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Depression impairs social, physical and emotional functioning and is oftentimes a precipitating factor in suicide. Depression is twice as common in women as it is in men. More ›
Research shows that women can lower their heart disease risk enormously – by 82 percent – simply by leading a healthy lifestyle. More ›
Heart disease kills six times as many women as breast cancer – however, more than 60 percent of women believe their biggest health threat is breast cancer. More ›
Mammography is a woman’s best defense against breast cancer because it can detect the disease in its early stages, even before it can be felt during a breast examination. Mammograms should be performed as part of a regular physical exam. More ›
Osteoporosis, a bone-thinning disease, affects 10 million Americans – eight million of whom are women, according to the National Institutes of Health. More ›
It’s important to understand what triggers stress, how to manage it and when to seek professional help. Stress is your body's reaction to the constant demands of the world, and stressors are events or conditions in your surroundings which may trigger stress. More ›
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women. More than 500,000 women die annually from cardiovascular disease, more than from cancer, lung disease, osteoporotic fractures, AIDS and accidents combined.ype the text here. More ›
Sixty percent of American women say they don't get enough sleep, according to the National Sleep Foundation’s 2007 Sleep in America poll released March 6, 2007. This latest NSF survey included 1,003 women age 18 to 64. More ›
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