Breast cancer is most common cancer among women in the United States. Each year, 192,370 new cases of breast cancer occur, and over 40,000 individuals lose their battle. There is no 100% guaranteed prevention, but their are some very easy, preventive steps, which can aid being one less. 1. Healthy Weight: The risk of breast [...]
At this very moment, 20 million people are currently infected. 50% of all individuals who engage in sexual activity in some time in their life, will become infected. Not to worry, there are actually 100 types of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) in this group; most of which can not harm you. 1. The HPV live [...]
Most every infection can be shared by men and women. There is no infection that is distinct to male or females. Even the yeast infection. That’s right, the yeast infection can be contracted by males and females. The yeast infection is contracted through a variety of ways , but it always enters the body in [...]
Thanksgiving has just come to end, the winter months are right around the corner, and you can already feel your skin drying out. This skin crippling dry air can not only age you quicker, but will permanently effect the skin. In order to remain young throughout this holiday season, take this advice. 1. Serum: Instead [...]
Are you suffering with premenstrual symptoms? Forty percent of women deal with PMS so severe that it affects their daily routine. PMS symptoms can include water retention, bloating as well as tender and/or slightly enlarged breasts. PMS can even be so severe that they have been used as a legal defense in murder cases! You [...]
Breast cancer is the most prevalent type of cancer found in women. One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. In 2008, there were 182,460 new cases of invasive breast cancer diagnosed. During that same year, over 67,600 new cases of in situ breast cancer were diagnosed. A total of 40,480 [...]
This form of cancer strikes women at any age though research has found certain pre-existing conditions that predict the possibility of ovarian cancer. The body may throw up signals that allow for effective cancer prevention or family history may increase the risk of developing this type of cancer. Regular screenings and pelvic examinations are required [...]
When you were a child, most likely you remember being told to drink milk and eat dairy products for bone health. For women this was even truer than it may have been for men. And you may have been asking yourself why this was so important. Now, as you age, you are more than likely [...]
If you are a woman who is getting older, you may be looking for ways to turn back the biological clock and increase fertility. This is because a woman’s chances of getting pregnant drop from about 20 percent at age 30 to about 5 percent after the age of 40. As you can see, it [...]
There are so many women out there who are dieting and exercising to excess. And why are they doing this? They are doing this because they have a distorted body image and misconceptions about what men find attractive. Did you know that there is a huge difference between what men find attractive and what women [...]