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Sep 03 2008
We always hear about the men’s health institutes that are out there and what they have to offer, but rarely will you hear of a woman’s health institute of the same. The biggest problem with this is that there are many more women’s health issues that are of concern than men’s, so if anything women [...]
Aug 20 2008
Women’s health is a very important issue, one that has really never been paid enough attention. There are so many different issues that women have to deal with in terms of their health, and many health conditions can be underlying meaning that they may be present and yet not show any symptoms or side effects [...]
(ARA) – Getting the flu can have serious consequences, especially for children. Every year, children in the United States get extremely ill and some die from influenza (“the flu”) and its complications. Richard Kanowitz knows this all too well — he and his wife Alissa lost their 4-year-old daughter, Amanda, to the flu four years [...]
Of the 10 million Americans with osteoporosis, 80 percent are women, and having a mother with osteoporosis puts a daughter particularly at risk for fractures.
Priscilla Turner, 67, of Memphis, Tenn., knows this risk all too well. Her 90-year-old mother, Jewell Fondren, suffers from osteoporosis (a disease that causes bone to become weak and susceptible to [...]