by Women's Health | Jun 1, 2018 | Health
A top surgeon in the U.K. is under investigation after reportedly removing a woman’s ovaries without her consent. The woman, 58-year-old Lucinda Methuen-Campbell, killed herself two years after the operation. Anthony Dixon, a surgeon and consultant at Spire Hospital...
by Women's Health | May 9, 2018 | Health
“Superbugs” aren’t a distant threat. There have been at least five cases in the U.S. of bacteria resistant to last-resort antibiotics, and these mutants have the potential to kill 10 million people per year by 2050. Cumulative exposure allows the bugs to adapt, and...
by Women's Health | Mar 19, 2018 | Health
First off: nitrates are naturally occurring in food. They’re also used as a preservative in meat, giving it that pink colour. But nitrates, like chocolates, need to be consumed in moderation. According to the WHO, a daily intake of 3.7 milligrams of the stuff is...
by Women's Health | Mar 2, 2018 | Health
Scientists, per a groundbreaking new study, have proposed a completely new way of looking at diabetes, which has the propensity to completely change the disease, from the way it’s diagnosed and treated, to how we live. READ MORE: “Pregnancy Gave Me Diabetes —...
by Women's Health | Feb 23, 2018 | Health
Incontinence sufferers (ie, having leakage that occurs when you run, cough, sneeze or laugh) are dealing with fears way beyond googling your nausea symptoms and concluding that you’re dying from listeriosis. In the case of incontinence or prolapse (where the...
