Category: Women’s Health
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Help Discover the Next Breakthrough Medical Treatment
(Family Features) Without clinical trials, the medicines millions of people rely on to treat or cure diseases would not have become available. Clinical trials examine the safety and effectiveness of new treatments in people, and this research plays a key role in developing ways to prevent, detect and treat diseases. Why Diversity is Important in…
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Elecciones Inteligentes Para su Salud: Recursos para seleccionar un proveedor
(Family Features) Obtener atención médica para usted o un ser querido es una gran responsabilidad, especialmente si recién está comenzando con Medicare o tiene cambios en su vida, como un nuevo diagnóstico de una afección o enfermedad. Puede ser abrumador si necesita servicios como atención en un asilo de ancianos, tiene que encontrar un nuevo…
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Resources for Selecting a Health Care Provider
(Family Features) Getting health care for yourself or a loved one is a big responsibility, especially if you are starting with Medicare, need services like nursing home care, have to find a new doctor or get home health care. Using online tools like “Find Care Providers” on Medicare.gov can make it easier to make comparisons…
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It’s ‘A Day of Breast Health’ at Salon & Spa Galleria
HerScan Ultrasound can be a lifesaver, courtesy of special screening day in North Richland Hills, Texas NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TX, June 06, 2022 /24-7PressRelease/ — As clients, fans, and followers of the various Salon and Spa Galleria locations around Fort Worth, Texas, know, facilitating with their expertise to help you look good and feel good is always…
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What Women Need to Know About Stroke Risks
(Family Features) It may not be widely known that women face unique risk factors for stroke throughout their lifetime. Things like pregnancy, preeclampsia and chronic stress can increase the risk for high blood pressure, a leading cause of stroke. Cardiovascular disease, including stroke, is the leading cause of death among women, according to the Centers…
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Closing the Health Disparity Gap for Black Women
African American women are three times more likely to die from complications due to pregnancy. Black women are disproportionately burdened by chronic conditions, such as anemia, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and obesity. Evidence exists that racial differences in socioeconomic (education and employment) and housing outcomes results in systematic unequal treatment of Black women. HOUSTON, May 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/…
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QVC and HSN Celebrate 10th Annual Beauty with Benefits Event to Support Cancer and Careers
Celebrity makeup artist and Mally Beauty founder, Mally Roncal, to serve as PSA spokesperson for this year’s milestone multiplatform video commerce event WEST CHESTER, Penn. /PRNewswire/ — QVC, HSN and Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW) are celebrating the 10th annual livestream shopping event, Beauty with Benefits. The milestone event supports Cancer and Careers, a non-profit organization that provides extensive workplace assistance for cancer survivors free-of-charge.…
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How Eva Longoria Prioritizes Her Eye Health as She Ages
(Family Features) As a mom, entrepreneur, actress, and producer, Eva Longoria relies on her ability to see clearly up close, whether she’s reading a script, texting or keeping up with the news on her phone. Starting in her early 40s, she found herself needing brighter light to read, enlarging the size of the text on…
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4 Springtime Skin Care Tips
(Family Features) Spring brings sunshine and plenty of exciting opportunities to head outdoors for fun with family and friends. While those joyous moments make the season special, all that sun exposure can wreak havoc on the skin without the proper precautions. Whether you’re dining outdoors, going for a swim, sweating out a bike ride or…
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FDA Warns of Risks Associated with Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening Tests
Inappropriate interpretation of results may lead to potentially improper medical decisions Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning the public of the risk of false results, inappropriate use and inappropriate interpretation of results with non-invasive prenatal screening (NIPS) tests, also called cell-free DNA tests or non-invasive prenatal tests (NIPT). These tests look for…