May 17, 2012
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May 17, 2012
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Features and tips devoted to common women’s health issues.
Winter is afoot. The snow is falling and cold and flu season is in full swing. Instead of waiting for the symptoms to appear, take a proactive stance to stay healthy this season.
Metabolic syndrome (formerly referred to as syndrome X) is not a disease, but a group of risk factors that occur together and increase the risk for heart attack, stroke, and diabetes. These risk factors are: abdominal fat, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar levels.
Water, water everywhere—but are you drinking enough? Here in the developed world, we’re blessed with an abundance of clean water, but that doesn’t mean we’re getting our fill.
We all know that regular exercise is critical for health and wellbeing, but if you needed another reason to get up and move, here it is—the results of a new study indicate that women who regularly sit for long periods of time are two to three times more likely to develop a deadly blood clot in the lungs.
Obesity is a major cause of early death in women, according to the results of a study published in the British Medical Journal. The study found that lower income women were more likely to be obese and at a higher risk of early death, regardless of other risk factors such as smoking.
Women with untreated celiac disease may go through menopause earlier and have a higher risk of some pregnancy complications than women without the disease or women who have been diagnosed and treated, according to the results of a recent study.
Postmenopausal women who suffer from chronic constipation may be at a higher risk for cardiovascular disease than their more “regular” counterparts, according to the results of a study published in The American Journal of Medicine.
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who has the strongest bone density of all? That’s right—a glance in the mirror may reveal clues regarding your bone health. Your skin may cover your skeleton, but it holds clues to what lies beneath.
Overweight or obese women who lose more than 15 percent of their body weight experience significant increases in circulating levels of vitamin D, according to a study published in the online edition of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Alcohol poses a misleading conundrum—it appears to make you drowsy, but actually interferes with quality sleep, leaving you groggy and sleep-deprived the next day. Now new research indicates that alcohol causes more sleep problems for women than men, possibly as a result of differences in metabolism.
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