Your man probably takes better care of his car than he pays attention to his health. Many men don’t think about their health maintenance and they often ignore warning signs related to their health. Preventive medicine and early detection often ...
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Diabetes During Menopause
American Diabetes alert day is March 22. The fourth Tuesday of this month will be designated by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) to raise awareness of the seriousness of diabetes. They provide a test on their website to determine whether ...
Read More »Living With Osteoarthritis
Four real women take charge of their lives. Millions of women across the country experience the effects of osteoarthritis (OA) in their daily lives. When routine activities, such as sleeping, climbing stairs, getting in and out of the car, sitting ...
Read More »Cleaning Up the Controversy on Calcium Supplements
According to the latest studies, it may be time to clean out your medicine cabinet and toss out those calcium pills. Calcium supplements aren’t as beneficial as we once thought they were and may actually now be more harmful. Older ...
Read More »Dietary Supplements: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
Americans are crazy for their vitamins and supplements. Last year alone, we spent $26.7 billion on vitamins, minerals, herbs, botanicals, amino acids and other dietary supplements. These days, pharmacy shelves, grocery stores and the internet offer a vast array of ...
Read More »It's Your Time: National Women's Health Week Kicks Off May 10, 2010
May 10, 2010 kicked off National Women’s Health Week (NWHW) with this year’s theme of, “It’s Your Time”. Designated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women’s Health, NWHW is a week set aside to empower ...
Read More »Exploring Our Expanding Healthcare
The political and historical significance of March 21, 2010 will always be remembered in our country as the day health care expanded coverage to 30 million additional Americans. Known as HR 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is ...
Read More »The Inside Line on Gallstones
You may have gallstones and not even know it! You can spend your entire life with silent stones (those without symptoms) and never have to worry about them. Gallstones can be smaller than a grain of sand or as large ...
Read More »Hormones, Headaches, Migraines and Menopause
Headaches can really hit you like a ton of bricks without any warning whatsoever. For as many as 50 million people in North America, severe headaches can be completely debilitating and greatly interferes with their quality of life. Common types ...
Read More »Sticks and Stones and Breaking Bones: Exercise and Diet to Prevent Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a disease of the bones. People with osteoporosis have bones that are weak and break easily. Unfortunately, osteoporosis has no symptoms until a bone breaks. Almost all 206 bones in your body can break. Some break easier and ...
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