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Tests Hold Eventual Hope for Earlier Diagnosis of Ovarian, Endometrial Cancer

The general wisdom is the earlier a doctor can detect cancer, the better for the patient. However, no tests currently exist that can reliably diagnosis ovarian or endometrial cancer, which is found in the uterine lining. Until now. Researchers from The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutes in Baltimore, Maryland have succeeded in the first steps... Read more Chevron

posted 01/10/2013, comments (0)|

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Study: Fuzzy Thinking May Be Part of Menopausal Transition

Feeling a little fuzzy in your thinking as you go through menopause? Researchers believe there is a reason for that! A new small study out of the University of Rochester in New York tried to determine whether women experience difference sin cognitive function throughout the different stages of their lifetime reproductive cycle. In... Read more Chevron

posted 01/09/2013, comments (0)|

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Walking Helps Protect Health, Vitality of Middle-Age Women

Need a good reason to start walking as a regular method of getting daily activity? How about three! Just by tying on a pair of walking shoes most days of the week, you may lower your risk of stroke, slow the age-related changes in your body, and predict your longevity. Walking and Lower Stroke Risk A new study out of Spain followed 19, 416 women... Read more Chevron

posted 01/07/2013, comments (0)|

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Cancer Screenings Important for Older Women

Need a New Year’s resolution? How about making sure that you get all of your cancer screenings taken care of? As a middle-age woman, it’s easy to let these fall by the wayside what with all of the demands on your daily schedule, but now is a great time to get caught up. And it’s important to do so, since a new study indicates... Read more Chevron

posted 12/29/2012, comments (0)|

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Older Women Need to Beware of Macular Degeneration

Have you reached middle age and begun to take aspirin to protect your heart health? While doing so, you may have inadvertently increased your risk of age-related macular degeneration. Researchers from the University of Wisconsin collected data on approximately 5,000 people who participated in the Beaver Dam Eye Study. These participants had eye... Read more Chevron

posted 12/21/2012, comments (0)|