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    Emma Gray

    Emma Gray

    Senior Women's Reporter, HuffPost

  • Woman Says Andrew Yang Fired Her For Being Married

    The 2020 presidential candidate allegedly told Kimberly Watkins she "wouldn't want to continue working as hard."

  • Garnier Tries To Scare 'Fatigued' Working Moms Into Buying Beauty Products

    As if professional women don't have enough to worry about, a new Garnier ad suggests busy moms should feel guilty about their aging skin. The March spot from Garnier International follows a working mom from the beginning of her day to the end of it.

  • Breast Cancer: How Far Have We Come?

    Thanks to the billions of dollars raised for research, we are starting to win the war against breast cancer. "The progress we’ve made over the last 20 years has changed the face of the disease for American women," says Freya Schnabel, M.D., director of breast surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center. Soon, a look at your breast fluids (including breast milk!) may reveal your chances of developing cancer -- alerting you if you need to go in for screenings earlier, and possibly helping you catch the disease sooner.

  • '50/50' Showcases Relationship Between Art And Cancer

    Starring Seth Rogen and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, the movie is both heartbreaking and hilarious, somehow fitting the full range of human emotion into an hour and 40 minutes. “50/50” was penned by screenwriter Will Reiser, real-life best friend to Seth Rogen, based on his own experience battling spinal cancer -- with which he was diagnosed at the age of 24. The pair began discussing the idea for the film while Reiser was still undergoing treatment, and spent the last few years bringing it to fruition.

  • Why Nighttime Calories Are Worse For Your Waist

    Several studies have found that getting at least six hours of sleep appears to help us maintain a healthier weight. Researchers now know that brain hormones and chemicals responsible for hunger and fullness are closely tied to our natural circadian rhythms.

  • Arsenic In Juice: How Concerned Should Parents Be?

    "Some of the best-known brands in America have arsenic in their apple juice." When Dr. Mehmet Oz announced this on the September 13 episode of "The Dr. Oz Show," he set off a national controversy over the safety of apple juice -- a beverage long presented as one of America's classic kids' drinks. Dr. Oz, a television personality and cardiothoracic surgeon, and his team conducted independent research on apple juice samples from five of the most popular juice makers -- Minute Maid, Mott's, Juicy Juice, Apple and Eve and Gerber. Of the 36 samples that Dr. Oz tested, 10 were reported to have higher levels of total arsenic than 10 parts per billion -- the level allowed in drinking water by the EPA.

  • Is It Healthy To Take Your Pets To Work?

    For years, pets have been used in various health-related companion programs. The most obvious example is service dogs for the blind, although dogs have also been proven to be effective companions for autistic children -- having a calming effect and even allowing some children to adjust their medications. Other health benefits of having animal friends around include a better ability to regulate one’s blood pressure, a correlation with physical fitness and even depression-fighting qualities. Something that hasn’t received a lot of attention, however, is the idea of pets in the work place.

  • Deepak Chopra, Fran Drescher Talk Women's Health

    This past week Chopra -- a HuffPost blogger and an internationally recognized doctor, public speaker and writer -- led discussions with several celebrity activists, including Russell Simmons and Mark Ruffalo, about the causes that they hold dear. Thursday evening’s event included conversations with both Fran Drescher and surprise guest 50 Cent (a.k.a. Fran Drescher’s conversation centered around healthy living, delving into her life, her struggle with uterine cancer and her quest to push women to be medical consumers, rather than passive patients.

  • Just How 'Germy' Is A Kiss?

    Just how “germy” is a kiss -- and are those germs good or bad for us? Since our bodies are made up of 10 times more bacteria than actual human cells, it’s no surprise that an act of physical intimacy such as kissing would result in a germy exchange. “Kissing really has a purpose, and in doing so, there is an exchange of microorganisms,” says Dr. Philip M. Tierno, Jr., Director of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology at the NYU Langone Medical Center.

  • GIVEAWAY: What's Your Sleep Motivation?

    Since the beginning of August, members of The Huffington Post/AOL community have engaged in some serious "sleep therapy," radically rethinking their own sleep habits and examining the true importance of a good night's rest. Now that our Great Wake Up Program has come to a close, we want to bring the power of better sleep to the people -- that means you! You have FIVE (yes, we said five) chances to win this giveaway! Five lucky individuals will win a LARK unit and a Pro access code -- retailed at $159. Each LARK unit includes a Silent Un-Alarm Clock and a Sleep Sensor, as well as a cradle to charge both the wristband and your phone.

