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Living Well

All forms of smoking are bad for you
Alternative therapies to quit smoking
Antibacterial products: can you be too clean?
Are cellular phones dangerous to your health?
Boutique options offer greater choice in medical care
BPA raising concerns
Computing in comfort
Control the craving to smoke
Coping with fatigue from chemotherapy
Coping with hair loss from chemotherapy
Dealing with hair loss in women
Diabetes and alcohol: caution when mixing
Domestic violence: recognizing abuse
Eat well, exercise well, be well: dietary and fitness guidelines
E-cigarettes: a safe substitute for smokers?
Facts about fibroids
Feathering your empty nest
Fighting period fatigue
Fluoride and your bones: a mixed bag
Good intentions gone awry: how to keep your health habits in balance
Having trouble catching those z's?
Health is the whole…body, mind, and soul
Health problems linked to where you live
Health spending accounts: a complement to regular health insurance
How your clothes protect you from the sun
Interpreting prescription drug advertising
Job-related weight gain: battling the bulge at work
Managing symptoms of menopause
Mastalgia
Mastalgia: benign breast pain
Napping: medicine for the weary
Natural tips for better sleep
No more sleepless nights: dealing with insomnia
Ordering your own lab tests
Permanent makeup: why and how?
Protect your skin: how to avoid sun exposure
Quitting smoking after a heart attack
Reasons to quit smoking
Safe bet: seat belts improve your odds
Sleep: are you getting enough?
Sun exposure: finding a balance
Sunless tanning: What are your options?
Support for smokers wanting to quit
Symptoms of menopause: could your thyroid be the cause?
Teeth whitening: what are your options?
The American Heart Association’s guidelines for women
The hygiene hypothesis: how valid is it?
The role of family medical history in your health
Tips for getting a good night sleep
Tips on coping with anemia related to chemotherapy
Understanding hair loss
Using cosmetics safely
Vitamin D: let the sun shine?
When a loved one has chronic fatigue syndrome or fibromyalgia
Women's health myths
Your body fat percentage: what does it mean?

Prevention Practice

Achieving and maintaining a healthful weight
Antibacterial products: can you be too clean?
Are you allergic to your jewelry?
Breast cancer screening: research and guidelines
Breast self-exam (BSE)
Brush your teeth—it’s good for your heart
Cancer tests that can save your life
Cholesterol and your heart: what's new?
Decision making tool: should I have a mammogram?
Diabetes and cardiovascular disease: what’s the link?
Do you have prehypertension?
Fibrocystic breast changes: lumps that are normal
FluMist: a painless option to the annual flu shot
Foot problems: could you be wearing the wrong shoes?
Health screenings for women
Heart attack in women (myocardial infarction)
High blood pressure linked to inflammation
How to wash your hands properly
HPV DNA testing approved for cervical cancer screening
Irritable bowel syndrome: strategies for managing a complex condition
Isolation precautions
Learn your diabetic ABCs
Lowering heart disease risk is more than just lowering your cholesterol number
Metal toxicity: your brain under siege
New recommendations to prevent high blood pressure
Preventing errors and infections during surgery: steps for hospital staff and patients
Preventing infections in the hospital: steps for hospital staff and patients
Preventing liver disease
Real-life stories of weight loss
Reducing your risk of heart disease when you have diabetes
Skin self-exam
Stay safe and sound with self-defense
The immune system and organ transplant: what you should know
The latest in breast cancer screening: computer-aided mammography
Tips to help you stop smoking
Toxic shock syndrome: tampons and more
Ulcers and the bacteria that causes it
Watch your back
Ways to prevent osteoporosis
Why you should be smoke-free for surgery
Women's health myths

