Menopausal Hormone Therapy
My favorite part of being an elected school board member of my local school district is commencement day! Being able to shake the hands of the graduates as those bright-eyed, fresh-faced, newly minted...
View ArticleOsteoporosis: 5 New Drugs That Can Challenge Bone Loss
Osteoporosis specialists are researching new ways to curb the bone loss that affects many women and men as they age. In osteoporosis, the bones lose their structural integrity. They grow fragile and...
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Chat With a Doctor: Breast Cancer
Register for Online Chat Do you have a question about breast cancer? Elizabeth Stone, MD, Oncologist, Breast Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, will answer your questions about this topic during a live...
View ArticleWomen: Protect Yourselves From Heart Disease
Pop quiz, ladies! What’s the number one killer of women? Breast cancer? Ovarian cancer? Stroke? Wrong. It’s heart disease. Commonly viewed as a “man’s disease,” heart disease causes about 25 percent of...
View ArticleHormone Therapy: Know the Facts
You may have heard recent news sites debating the effectiveness of Hormone Therapy (HT). Despite a lot of misunderstanding around HT, it is, by far, the most effective treatment available for women...
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Top 10 Women’s Health Highlights from 2013
Each year, there are changes in healthcare worth noting. As we look back at 2013, here are 10 important health highlights for women that include advancements, greater knowledge and new warnings as...
View Article14 Questions About Your Breast Cancer Diagnosis
After hearing your doctor say “You’ve got breast cancer,” it’s hard to focus on what comes next. You’re understandably scared, and your mind probably is reeling. You’re not prepared – no one is – to...
View ArticleHow You Can Give Prostate Cancer the ‘Cold Treatment’
Here’s a less-known, but effective prostate cancer treatment: freeze the cancer cells. Using cold temperatures on prostate tissue to kill cancer cells – or what’s called cryotherapy – offers an...
View ArticleWhat You Should Know About Infertility’s Most Common Cause
Contributor Rebecca Flyckt, MD, FACOG The process of becoming pregnant begins with – and depends on – ovulation, when a woman’s body releases an egg from one of her ovaries to be available for...
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5 Biggest Reasons Women Don’t Enjoy Sex
Some women struggle to enjoy sex. It’s a common issue and also a complicated one because the reasons for these feelings can vary widely from one woman to another. It can be a physical issue, a...
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7 Questions About Your Thyroid Cancer Surgery Answered
Are you getting ready for thyroid cancer surgery? You probably have a few questions. We asked endocrine surgeon Rosemarie Metzger, MD, the most common questions people ask about thyroid surgery. Here...
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Menopause: Solutions to 8 Miserable Symptoms (Infographic)
Many of my patients have questions about menopause and its symptoms. One of the most common is, “How will I know when I’m in menopause?” I say, “You’ll know in one of two ways: Either your menstrual...
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Top 10 Women’s Health Advances and What They Mean for You
Women’s health news continues to dominate, inform, and affect our lives and imaginations. Below, I highlight some of the most influential advances in women’s health of this past year. Some involve new...
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There is Help for Your Hot Flashes, Night Sweats (Video)
Menopause is a natural stage of life, and is not something that always must be treated with medicine. However, if your menopause-related symptoms are bothersome, you may wish to talk with your doctor....
View ArticleWhere’s the Good News About Hormone Therapy?
Good news should be newsworthy. However, there has been a constant stream of negative news about menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) in the last 10-plus years since the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI), a...
View ArticleHow Acupuncture Can Be a Valuable Addition to Your Medical Care
Contributor: Daniel Neides, MD Earlier this year, I was working with a 36-year-old patient who was having trouble getting pregnant. She did not want to put any medications into her body, and she asked...
View ArticleMenopausal Hormone Therapy
My favorite part of being an elected school board member of my local school district is commencement day! Being able to shake the hands of the graduates as those bright-eyed, fresh-faced, newly minted...
View ArticleOsteoporosis: 5 New Drugs That Can Challenge Bone Loss
Osteoporosis specialists are researching new ways to curb the bone loss that affects many women and men as they age. In osteoporosis, the bones lose their structural integrity. They grow fragile and...
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Chat With a Doctor: Breast Cancer
Register for Online Chat Do you have a question about breast cancer? Elizabeth Stone, MD, Oncologist, Breast Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, will answer your questions about this topic during a live...
View ArticleWomen: Protect Yourselves From Heart Disease
Pop quiz, ladies! What’s the number one killer of women? Breast cancer? Ovarian cancer? Stroke? Wrong. It’s heart disease. Commonly viewed as a “man’s disease,” heart disease causes about 25 percent of...
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