Think Healthier: because you need to!

The time has come to take care of business. Your breast buddy reminds you to do your monthly breast cancer “buddy check.” Just as you’re doing your monthly exam in the mirror, you notice something different. There’s no lump, but your left breast looks off. To be honest, it looks as if your nipple is…

We’ve all heard the story of Angelina Jolie’s preventative double mastectomy. Jolie is just one of a number of celebrities who have opened up about a scary gene known to elevate the risk of cancer. That gene is called the BRCA gene. And if breast or ovarian cancer run in your family, you’ve undoubtedly heard…

There are myriad reasons for pelvic pain in both men and women, ranging from endometriosis, urinary tract infections and even colon cancer. Any pain that lasts longer than a few hours to a couple of days, depending on the severity and other symptoms, may warrant an immediate doctor’s visit. Many conditions are life-threatening. Women’s Reproductive…

Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is as old as written history. In 2,000 B.C., Hippocrates described a non-surgical treatment of pelvic prolapse. It typically affects women, and there is an 11 percent risk of having at least one operation over a lifetime as a result of POP. There are approximately 200,000 inpatient surgeries per year performed…

In the late 1970s, a strange new disease appeared on the scene in the United States. The victims appeared to have an acute case of the flu at first but quickly degenerated into such severe signs of battling an illness that doctors became alarmed. A series of tests and studies determined that the victims suffered…

Toxic shock syndrome, sometimes referred to by the initials TSS, is a bacterial illness that first came to attention in the late 1970s, when symptoms of high fever, rash, low blood pressure and organ failure were linked to certain tampon use in American women. Despite its discovery related to women’s products, men and children can…

Jenny Matarelli Shimon had always had a good sense of self. She knew her strengths and felt comfortable in her own skin. But then a routine mammogram changed everything. At 40, it was her first. She didn’t think much about it. Why would she? The only breast cancer in her family had been found in…

It has dozens of euphemisms: That Time of the Month, Aunt Flow, Shark Week, and so many others that range in length, creativity, and maturity level. We’re talking about the dreaded period. For about 14 percent of women though, the onset of a menstrual cycle is no laughing matter. These women have a condition called…

To peel or not to peel? That is the question. Or rather, one of many questions that many women ponder as their delicate facial skin begins to show the classic signs of aging, whether they be crow’s feet around the eyes, frown lines on the forehead, or dark spots because of sun damage. Chemical peels…

Okay, who in the room every sneezed or coughed a hard one, only to experience a little or a lot of urine leakage to your embarrassment? If you answered a resounding “yes,” you’re in good company. According to a study conducted by the National Institutes of Health, almost 25 percent of women suffer from pelvic…