Breast cancer is known to be the most common type of cancer among women, even more common than skin cancer. The scary thing about breast cancer is that it spreads to the other parts of the body as well. Preventing breast cancer When it comes to prevention, the truth is that there is no kind [...]
Does overweight mean unhealthy? What your BMI isn’t telling you Overweight or skinny fat. Which would you rather be?I bit you didn’t choose overweight right? If you chose skinny fat, here are a few reasons why you may want to think again. The phrase “skinny fat” refers to a person who appears very slim but [...]
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a condition caused by overgrowth of normal vaginal bacteria. It is a common problem in women. It is not a sexually transmitted disease (STD) but it is caused by an imbalance in the vagina. Causes of bacterial vaginosis There is no known actual cause of bacterial vaginosis but there are several [...]
I had a comment on this blog a while back on an article I wrote about hysterectomy and removal of ovaries The comment says: I realize this article is a few years old now, and being a woman that had my “woman hood” stolen from me at age 27(due to hysterectomy), I do appreciated your [...]
Just in case you needed more reasons to lower your cholesterol, here’s one more. If you’re middle-aged and your cholesterol is even slightly raised, your risks of developing Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia and mental deterioration when you get older, increase signigicantly. People who have borderline cholesterol levels between 200 and 239mg/dl were [...]
You’ve probably been hearing about how the month of February is Heart Health month in the U.S. The aim is to increase awareness about heart disease. The American Heart Association’s “Go Red For Women” campaign and “The Heart Truth” campaign are aimed particularly at women. What is Heart Disease? Heart disease is a broad term [...]
One tablet (150mg) of the drug ibandronate (Boniva) a month could help women with postmenopausal osteoporosis. Boniva is related to the drugs Fosamax and Actonel both of which are available to be taken by mouth daily or weekly. All these are all drugs which help to prevent and treat osteoporosis after menopause. Boniva can be [...]
Last month researchers at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center announced that the incidence of breast cancer in the United States had dropped by just over 7% in 2003. This drop came after the WHI brought out a report showing an increase in the risks for breast cancer and stroke for women taking [...]
Fewer American women are having mammograms to screen for breast cancer. This is according to a study carried out by the National Cancer Institute and the Center For Disease Control. The opposite had been the case for 20 years before the period of the study with increasing numbers of women having mammograms each year. Why [...]
African American women are more likely to die from breast cancer than white women. Although black women are less likely than their white counterparts to develop breast cancer, they are more likely to die from it. African American women are also more likely to see their doctor when the disease is at an advanced stage. [...]