  • Is Overweight The New Normal Weight?

    There are many reasons why overweight and obesity are such problems right now. While national surveys show that 67 percent of Americans are overweight or obese, a new survey of 1,000 Americans by Russell Research commissioned by Pollock Communications, showed that only 52 percent of Americans believe they are overweight. This lack of reality around body weight and diet is considered to be one of the many barriers in the nation’s growing obesity epidemic.

  • Can Kombucha Help Your Skin?

    Known as the "Champagne of Life," "Tea Fungus" and "T'Chai from the Sea," kombucha is a foodie health trend with staying power. Kombucha itself is a type of yeast, although it is most commonly used -- and ingested -- in fermented tea form. The trend has spurred DIY-fermentation classes in Brooklyn, paparazzi photographs of celebrities such as Mary-Kate Olsen and Orlando Bloom indulging in the beverage, and kombucha drinks marketed by major tea companies such as Tazo, Honest Tea and Celestial Seasonings.

  • 'How I Got Healthier -- And Stayed That Way'

    Inevitably, much of our conversation focused on food and fitness (and dogs!), but one of the most interesting conversations we had was about weight loss. All of our weight-loss stories were different, but it seemed that the key to successful weight loss was slow and steady progress on the scale by making lifestyle changes with regard to healthy eating and exercise. Not a single person mentioned having (long-term) success with a fad diet.

  • Orthorexia: Too Much Of A Healthy Thing?

    Orthorexia -- or an obsession with healthy eating -- is a term that was coined by Steven Bratman, M.D. (a specialist in alternative medicine) in 1997 and has received an increasing amount of media (and scientific) attention over the last few years. Orthorexia is not a clinical term, and it has not been officially defined as a mental disorder or been given a place in the American Psychiatric Association’s DSM-IV. A couple of the nutritionists that we reached out to had never encountered this type of disordered behavior and remarked that most of their clients had the opposite issue.

  • The X (Ray) Factor: Striking A Safer Radiation Balance

    Since the mid-90s, the use of CT scans in the ER has skyrocketed, according to a new study conducted by the University of Michigan Health System. The review of hospital data from 1996 through 2007 examined national trends in the use of CT scans and found that the use of computed tomography scans in emergency rooms increased a stunning 330 percent in just 12 years. “It’s enough so that these days -- and it’s even grown since 2007 -- about 1 in 7 patients in the ER get a CT scan,” says Keith Kocher, M.D., M.P.H., clinical lecturer at U of M’s Department of Emergency Medicine and first author on the study.

  • 11 Sneaky Reasons Your Hair Is Falling Out

    Not only is August the last month of summer, but it's also National Hair Loss Awareness Month -- who knew? According to the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), hereditary hair loss alone affects more than 80 million men and women in the United States. A different survey referenced in “Women and Hair Loss: A Physician’s Perspective,” written by president and CEO of the Hair Foundation, Dr. Matt Leavitt, found that 43 percent of women are at least “somewhat concerned” about hair loss.

  • Not a Girls Club: 14 Tips For Dealing With Male Incontinence

    About 25 million Americans have urinary incontinence. It's estimated that three-fourths are women, but that leaves more than five million men with bladder problems. Men can have incontinence due to an enlarged prostate or prostate surgery, but other causes may play a role too.

  • How To Find Your Feel-Great Weight

    For me, the most important factor in finding my FGW was not obsessing about the number on the scale. When I first starting losing weight, I thought that seeing a specific number on the scale would make me happy. Instead of viewing my FGW as a particular number, I now view it as a feeling that encompasses many aspects of my life.

  • Tapeworms For Weight Loss And Other Bygone Health Ads

    Sexism aside, the campaign is clearly a product of the times, reflecting back to its audience current conceptions and research surrounding a specific health issue. The same can be said for any health advertisement or public service announcement. This got us thinking about health ads from days (and decades) gone by.

  • Margarine vs. Butter: Nutrition Face-Off

    Years ago, butter was a no-no. Vegetable-oil-based margarines surged in popularity as doctors began to understand the dangers of saturated fat. Some margarines have unhealthy trans fats, while others have confusing health claims. The American Heart Association suggests buying soft, trans-fat-free spreads instead of regular butter or stick margarine.