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Aspirin Might Help Prevent Melanoma

A new study has found that women who take aspirin have a reduced risk of developing melanoma—and that the longer they take it, the lower the risk. Continue reading »

Yale-Harvard Study Links Chemicals to Arthritis

Is there any doubt that chemicals harm human and animal health?

Now there is new study from Yale and Harvard scientists that links exposure to chemicals with arthritis.

Binge Drinking Leads to Many Health Problems for Women

According to a new Vital Signs report, more than 14 million U.S. women binge drink about 3 times a month, and consume an average of 6 drinks per binge. Continue reading »

Overweight Postmenopausal Women Face Cardiometabolic Risk

When you’re postmenopausal and overweight, losing weight is a good thing, but gaining back just a few pounds may actually be detrimental to your cardiovascular health. Continue reading »

6,000 Steps Toward a Healthier Life

Moving 6,000 or more steps a day—no matter how—adds up to a healthier life for midlife women.

That level of physical activity decreases the risk of diabetes and metabolic syndrome (a diabetes precursor and a risk for cardiovascular disease), showed a study published online this month in Menopause, the journal of the North American Menopause Society.
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Low Omega 3s Linked to Postpartum Depression

Low levels of omega-3 may be behind postpartum depression, according to a review led by Gabriel Shapiro of the University of Montreal and the Research Centre at the Sainte-Justine Mother and Child Hospital. Continue reading »