It is well known that men are much less likely than women to seek basic or routine preventative medical care. However, there are certain...

Next time you see your father, your uncle, or any older gentleman over age 60 or so, ask them about their prostate. If you know the guy...

High blood pressure can adversely affect your organs, especially your heart and your kidneys - and it can rob you of years of life. Even...

Getting a urinary tract infection (UTI) happens to millions of women. They’re painful, irritating infections that can leave you feeling...

Any type of birth control option used by women is going to have an upside and a downside that goes along with using it. Some options have...

There are many jokes about aging and some of the jokes focus on what happens when menopause hits...

Despite all of the age and gender guidelines, when it comes to colon cancer, the truth is that it can and does strike women - and that it...

Knowing that you’re expecting a baby can be a time of great celebration. But long before any home pregnancy test or any blood test...

Twenty eight days is how the average menstrual cycle is calculated. However, most women don’t fit the guidelines of an average twenty...

Prevention is always the key to avoiding certain health issues. For women, after heart disease, breast cancer is one of the leading...

As a woman, you know what it’s like to be over-scheduled. You know what it’s like to give to and care of others more than you do for...

Heart disease kills more women than breast cancer does, but women seem more frightened about their breast cancer odds. One of the...

There are few things as exciting as new exercisers eager to make serious lifestyle changes and make up for lost time in their quest to...

No matter how committed we are to getting in the recommended five to nine servings of vegetables and fruits every day, sometimes we come...

When you think of a typical older person, one thing likely comes to mind: frailty. Even if you can’t really identify any obvious...