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  1. Reduce your risk of diabetes with caffeine
    By Karen Hawthorne on Dec 24, 2009
    To say that coffee is a world-wide phenomenon is an understatement. Statistics show that people around the globe consume more than...
  2. How to keep your home flu-free
    By SheKnows Health & Wellness Experts on Dec 21, 2009
    It’s prime flu season, and each year we hear the same advice: get your flu shot, wash your hands frequently and cover your mouth...
  3. Living with epilepsy
    By Karen Hawthorne on Dec 16, 2009
    When Veronica Crowe was a young girl, she would often feel herself “spacing out” for 30 seconds or so when staring at the...
  4. Diet tips to prevent Type 2 diabetes
    By Michele Thompson, MS on Dec 12, 2009
    Did you know diabetes is a leading cause of death in the US today? With two-thirds of the adult population -- and nearly one-fifth...
  5. Cold remedies that work
    By Karen Hawthorne on Dec 2, 2009
    The H1N1 flu pandemic has made headlines this year, pushing people to take precautions to avoid the potentially fatal disease. But...
  6. Polycystic ovarian syndrome
    By Michele Thompson, MS on Nov 8, 2009
    Are you struggling to conceive or experiencing an erratic menstrual cycle? Have you noticed excessive facial, chest and back hair?...
  7. What color should your pee be?
    By Aimee Raupp on Oct 23, 2009
    Do you ever wonder what color your pee should be? Well, here it goes! Your urine should be pale yellow to clear in color. It should...
  8. What’s your body trying to tell you?
    By Sarah Kelsey on Oct 22, 2009
    If you’ve ever thought about what causes dry eyes, painful muscle spasms or aged cracking joints, wonder not. We’ve compiled a...
  9. What is endometriosis?
    By Sarah Kelsey on Oct 20, 2009
    It was recently announced that Padma Lakshmi, host of the popular reality series Top Chef , is pregnant. What makes her story so...
  10. Hyperhidrosis: Excessive sweating
    By Michele Thompson, MS on Oct 1, 2009
    Imagine being the maid of honor at your sister’s wedding and staining your dress from armpit to waist. For the estimated 8 million...
  11. Walk to raise eating disorder awareness
    By Sarah Kelsey on Sep 23, 2009
    Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder adversely affect the health of millions of Americans. Experts estimate that...
  12. Prescription drug abuse an American epidemic
    By Michele Thompson, MS on Sep 9, 2009
    With the latest celebrity prescription drug deaths of DJ AM and Michael Jackson, prescription drug abuse is boldly situated on the...
  13. Teen acne: Easing back-to-school angst
    By Michele Thompson, MS on Sep 6, 2009
    In today’s image-obsessed society where millions of teens (and adults!) upload photos to Facebook, MySpace and Flickr, looking...
  14. How to physically and mentally prepare for surgery
    By Michele Howe on Aug 18, 2009
    Having already endured three surgeries to repair my loose right shoulder, I grew increasingly more curious about what actually...
  15. Back to school tips to avoid swine flu
    By Michele Thompson, MS on Aug 17, 2009
    If your kids have been free of colds and flu all summer, the thought of the H1N1 swine flu virus has probably not crossed your mind....
  16. What you need to know about brain fog
    On Aug 6, 2009
    The occurrence of brain fog is a common health concern among thousands of people. Unfortunately, brain fog is one of those loosely...
  17. 5 Beauty tips to conceal rosacea
    By Michele Thompson, MS on Jul 28, 2009
    Rosacea is an chronic inflammatory skin disease chracterized by facial redness, bumps and pimple-like blemishes that affects about...
  18. What you need to know about psoriasis
    By Sarah Kelsey on Jul 24, 2009
    According to the National Institutes of Health, as many as 7.5 million Americans suffer from the chronic skin condition called...
  19. Tips to avoid chiggers
    By Michele Thompson, MS on Jul 24, 2009
    Summertime is high season for bug bites and itchy rashes. Chiggers, also called harvest mites and red bugs, are particularly small...
  20. How to eat during cancer treatment
    By Sarah Kelsey on Jul 16, 2009
    Undergoing cancer treatment is never easy, especially when the side effects of radiation or chemotherapy kick in. The side effects...

Almost every woman on earth is dealing with some sort of health condition. Whether you have minor illness or whether you are dealing with a life altering ailment, rare is the woman who has no health related concerns to deal with on a daily basis.

If you are facing a health condition, you don't have to fight it alone. There are many others who are sharing in your fight, whether its against breast cancer, reproductive conditions, heart problems or any number of other health problems afflicting women. You can read about how other woman are handling their health conditions and get information from doctors and other specialists.

From allergies to arthritis and diabetes to cancer, the more information you have at your disposal, the better off you'll be in your quest to deal with and cure your nagging health conditions.

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