Women's Health

Toxic Shock Sydrome: Reducing the Risk of TSS
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Tampon users 15 to 19 years old are the most frequent victims of toxic shock sydrome. Using low-absorbency tampons is one way to reduce the risk of this rare but sometimes fatal illness. Women taking the necessary measures to prevent menstrually-related

Taming Menstrual Cramps
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Once offered a choice between heating pads and narcotic painkillers, or simply told to grin and bear it, women now have access to over-the-counter drugs that get at the cause of the sometimes disabling pain that can accompany menstruation.

Women and Nutrition: Vitamins, Calcium, Iron, Calories, Weight Control, Cholesterol
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Breast cancer. Osteoporosis. Iron deficiency. Weight reduction. What do these things have in common? They are either unique to women, or are more prevalent in women. And they affect current recommendations on what women should eat for optimum health.

How can I help handle my stress?
by US Department of Health and Human Services
Don't let stress make you sick. As women, we tend to carry a higher burden of stress than we should. Often we aren't even aware of our stress levels. Listen to your body, so that you know when stress is affecting your health.

Stress and Your Health
by US Department of Health and Human Services
What are some of the most common causes of stress? Stress can arise for a variety of reasons. Stress can be brought about by a traumatic accident, death, or emergency situation. Stress can also be a side effect of a serious illness or disease.

Women Are At Greater Risk for Depression than Men
by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Major depression and dysthymia affect twice as many women as men. This two-to-one ratio exists regardless of racial and ethnic background or economic status. The same ratio has been reported in ten other countries all over the world.

Depression: What Every Woman Should Know
by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Life is full of emotional ups and downs. But when the 'down' times are long lasting or interfere with your ability to function, you may be suffering from a common, serious illness - depression. Clinical depression affects mood, mind, body, and behavior.

Women in Second Adulthood
Inventing the Rest of Our Lives: Women in Second Adulthood
by Suzanne Levine
My first step into Second Adulthood was backward off a ninety-foot cliff. On impulse, I had signed up for an Outward Bound program and found myself poised in full rappelling gear - harness, helmet, and guide rope - to walk down the face of what could just

Introduction
Blessed Health
by Melody T. McCloud, M.D., Angela Ebron
Are you one of the millions of sisters out there who never has time for herself? If it's not the kids, it's your man. If it's not your man, it's the job. If it's not the job, it's your relatives. The list could go on and on.

Your Annual Pap Smear and Pelvic Exam
The Doctor's Complete College Girls' Health Guide
by Jennifer Wider, M.D.
Most people think that a girl enters womanhood when she gets her period. But that was true way back when marriages were arranged, girls were having babies at thirteen, and the average life expectancy was forty.

Taking Care of You
The Doctor's Complete College Girls' Health Guide
by Jennifer Wider, M.D.
Did you ever play that game: What three items would you take if you were stranded on a desert island? Or what would you need if you got stuck in a cave or buried in an avalanche?

Spring
An Arrow Through the Heart
by Deborah Daw Heffernan
There is a weight on my chest. Right between my breasts, pressing on my breastbone — as though the atmosphere ripped open a shaft from the heavens to me and the sky poured down onto this one spot. Observant, detached, slowing down, breathing careful

This Is Your Brain
The New Feminine Brain: How Women Can Develop Their Inner Strengths, Genius, and Intuition
by Mona Lisa Schulz, M.D., Ph.D.
Women have a unique feminine brain. It is different from a man's brain. And it has its own styles of thought. Yet for the last fifty years women have had to fit their brains into a 'male' world.

Women's Hearts Are Different
The Women's Healthy Heart Program : Lifesaving Strategies for Preventing and Healing Heart Disease
by Nieca Goldberg, M.D.
One out of every two women will die of heart disease. It is the single greatest health risk for women today-more than stroke and all cancers combined. Women experience heart disease in a fundamentally different way than men do.

Fibroids
What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Fibroids: New Techniques and Therapies-Including Breakthrough Alternatives to Hysterectomy
by Scott C. Goodwin, M.D., Michael S. Broder, M.D., M.S.H.S., David Drum
Fibroid tumors are the leading reason why more than 500,000 American women have hysterectomies each year. Fibroids are benign tumors that arise from the smooth muscle layer of the uterus. As They grow larger, they can put pressure on neighboring organs

Your Beauty-Wellness Test

Are You Primarily Yin, Yang, or Yin/Yang? Now that I've provided you with a wealth of new information about health and beauty in the Chinese tradition, it's time to discover how to put these principles to use.

The Mind

With The V Book, women will learn everything they need to know about the basics of vulvovaginal-or 'V'-health, an essential yet often overlooked area of women's health. Dr. Elizabeth G. Stewart, the nation's foremost expert in vulvovaginal care and sexual

The Body and Soul Reunion
Consciously Female: How to Listen to Your Body and Your Soul for a Lifetime of Healthier Living
by Tracey W. Gaudet, M.D., Paula Spencer
Tracey W. Gaudet, M.D., is director of the Duke Center for Integrative Medicine at Duke University Medical School and a practicing, board-certified Ob-Gyn. She was the founding executive director of Dr. Andrew Weil's Program in Integrative Medicine

Eating Well and Loving It
Strong Women Eat Well
by Miriam E. Nelson, Ph.D.
Dr. Miriam Nelson clears away the misconceptions and myths-often fueled by the proponents of diets that focus on weight loss-and explains how to make the right food decisions. She offers sound, scientifically based advice, and shows women how to finally

The Smart Way to Get Fit Fast
Lean, Long & Strong: The 6-Week Strength-Training, Fat-Burning Program for Women
by Wini Linguvic
Work Out Smarter, Not Harder. In case you are wondering, I'm here to give you some answers: Yes, you can be strong and be graceful. Yes, you can get fit and still have time for the rest of your life. Yes, you can enjoy a workout that makes you feel