The steep price of infertility has prompted wishful couples to drain savings, take out high-interest loans, go overseas for less-expensive care and even move to one of the few states that require some employers to provide coverage. (more…)
Exercise is good for your blood pressure — no matter your age, weight, race or gender. And it really doesn’t matter whether you get exercise from a brisk walk, a fast run or few laps in the pool; the results are equally as good.
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Adolescent women experience far graver risks of mental and emotional health problems from abortion than they do by carrying their “unintended pregnancies” to term according to a new US study. The study, published in the Journal of Youth and Adolescents, proves without a doubt that abortion - not the “unintended pregnancy” - causes severe mental health problems in young women.
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The British government has begun an effort to improve the physical fitness of people with mental illness. Those living with severe mental illness have much worse levels of physical health and are more likely to develop diseases such as coronary heart disease and diabetes, according to government officials.
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Beauty is Candy Patti’s business. She owns a salon, which is one reason Candy got a facelift, but was concerned because she’s seen a lot of bad ones. “We’ve seen horrific hair loss, where women would get that windblown look where they lose the front part, their ears are down further,” she said.
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Sure, celebrities have armies of people helping them attain those physiques we all envy. But why not take inspiration from those A-listers’ perfectly sculpted bodies? We made a list of the five celebrity body parts we covet most and turned to Joe Masiello and Gabe Valencia, founders of Focus Integrated Fitness (their client roster has included the likes of Beyoncé Knowles and New York’s high society), for tips on how to get them.
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A study by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina suggests that exercise may prove helpful especially for those who are looking to reduce fat along their waistline. The researchers found that the subjects who exercised during the study showed a reduction in size of fat cells around the abdomen compared to those who only dieted.
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A large Canadian study adds to evidence that women with breast implants do not face a higher risk of cancer or other major diseases, but they may have a higher-than-average rate of suicide.
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Acupuncture offers relief from chronic neck pain, while there is little reliable evidence on the effectiveness of massage, according to two new systematic reviews.
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In her first book of new essays in three decades, writer and film director Nora Ephron tackles the comic indignities of growing older and women’s attempts to stop the aging process in “I Feel Bad About My Neck, And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman” (Knopf, 137 pp., $20).
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