How To Control Diabetes and Heart Disease
Heart diseases encompass a broad spectrum of diagnoses including high blood pressure, heart attacks, stroke, coronary artery disease, and congestive heart failure. According to the American Heart Association, heart disease remains a leading cause of death among women in the United States. It is most commonly caused by plaque buildup within the arteries, which results […]
Obesity And Getting Pregnant
Doctors have always known that women who are obese have a more difficult time getting pregnant and often don’t ovulate regularly. A small study recently released reinforces the idea that weight loss can help the ovaries to begin to cycle regularly. The study looked at obese infertile women and divided them into two different groups. […]
Could Losing Weight Be A Future Treatment For Breast Cancer?
In the future, a part of treatment for breast cancer could be to lose weight. A new study beginning this summer will track 3200 overweight women who have recently been diagnosed with Stage 2 or 3 breast cancer. The goal for the women will be to lose 10 percent of their body weight over 2 […]
Yearly Exams In The News Again
The headlines on the morning news shows screamed, “Yearly Pelvic Exams May Be Unnecessary?” Unless you stuck around for the story buried somewhere in the second hour, you may be confused by the headline. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is calling for researchers to provide the Task Force with additional information. They are not […]
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