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The Pill May Be Good For Women, New Findings Suggest

For a while now, women have been told that they may be doing themselves harm by long term and constant use of the contraceptive pill; that is it may increase risk of cancer and other problems.
Now, however a new study has suggested that the pill may actually have the opposite effect on women, and that [...]

Top Lies Black Women Tell Themselves – Part 2

Continuing our list of the lies we tell ourselves, here are some more:

A gym is too expensive: So don’t go to one. There are number of shows on TV which will help you lose weight. Using a jump rope and doing squats and pushups at home is as effective as going to the gym. Besides [...]

Top Lies Black Women Tell Themselves – Part 1

There are a particular set of defense mechanisms that seem to kick in when it comes to issues related to weight among African American women.
There are several things that we say to delude ourselves, which hurts our long term goals of fitness and good health:

I am thick, not fat: This one is a euphemism often [...]

HER – Project To Raise Women’s Health Issues

Today being the hundredth International Women’s Day, we wonder why a day such as this is still important. Women of the first world are empowered and enabled in ways we could not have dreamed for when it was first instituted for reasons for better pay, working conditions and voting rights. Those same issues exist unchanged [...]

Diet Seen To Impact Ovarian Cancer Survival Rates

According to a new study, we may now have yet another reason to eat our fruits and vegetables, and that is in order to survive ovarian cancer.
According to a new study, if woman’s diet is rich in vegetables, fruit and grains, she has a better chance at surviving ovarian cancer.
The findings were made on the [...]

Are Breast Cancer Rates Declining? If So Why?

To hear that breast cancer rates have recently seen to have been declining would be frankly unbelievable for many of us; who see women near and dear to us being diagnosed with the killer disease.
According to the study published in the American Journal of Public Health, breast cancer rates have been declining by about 2% [...]

Women’s Health Myths Busted

Here is a useful list of commonly held beliefs about women’s health which are not only untrue, but which may actually be harmful to women:

Only overweight women need worry about cholesterol. Not true.  Overweight women may be more at risk but it does not follow that women with normal weight don’t have to worry about [...]

What Does Aspirin Do For Women’s Health?

It is well established that men benefit from taking aspirin daily as it cuts their heart attack risk.
However, now we know from reports that it is very useful for women as well:
The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends taking an aspirin a day:

To prevent a stroke for the first time
To prevent a first heart attack if [...]