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Author Archives: Julie
Should you consider taking aspirin to prevent stroke and heart attack?
What works for the men in your life might be all wrong for you. Find out about the risks of taking aspirin to prevent heart disease and stroke. Continue reading
Posted in Health Tips 4 Her Blog, Heart Health
Tagged heart care, heart disease, stroke
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Chewing over a main cause of oral cancers
Do any of the men in your life chew tobacco? Do you? (Few women do, but I don’t want to leave anyone out here.) Smokeless tobacco dramatically increases the risk for oral cancer, which makes it a habit worth breaking … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer Prevention, Health Tips 4 Her Blog, What Your Guy Should Know
Tagged cancer, tobacco
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Recognizing the symptoms of stroke
Sometimes, a hiccup isn’t just a hiccup — at least not if you’re a woman. The symptoms of stroke — a sudden interruption of blood flow in the brain — are different for men and women, and for women sudden … Continue reading
Drinking is different for women
What happens in your body after you drink a cocktail is very different from what happens in a man’s body. It’s not fair, but so it goes: Your body registers the ill effects of alcohol quicker, from feeling tipsy (and being too … Continue reading
Posted in General Health, Health Tips 4 Her Blog, Services
Tagged addiction, alcohol
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Assess your risk of breast cancer
Knowing a few simple things about your family history will help you and your healthcare provider decide whether you’re at any higher risk for breast cancer. Continue reading
Posted in Breast Cancer, Health Tips 4 Her Blog, Mammograms, Midlife
Tagged breast cancer, breast exams, mammograms
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Tissue that travels (and causes pain): Endometriosis
Endometriosis can cause pain and even infertility. Find out the symptoms and treatments for this condition that tends to affect pre-menopausal women. Continue reading
Posted in General Health, Health Tips 4 Her Blog, Planning for Pregnancy
Tagged infertility, pelvic pain
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Go Red For Women, and learn the signs of heart attack
It’s American Heart Month, and the statistics about women and heart disease are a good news/bad news situation. Find out more, including how to recognize the signs of a heart attack. Continue reading
Posted in Events, Health Tips 4 Her Blog, Heart Health
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Build a BetterU
As American Heart Month approaches, find out about BetterU, a free online program that helps guide women toward simple lifestyle choices that add up to better health. Continue reading
Who is going to deliver your baby? Finding the doc for you
As soon as you become pregnant (or even before), the million-dollar question is how you find an OB/GYN to deliver your baby. What should you be looking for in a physician? The answer to this is different for each woman. Continue reading
You might need fewer (or more) Pap tests than you’re getting
Who should have a Pap test and how often? What used to be a fairly straightforward question has become a little tougher to answer with new guidelines from the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Continue reading
Posted in Health Tips 4 Her Blog, Midlife
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