by Women's Health | Nov 9, 2018 | Health
At first, Selma Blair thought she was just suffering from a pinched nerve—it wasn’t until she fell in front of her doctor that she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. However, Blair 46, thinks she’s had the disease for much longer. “I have...
by Women's Health | Nov 8, 2018 | Health
According to recent stats, breast cancer continues to affect a significant proportion of South Africans. Example: just in 2013, over 8 000 women were diagnosed with the disease. Plus: one in 28 SA women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. It’s also the...
by Women's Health | Nov 6, 2018 | Health
Let’s get one thing out of the way: Stomach cancer isn’t crazy-common. As a woman, your lifetime odds of getting it are only one in 154, according to the American Cancer Society. That said, it can be dangerous because many of its symptoms feel like totally...
by Women's Health | Nov 5, 2018 | Physical Health
Experts are sounding the alarm about type 2 diabetes in South Africa, as the complex disease has reached crisis levels in the country – and women are disproportionately affected. And yet, so many people are unsure about the actual diabetes symptoms in women. The...
by Women's Health | Nov 1, 2018 | Health
Pounding headaches. Screaming skull crushers. They’re the opposite of a good time – and get this: they impact women three times as often as men. Except new research is saying they could be a kind of great tool, per a new study in the journal Headache. They could...
