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Posted in Health, Wellness, Women's Health on Nov 27th, 2009
It’s Black Friday, and people are out shopping, which means touching clothes, appliances, cameras and other techno devices. It also means lots of germs on our hands.
What’s best…hand washing or hand sanitizer?
Here’s everything you need to know about hand sanitizer: How it works, how much it protects you and when to use it.
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Posted in Health, Wellness, Women's Health on Nov 26th, 2009
Best wishes for a very Happy Thanksgiving with family and friends.
Posted in Health, Wellness, Women's Health on Nov 22nd, 2009
Women in their 40s should not get routine mammograms for early detection of breast cancer, according to updated guidelines set forth by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
More controversy is stirring involving a very important screening test for women. Mammography has been under a lot of criticism for decades, and now even more since a [...]
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH) is when the prostate gland that sits right below the bladder becomes enlarged. This is common when a man ages. When this gland enlarges, it causes obstruction of urine. The symptoms vary, but the most common problems include interrupted urine stream, urgency and leaking, and more frequent urination, especially at night.
There [...]
Posted in Health, Wellness, Women's Health on Nov 8th, 2009
The fact is that there are 30 million Americans that suffer from migraines; the majority of them being women. Women on birth control pills have a 5-fold increase in stroke if they have migraine with aura. Other risk factors for stroke include hypertension, smoking, obesity, high cholesterol and history of stroke or heart attack.
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Posted in Health, Wellness, Women's Health on Nov 3rd, 2009
Whether it’s organic or non-organic, Bisphenol A (BPA) can be found in commonly purchased foods such as soups, canned vegetables, and baby formulas. Unfortunately, even though some products may be labeled BPA-free, that’s not to be trusted.
BPA is a chemical in hard plastics, including baby bottles and Nalgene-bottles, linings of cans and even sealants [...]
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