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By Tracee Cornforth, About.com Guide to Women's Health since 1997

Using a Heart Rate Monitor

Tuesday January 31, 2006
Do You Need a Heart Rate Monitor for Your Workout? If you want to get more exact with your precision cardio, you can use a heart rate monitor in addition ... Read More

Spices For Heart Healthy Cooking

Tuesday January 31, 2006
Healthy Eating Doesn't Mean Flavorless Meals With all the talk about heart healthy eating, it often seems like we’re trading flavor for health. The good news is that food can ... Read More

Heart Disease Risk

Tuesday January 31, 2006
Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Your Personal Risk of Heart Disease Did you know that heart disease is the leading cause of death in women? We all need to ... Read More

Herpes 101

Wednesday January 18, 2006
Genital Herpes - What You Need to Know About the Symptoms - Diagnosis - Treatment - and Prevention of Genital Herpes Forty-five million people in the United States are infected ... Read More

Fibroid Tumors and You

Wednesday January 18, 2006
10 Things You Need to Know About Uterine Fibroid Tumors - Leiomyomas Up to 80 percent of women may have uterine fibroid tumors or leiomyomas. However, only 25 to 50 ... Read More

Diagnosing Gallbladder Disease

Wednesday January 18, 2006
Gallstones - 5 Tests to Diagnose and Evaluate Gallbladder Disorders A look at imaging tests commonly used to diagnose, evaluate, and sometimes treat gallbladder disease. Learn more!

STD Self Care Tips

Thursday January 12, 2006
How Can I Take Care of Myself and Others If I Have a Sexually Transmitted Disease or STD? If you were diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease would you know ... Read More

Are Vaginal Douches Safe?

Monday January 9, 2006
Vaginal Douching A vaginal douche is a process of rinsing or cleaning the vagina by forcing water or another solution into the vaginal cavity to flush away vaginal discharge or ... Read More

Do I Have an Anxiety Disorder?

Sunday January 8, 2006
Anxiety Disorders and Women Anxiety disorders affect over 19 million Americans each year. Women are significantly more often affected by anxiety disorders than men. I doubt many of us don’t ... Read More

Are You STD Smart?

Sunday January 8, 2006
What Does Everyone Need to Know About STDs? The first thing everyone needs to know about STDs is that sexually transmitted diseases do not discriminate. STD patients come in all ... Read More

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease 101

Sunday January 8, 2006
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - PID Pelvic inflammatory disease, or PID, affects millions of women each year in the United States. PID is an infection that is most often transmitted through ... Read More

Prevent Abnormal Vaginal Discharge and Vaginal Infections

Sunday January 8, 2006
12 Ways to Prevent Abnormal Vaginal Discharge and Infections Many factors play a role in the occurrence of vaginal infections and abnormal vaginal discharge. What can you do to reduce ... Read More

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