TRIATHLON WOMEN Triathlons used to be the domain of elite athletes. Not anymore. More than 1 million people stepped up to a triathlon starting line last year—37 percent of them women, according to USA Triathlon. "Triathlons have taken over…
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Posted in Exercise, Fitness, Health News & Tips, Women's Health
Posted in Exercise, Fitness, Health News & Tips, Women's Health
No Avastin for breast cancer
(CNN) — The controversial drug Avastin should be phased out as a treatment for metastatic breast cancer, the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday, citing recent studies that show its benefits may be outweighed by dangerous side effects. However, patients…
Tagged with: American Cancer Society, Avastin, cancer, CNN, FDA
Posted in Health News, Health News & Tips, Women's Health
Posted in Health News, Health News & Tips, Women's Health
Man Down: Why Women Rule
MAN DOWN Early on, I developed a thesis consistent with a sentiment I have long believed to be true: Women, as a group, are more deliberate, compassionate, and thoughtful than men. Since then, I've found evidence that women are…
Tagged with: American Medical Association, british government, dentists, female doctors, female domination, gamblers, general practitioners, great man, hedge fund managers, incompetence, male doctors, male physicians, man down, medical misconduct, new york times, pauline, spies, true women, truism
Posted in Health News & Tips, Women's Health
Posted in Health News & Tips, Women's Health
Have Better Orgasms
WOMEN ORGASM Orgasms Feel Amazing That's a fact, though no superlative seems to do them justice. The mystery often lies in figuring out exactly how to trigger a Big O. These bliss-inducing muscle contractions can explode spontaneously during one sexual…
Tagged with: Debby Herbenick, Ian Kerner, WOMEN
Posted in Health News & Tips, Relationship, Women's Health
Posted in Health News & Tips, Relationship, Women's Health
Soothing Heartburn in Pregnancy
Pregnant women are among the most common sufferers of chronic heartburn, a condition also known as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Heartburn is the result of acid reflux, the term used to describe stomach acid that backs up into the esophagus…
Tagged with: acid reflux, baby, changes during pregnancy, chronic heartburn, digestive system, eating habits, fetus, food, gastroesophageal reflux disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease gerd, GERD, Health Library, hormones, inflammation of the esophagus, lifestyle changes, narrow tube, nonprescription medicines, pregnant, pregnant women, stomach acid, symptoms of gerd, time symptoms, uterus, z health
Posted in Health News & Tips, Women's Health
Posted in Health News & Tips, Women's Health
Mom defies doctor, has baby her way
(CNN) — On Thursday, December 2, as Aneka sat at home nine months pregnant, the phone rang. It was her obstetrician wanting to know where the heck she was. Did Aneka forget that today was the day for her cesarean…
Tagged with: ACOG, Annan Ni, baby, CNN, ICAN, pregnant, VBAC
Posted in Health News, Health News & Tips, Women's Health
Posted in Health News, Health News & Tips, Women's Health
Breast test furor fades but anger lingers
(CNN) — If you're a woman in your 40s, you probably remember how checking the health of your breasts became a point of national contention last year. Patients, physicians and major medical organizations fought back ("I want my mammograms!") when…
Tagged with: American Cancer Society, cancer, CNN, health, North America, Radiological Society
Posted in Health News, Health News & Tips, Women's Health
Posted in Health News, Health News & Tips, Women's Health
