Menopause isn’t the end of a healthy sex life
Maintaining a robust and healthy sex life is top of the mind for many women as they mature. There are care delivery gaps coming from the shortage of ob-gyn healthcare personnel specializing in menopause alongside advertisers who prey on menopausal women as easy sales targets. These make it tricky for women to find proper support […]
Hair regrowth for women is within reach
The world of beauty and wellness has been waiting for an elixir that could revolutionize hair loss for women. Hair loss isn’t just an external feature that other people see. Mounting evidence points to early or unexpected hair loss as having a significant psychological and social impact on people living from this unfortunate condition. Mounting […]
Diabetes Alert Day: Treatment and Prevention
What is Diabetes Alert Day? Since 1987, the American Diabetes Association has named the 4th Tuesday in March as Diabetes Alert Day. This year it falls on March 28th. Diabetes Alert Day was created as a public “wake-up call” to the seriousness of diabetes and the importance of understanding the associated risks of living with […]
What menopause can do to your heart
It is part of “folk lore” that as men grow older, they become much more susceptible to heart problems. There is little doubt that people believe that men are more likely to develop serious heart disease as they age. In fact, a study conducted by the Harvard Medical School showed that the risks of having […]
January is Thyroid Awareness Month
Every year starts off the cycle of Health Awareness months with the subject of thyroid diseases, deficiencies and disorders. The thyroid is a small butterfly-shaped gland located at the base of the neck that has a major impact on your body’s general health. It produces several hormones that affect how all other organs and cells […]
Are there sleep disorders that only affect women?
Having difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep? Or perhaps you wake up just as tired in the morning as when you went to bed, even though you had the requisite “eight hours of shut-eye.” There is a whole field of study of the disorder called insomnia. It deals with sleep disorders, and some do train […]
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Every year since 1985, organizations, research facilities and medical specialists across the US have combined to bring the issue of breast cancer into focus. This year, the theme of the month is for the nation to RISE AND RALLY in support of all the people who suffer from breast cancer, and to ensure that resources […]
Understanding and treating PMADs (perinatal mood and anxiety disorders)
For many years, people have been aware of perinatal mood disorders (PMADs), which refer to mood changes that mothers experience during and after childbirth. The challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic have brought more attention to this issue. New guidelines now provide advice on understanding and treating PMADs more effectively and even preventing them from occurring […]
Uterine Cancer Is on the Rise
Several reports have been published in the past few months saying that the rate of uterine cancer has risen significantly over the past decade in the US. More importantly, the death rate in women diagnosed with this cancer has also increased. As reported in the New York Times in June 2022, the incidence has risen […]
World Breastfeeding Week
Last week was World Breastfeeding Week (WBW), it is held every year at the beginning of August as an annual celebration to promote breastfeeding for newborns for at least the first six months of their lives. The evidence is that this yields many health benefits, provides critical nutrition, and protects them from diseases such as […]
