Dr. Kyung Rhee, a clinical instructor and research fellow at Boston University School of Medicine said children of strict parents had five times the risk of being overweight compared to children of authoritative [a more diplomatic style] mothers.

Rhee says, authoritarian parents are described as strict disciplinarians, while authoritative parents are more respectful of a child's opinions and thoughts while maintaining boundaries

A study conducted by researchers at Tufts University in Boston reveals that obesity is more prevalent in women who were unsure of making it for a meal for the next day.

The study is based on a federal health survey between 1999 and 2002 conducted on nearly 9,700 men and women who answered questions about their health, demographics and their family's level of food security

The No.1 cancer killer for women is lung cancer and major studies show the disease acts diversely when compared to men.

CNN reports that research suggests women may absorb more cancer-causing chemicals from cigarettes and become sick after smoking less

Researchers at various institutes are studying difference in behavior of lung cancer in different genders and exploring whether estrogen is the key reason behind the disparity.

According to a report by The Associated Press, Dr. Kathy Albain, a lung cancer specialist at Loyola University Health System says that understanding the biology behind the gender differences in lung cancer could lead to improved treatment for the pulmonary disease

Bangladesh has attained progress in some sectors, but it still has many challenges to address in the health sector to become an advanced country, said Executive Director of the UNFPA Ms Thoraya Obaid summing up her firsthand appraisal of the overall situation.

She said population controlling, reducing child and maternal motility rate, empowerment of women, gender equality and increasing access to education and primary healthcare services are the remarkable progress over the years