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U.S. Women's Physical and Mental Health Are Described in New White House Report

In my previous post, I provided some of the fascinating data from a new White House report, Women in America: Indicators of Social and Economic Well-Being.  Most of what I wrote about concerning health care issues such as insurance, health care providers, and preventative care. But the report also provides a glimpse of some serious health... Read moreChevron
posted 03/09/2011, comments (0)|
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New White House Report Looks at Women's Health Care Issues

I don’t know about you, but as I’ve gotten older, I keep thinking about health. For instance, how we often take it for granted until it’s gone. And what we should do to make the aging process go more smoothly.   Unfortunately, many American women are facing real challenges in middle age – when most go through... Read moreChevron
posted 03/07/2011, comments (0)|
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Strange Symptoms as Part of Perimenopause? Maybe or Maybe Not

So what changes in your body can be attributed to menopause? It seems like people aren’t quite sure. In a story entitled “Medical Mystery – or Just Menopause?” in the March 2011 issue of O Magazine, Meryl Davids Landau reported that some women have experienced different physical conditions (like panic attacks) during... Read moreChevron
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Half of Postmenopausal Women Face Challenge of Vaginal Atrophy

Menopause brings about many changes to the body. Some of those we can see; other changes aren’t so visible. For instance, vaginal atrophy affects about half of postmenopausal women, according to the Mayo Clinic . One type of atrophy is vulvovaginal atrophy. “During perimenopause, less estrogen may cause the tissues of the vulva and... Read moreChevron
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Taking Time in Mid-Life to Prepare End-of-Life Documents

When I started graduate school, I took a class entitled “Adult Learning.” One classmate and I (both of whom were over 40 years old) were the “seniors” in the class. I remember at one point that one young man in his early 20s said, “I now know what it means to be an adult.” I looked at my older classmate, and... Read moreChevron
posted 02/08/2011, comments (0)|

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