Category: Women’s Health

Reducing your risk factors for stroke, learning to recognize stroke symptoms, and calling 911 when needed can lower your risk of a disabling stroke.

Estrogen therapy can alleviate depression in some women during menopause.

An observational study of 40,000 women showed risk of atrial fibrillation dropped as exercise levels increased.

Why is the dietary sodium recommendation so low?

I have sciatica. I also have vertebral fractures caused by osteoporosis. I?d like to get physical therapy for my sciatica but am worried about damaging my spine further. What do you advise?

The annual visit is a good way to maintain a relationship with your primary care clinician, take stock of your health, and review your medications.

Experts recommend getting 30 minutes of exercise on most days of the week, but it can be hard for people with arthritis or other mobility-limiting conditions to get that exercise. A number of exercise techniques can help people with reduced mobility.

Although statins are recommended for most people over 75, the risks and benefits of statin use in older people are largely unknown. Talk to your doctor about statins.

The article in your December 2014 issue about women?s waistlines expanding the past few years intrigued me, because I have experienced an increase, and I have not gained weight. My theory is that the styles of the past few years?pants riding low on the hips, no belts at the waist, and loose shirts?may have caused my waist to increase from 24 to 25? inches. I am 59 years old, so it also could be aging in general, but I still think the belted styles kept women smaller. Am I right?

A zolendronate infusion can build bone in older women with osteoporosis who can’t take oral bisphosphonates.