Do you live in a healthy city? The editors at Self (one of my favorite magazines) have compiled a list of the Best Places for Women. Gathering more than 6,000 pieces of information in 50 categories,...
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According to recent study, pregnant woman are exposing their unborn children to high doses of radiation by receiving high-tech imaging exams. This exposure is higher than those reported ten years ago....
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As if the risk of contracting breast cancer wasn't high enough. According to a recent study, women who live in urban tend to have more dense breast tissue, thus increasing the risk of breast...
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An article in Science Daily talks about the prevalence of osteoporosis:"Ten million people in the United States are estimated to already have bone diseases, and almost 34 million more are...
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by Terah Shelton on November 23, 2007
Ok, I admit it. I probably ate too much yesterday. And if you're like me, you are regretting the food choices you made. However, there's hope for me and you. Recent studies have show that...
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Just had a baby and need to lose a few extra pounds? Besides a balanced meal plan and exercise, try adding more sleep to your daily routine. According to a study at the Harvard Medical School, women...
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Do you love chocolate? You're definitely not alone. Take, for instance, Deborah, who blogs about being a chocoholic. She has this to say about chocolate:"Some of us dream about it, crave it,...
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A recent article in Health and Wellness tells us that there are three important steps you should take to improve your fibromyalgia. These steps are:"Reduce your stress, improve your sleep, and...
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Thanksgiving is a time for fellowship, giving thanks for the good things that have come to us, and a time for feasting. After that big Thanksgiving supper. you may find yourself becoming sleepy. Not...
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It looks like it's time to start the safe sex campaigns again. Why? Because according to officials at the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, one million new cases of chlamydia were report....
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by Terah Shelton on November 15, 2007
Well, here it is, the article we have all been waiting for: How to lose 10 pounds without trying. Nutritionist and Today contributor, Joy Bauer shares her secrets to shedding those unwanted pounds. It...
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Okay, let's recap what we've learned about breastfeeding. We now know breastfeeding does not cause sagging breasts. That breastfeeding can help reduce a child's risk for developing...
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More good news for women who decide to breastfeed, a topic we've covered a few times over the past two weeks. In a study by the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology in Dallas, women...
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We've discussed alcohol and pregnancy on this blog a few times. However, according to an article in Archives of General Psychiatry, women who drink while pregnant is more likely to have a child...
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According to an an article from HealthDay News,"Botox seems to relieve shoulder pain in arthritis sufferers, a preliminary study found."Botox is also used to treat wrinkles, bladder...
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A few years ago, I asked my mother (whose a nurse) about human papillomavirus or HPV. I had never heard of it, but my doctor mentioned it to me. Unfortunately, it's a disease very few women know...
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Ladies, we may need to rethink our form of birth control. According to researchers at the Ghent University in Belgium, women who take - or have ever taken - birth controls face an increased risk of...
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It's no secret in a few years I'm going to have a hysterectomy. Every woman in my family has had one sometime in their mid-thirties. That number will approach me in six months. The difference...
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Ivanhoe's Medical Breakthroughs asks "Can We Live Forever?" Would you even want to? No matter who advanced medicine is, old age brings aches and stiffness. Bodies wears out, some faster...
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Now that we know breastfeeding does not cause sagging breasts, today, we learned that children who were breastfed having higher IQs. For years, doctors have stressed the importance of breastfeeding...
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For those of you who remember me from three or four months ago, a brief explanation of my absence. I began suffering from severe back and abdominal pains in June. I was hospitalized several times. In...
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