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In the 20th century, COPD was considered a man’s disease. Today, women account for more than half of all COPD deaths. Any current or past smokers, as well as women with a family history of COPD, should get tested.

Conditions like farsightedness, cataracts, and macular degeneration can affect vision with age. It’s important for women to see their eye doctor for regular visits and to make sure they leave with the right eyeglass or contact lens prescription.

Tips to avoid arthritis pain during travel include packing light, using wheeled luggage, taking along pain relievers, and bringing accessories that can make travel more comfortable.

Taking a daily calcium and vitamin D supplement lowered LDL (bad) cholesterol levels and increased HDL (good) cholesterol in postmenopausal women.

People with hearing loss are more likely to have depression. This is particularly true in women.

Physical therapy, exercise, and pain medications are first approaches to treating back pain. Surgery should be a last resort.

Cooking at home can be challenging because of time, money, and a lack of ideas. Adding one meal at home a week, using websites and cookbooks to find recipe ideas, is a gradual way to ease into home cooking.

Sugar can contribute to heart disease risk. Research finds people who get 25% of their daily calories from sugar nearly triple their risk of death from heart disease.