Archive for April, 2009

Breast Feeding Doesn’t Just Benefit The Baby

More evidence will soon be published showing that breastfeeding your baby has long term health benefits.
Furthermore even after only twelve months or less, of nursing, a woman is provided with a substantial degree of prevention from certain disease.
The advantages to the newborn baby from breastfeeding are espoused readily but the benefits to [...]

Link Between Ovarian Cysts And Infertility

The discovery of ovarian cysts is not an automatic diagnosis of infertility.
While some types of ovarian cysts can cause infertility, others have no impact.
If you have been diagnosed with ovarian cysts it does not mean you will become infertile.
Even the cysts that can cause infertility do not cause it immediately. If [...]

Managing The Hot Flashes Of Menopause Without Medication

For many women, the hot flashes that accompany menopause are one of the worst symptoms.
If you need help with hot flashes, but you do not want to take medication or hormone replacement therapy, here are some good things to try.

Choose clothing made from natural fibers that [...]

HRT Prevents Colon Cancer

Women that take hormone replacement drugs during the menopause are more protected against colon cancer than those that don’t.
A large study undertaken by scientists from Mayo, the world famous clinic in Rochester recently reported its findings at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research.
It confirms what other research has [...]

How To Prevent Yeast Infections?

Getting a vaginal yeast infection is never a pleasant thing for a woman or a man.
Yeast infection is actually a fungus that grows on your body.
Both men and women can get yeast infection. It can be very uncomfortable. You may have symptoms that you wish you could do without.
Most women feel [...]

Psoriasis Link To Hypertension And Diabetes In Women

Every year over seven million people in the United States, suffer from a chronic skin condition that can become very severe.
Psoriasis inflames the surface and creates red plaques that are extremely itchy.
Over a twenty year period, a large number of women who were all nurses took part in study.
Of the total included [...]

Drinking Alcohol – The Health Risks You Face

Your friends are going out for a night on the town, and you have decided to go too.
This is the second time this week that you have found yourself passed out on the bathroom floor.
You are beginning to think that maybe you are going out and drinking a little too much.
Drinking [...]

Are Blood Clots During Menstruation Normal?

Many women worry that a change in the flow or consistency of menstruation is a sign of something serious.
After all the news about cervical cancer and abnormal pap smears, most women are on the offensive.
However, these changes do not always mean that something is wrong, or out of order. Blood clots that are [...]