WOMEN'S HEALTH
9 Lifestyle changes lowering risk of breast cancer
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It is estimated that in 2017, there will be 252,710 new cases of the disease with one in eight women who will develop invasive breast cancer in their lifetime.
Read MoreHeart disease: A top concern for women with diabetes
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The American Diabetes Association states that one in three women will die of heart disease compared to one in nine women dying of breast cancer.
Read MoreWomen: Don’t ignore these 7 “down-there” symptoms
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However, if the problem happens to coincide with their more ‘intimate’ parts, they may refrain, pretend it’s not a big deal, or ignore addressing sexual warning signs signaling a health issue needing attention.
Read MoreMaintaining healthy skin after menopause
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However, that does not mean you have to simply give up and believe there is nothing to prevent that.
Read More8 Ways to relieve painful menstrual cramps
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Yet about 40% of all women will experience wrenching pain and extreme discomfort when their period arrives known as menstrual cramps.
Read MoreWhy menopause puts women at risk for hypertension
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This unexpected and unwelcomed transition often occurs when women enter their 50s and 60s, which coincides with menopause.
Read MoreRaising awareness of endometriosis
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This sometimes painful problem does not always cause symptoms and is usually not considered to be dangerous.
Read MoreWomen taking charge of reproductive and sexual health
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Women and their babies are uniquely vulnerable to the consequences of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). STDs such as chlamydia and gonorrhea disproportionately affect women because early infection may be asymptomatic and, if untreated, infection may infiltrate the upper reproductive tract resulting in pelvic inflammatory disease (PID).
Read More10 possible warning signs of endometriosis
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Endometriosis is an often painful disorder women experience with symptoms varying from woman to woman.
Read MoreWhat does having ‘dense breasts’ mean?
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To understand what the term dense breasts mean, it helps to have an understanding of the make-up of breast tissue. Breasts are mainly made up of four kinds of tissue.
Read MoreSigns you may have an ovarian cyst
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By the time she reaches puberty, the number of eggs in each ovary has dwindled to a mere 200,000 to 400,000 with approximately only 300 to 500 of those eggs that will develop and be released during ovulation.
Read More7 Foods helping women stay cancer free
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Carrying excess body fat can increase the amount of hormones in your body which can promote cancer cell growth, and can increase a woman’s risk of breast and endometrial cancers
Read MoreWhy heart disease is a woman’s issue
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About 1 in 4 deaths of women is heart related making heart disease the leading cause of death for women in the United States.
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Acupressure brings relief to breast cancer survivors
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These difficulties are often two to four times higher than women of the same age who have not been diagnosed with breast cancer.
Read MoreManaging menopausal mood swings
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One day they feel perfectly fine but the next day out of nowhere, their mood can switch on a dime from feeling great to feeling miserable.
Read MoreWhat women should know about cervical cancer
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The other screening test for cervical cancer is the HPV (human papillomavirus) test. HPV tests can find any of the high-risk types of HPV that are commonly found in cervical cancer.
Read More8 common myths about breast cancer
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Here are some common mistaken beliefs that have circulated over time that women no longer need to accept as the truth:
Read MoreSurprising facts women should know about their heart
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Although heart disease is sometimes thought as a “man’s disease,” around the same number of women and men die each year of this disease in the United States.
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