Having great skin is one of the things that easily scores you beauty points. Women around the world know this, and so are very much concerned with how their skin appears. This means not just keeping your face acne-free, but being able to showing off a nice and even skin tone. Having an evenly tanned [...]
At any stage of pregnancy, bleeding is abnormal, and so are excessive discharge and acute abdominal pain. It may be due to many cases, so, professional advice should be sought. An abortion is the discarding by the uterus of the products of conception before the 24th week of pregnancy. It is no different to a [...]
The most common thyroid illness affecting women today are either hypothyroidism or underactive thyroid. It may even progress to more serious problems such as hypertension, osteoporosis, arthritis, lung cancer, and even cardiovascular diseases. Also, any woman with a low thyroid function will risk her child’s health if ever she becomes pregnant. Check yourself now if [...]
Dairy industries convince us all the time that drinking milk will keep our bones strong. They say this is done to prevent osteoporosis. However, there is a 12-year Harvard study that says women who took their calcium from dairy products were actually found out to have more broken bones that those women who rarely take [...]
Migraines is a growing concern especially with women who are approaching or in their menopausal stage, often a symptom of age. Lifestyle modifications such as the avoidance of migraine “triggers” has resulted not only in lowering the occurrence of the said pain but also lowers the risk of contracting breast cancer. Most known migraine triggers [...]
Researchers have identified the genetic function that allows cancer cells to migrate into the bones even after years of treatment which ultimately leads to recurrence. The goal is to identify this trigger or mechanism and to find a way of cutting off the ability of the cancer cells to migrate hence killing them before they [...]
Though the two may be distant health issues, they are related according to scientists who have found that women with more children are more likely to suffer from severe teeth loss or even teeth problems due to behavioral and biological changes experienced during pregnancy. Gingivitis is a common problem of pregnant women due to certain [...]
This is such in the US where a lot of minority women often distrust medical technology and the system as a whole based on studies done through surveys and interviews. The notion that they are being treated differently and are being misdiagnosed are truly exaggerated and false with the exception fro some cases that are [...]
This is according to a study done in the US that looked upon a link between abuse during childhood and adult health care costs. Everything from mental, physical and even psychological issues tends to magnify the need for care in adult life making them one of the major costs for the health care system. Several [...]
Many women are facing problems with health care access mainly due to religious beliefs that are preventing them from getting the best options in terms of health care. Many cases have been reported of pharmacists refusing to sell products due to beliefs, hospitals who’s doctors couldn’t do their jobs because their patient’s beliefs prevent them [...]