Treatment and Medication

A look at thyroid disease
Alternative therapies for allergies
Antibiotics: to prescribe or not prescribe?
Appendicitis: what you need to know
Autoimmune disease and women
Bone mineral density testing: who needs it?
Botulism: killer or wonder drug?
Cold medicines
Cosmetic "non-surgery"
Cosmetic surgery: a rundown of procedures
Easing a headache the natural way
Fulvestrant–another option for breast cancer treatment
Genetic testing: look before you leap
Ghrelin, the hunger hormone: could it be the key to weight loss?
Health check-ups for women
Health insurance: choosing the plan that's right for you
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT): does it reduce heart disease risk in postmenopausal women?
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
Hormone replacement therapy: a look at the options
How to choose a therapist or counselor
How to safely dispose of medications
In search of the perfect physician
Islet-cell transplants: the end of insulin shots?
Liposuction: weighing the risks and benefits
Medical care for the DES daughter
Medication for women with advanced breast cancer
Organ donation: the gift of life
Preventing medical errors
Silicone breast implants: are they safe?
Surgery at the doctor's office: what you need to know
Taking care of your diabetes when you are away from home
Taking care of your diabetes when you are at school or work
Taking care of your diabetes when you are sick
Traveling for treatment: weighing the risks of medical tourism
Treating latex allergy
Variant angina: heart spasms
What can I do about kidney disease?
What you need to know about managing lupus

Fertility and Pregnancy

Baby on the way? Keep smoking at bay
Birth control for breastfeeding women
Bladder control during pregnancy
Breastfeeding and working: you can do it
Breastfeeding successfully
Breastfeeding with breast implants: can you do it?
Cancer treatment and fertility in women
Common discomforts and bodily changes during pregnancy
Dealing with miscarriage
Eating for appropriate weight gain during pregnancy
Group B strep screening: don’t wait until it’s too late
In-home pregnancy tests: your questions answered
Is a cesarean delivery right for you?
Is it safe to eat fish during pregnancy?
Managing symptoms of pregnancy
Medications and pregnancy
Mommy massage: for a healthy, relaxed pregnancy
New dimensions in prenatal ultrasound: 3D and 4D
One couple's triumph over infertility
Pain management during childbirth: what are your options?
Postpartum fitness
Pregnancy and housework: could you be putting your baby at risk?
Pregnancy and sleep: a contradiction in terms?
Pregnancy skin: glowing, stretching, darkening and more
Reducing food-borne risks during pregnancy
Rh explained
The debate over rising rates of cesarean delivery
The flu shot and pregnancy
The labor dispute: epidural or natural childbirth?
True or false: you can predict your baby’s gender by how you carry the pregnancy
Watch out for pregnancy pitfalls after age 40

Sexual Health and Behavior

A less invasive sterilization option for women
Contraception: what are your options?
Dating safety: reducing the risk of date rape
Learning about birth control pills
Lupus and intimacy
Oral contraceptives: risks and benefits
Pregnancy and STDs
Reclaiming sexuality after gynecologic cancer
There is sex after breast cancer
When a woman loses desire: sexual dysfunction in women

Mental Health

Do women handle stress better than men?
Eating disorders: when food and weight take control
Growing up sober: a challenging journey for adult children of alcoholics
Helpful tips: holidays with your children's grandparents
How to choose a therapist or counselor
Now it's time to say goodbye: ending friendships
Parasomnias: things that go bump in the night
Resolving conflicts at work and at home
Taking risks in love and life
True or false: depression and suicide rates rise during the holiday season
Understanding seasonal affective disorder
When your best friend has breast cancer

Exercise and Nutrition

Heart healthy physical activity
A family's guide to tackling eating disorders
Anemia: how food and vitamins can help
Eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables
Exercise for chronic disease relief
Femme fitness: women and performance
Fighting your inner sloth: getting into a daily exercise routine
Finding folate
Foods designed for women: healthful snacks or a marketing ploy?
Gluten-free MyPlate
Health clubs: getting the most for your money
Healthy chocolate: too good to be true?
Heels that hurt
In the kitchen with rosacea
Iron: are you getting enough?
Just how much food is on that plate? Understanding portion control
Kegel exercises
Mind-body walking: medicine for body and spirit
Nutrition and menopause
Pilates: a classic workout for a new body
Soothing the pain of bursitis and tendonitis
Supermarket savvy
The importance of counting carbs if you have diabetes
Walk this way to fitness
Weight loss: what are your options?
What is the glycemic index?
What to eat if you have diabetes
Women running marathons: do benefits outweigh risks?

In her own words:

Living with asthma
Living with breast cancer
Living with endometriosis
Living with fibromyalgia
Living with glaucoma
Living with lupus
Living with menopause
Living with migraines
Living with ovarian cancer
Living with premenstrual syndrome
Living with rheumatoid arthritis
Living with scleroderma

This content is reviewed regularly and is updated when new and relevant evidence is made available. This information is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with questions regarding a medical condition.