Oprah’s Breast Cancer Scare
Oprah Winfrey took 5,000 audience members, including her best friend Gayle King, for a wild ride recently when she announced she suffered a breast cancer…
Womens Health
5 Little Habits Of The Healthiest Women
New research shows that small everyday habits make a big difference in your ability to cultivate a healthier body and mind. Here are some of…
Why Do Black Women Die More From Breast Cancer?
African American women are 10% less likely to have been diagnosed with breast cancer, but are almost 40% more likely to die from breast cancer,…
How To Improve Sex After Menopause
In the years during and after menopause, you may experience changes in your sexual life. Some women say they enjoy sex more, while others find…
Domestic Violence & Black Women
According to Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community, Black women who are battered have more physical ailments, mental health issues, are less…
Obama vs. Romney: A Comparison Of Women’s Health Issues
While the economy, immigration, Libya, job creation and gun control figured prominently in the 2012 U.S. presidential debates, it has been women’s issues-related questions that…
2 in 5 Women Skip Birth Control
A new poll found that two in five women had not used birth control or skipped taking their regular dose of oral contraceptive pills in…
Breast Lumps: What’s Normal, What’s Not
So you found a lump — now what? Though all breast lumps need to be evaluated by a trained medical professional, the majority turn out…
Fit & Fabulous Winner Monica Miller: Want Big Changes? Then Start Small
Work, children, relationships…life happens. For many of us, we run around and around taking care of so much…except one of the most important things of…
Menopause Symptoms: What To Expect
Menopause is the permanent end of menstruation and it can have a significant impact on a woman’s health. Although menopause can cause many troubling symptoms,…
Silent Killer: What You Must Know About Ovarian Cancer
Although African American women have lower incidence rates for ovarian cancer, they have worse survival rates from this disease. Also, although survival rates for Caucasian…
Michelle Obama’s Top 6 Health Tips
What’s not to love about First Lady Michelle Obama? She’s a well-educated professional, she’s a devoted mother, she’s the greatest supporter and defender of her…
10 Steps To Feeling More Beautiful
How to be more beautiful…it’s something we all wonder about at some point or other. But most of us eventually learn that expensive clothes and…
How Breasts Change As You Age
Breast health is not, and never has been, a one-size-fits-all prescription. The general principles are the same whether you’re in your 40s, 50s, or 60s,…
Are Breast Cancer Survival Rate Claims Being Exaggerated?
Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the breast cancer charity that brought the world the pink ribbon, is exaggerating the benefits of mammography while minimizing…
Fibroid Embolization Less Effective In Women Under 40
Young women who have a minimally invasive treatment for uterine fibroids called embolization are more likely to have a recurrence than older women are, according…
