Category: Women’s Health

Compression stockings after deep-vein thrombosis: Knee-highs or thigh-highs?

In the January issue, you recommended the Harvard Healthy Eating Plate, which includes only one to two servings of dairy a day. Don’t we need more than that to get enough calcium?

I’ve seen advertisements for mangosteen juice claiming it has lots of antioxidants and health benefits, including anticancer effects. Is there any truth to this?

I like to look tanned, but I’m somewhat fair-skinned and can’t be in the sun much. Are self-tanning lotions and sprays a good idea? Are they safe?

The muscles and ligaments that support the pelvic organs can stretch and weaken with age, allowing intrusion into the vagina. The condition may be exacerbated by obesity, vaginal childbirth, or other factors.

A comparison of treatments for neck pain found that both spinal manipulation and a program of exercises were more effective than medication.

I recently switched from Prilosec to its generic form, omeprazole, and it doesn’t relieve my heartburn as well as Prilosec. Aren’t generics supposed to be the same as the brand-name drugs?

Research suggests that women with sleep apnea are more likely to die from a cardiovascular cause, which aligns with similar research done on men.

Women who develop peripheral artery disease tend to do so a decade later than men, by which time other conditions may mask the symptoms, delaying diagnosis.

A medication currently prescribed as an emergency contraceptive helps women with fibroids by shrinking them and reducing bleeding.