Women’s Health – Thursday March 18, 2010
A French study has found that women are more likely to die during the month following a heart attack than men. According to the study, women are far less likely than men to get angiography performed than men. Angiography is a procedure that uses die to …

European conference raises issue
By MARIA CHENG • Associated Press • March 26, 2010
BARCELONA, Spain — Up to a third of breast cancer cases in Western countries could be avoided if women ate less and exercised more, researchers at a conference said Thursday, renewing a sensitive debate about how lifestyle factors affect the …

I feel vindicated!  It is hard to lose or even maintain your weight in your sixties according to the research.  The following article by Lindsey Tanner explains why.  It can be done though, and we just have to accomodate for the slower metabolism by watching our calories and exercising faithfully.  One of …

Exercise is important for everyone but especially as we age since our metabolism slows down and it is harder to keep at a healthy weight.  Walking continues to be one of the best exercises because we can do it anywhere, it gets our heart rate up and it is easy on the …

The article below, by Thomas Goetz, is talking about personal responsibility for our health.  With all the discussion about health care reform, which is absolutely necessary, there is not enough emphasis on prevention.  And, I am not just talking about screenings for prevention – I am talking about nutrition, exercise, staying at …

Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes have to do with problems related to insulin, a hormone that helps move sugar from the blood to the cells in the body.  Both types also require frequent testing of blood sugar.
But people with type 1 diabetes, formerly called juvenile diabetes, don’t produce insulin.  It’s …

Magnetic products for health have been around for a very long time.  Personally, I have used them for over ten years with great success.  The article below is intriguing since anyone who suffers from migraines knows they can be difficult to treat.  I am not sure which device they are using, but …

Vitamin D is a really important ingredient for good health and more information is becoming available as to why that is and why we should be taking it.  Below is another article I found from Reuters.
Reuters
updated 10:31 a.m. ET, Mon., March. 8, 2010//
LONDON – Vitamin D is vital in activating human …