about their new venture

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3 w. ago 'Please help us': Why Scotland must hear voices of Afghan women suffering under Taliban's gender apartheid

As Susan Dalgety listens to young Afghan women describe how they have been all but erased from society, she begins to cry. But her tears soon turn to anger

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