Women's Health: Other Conditions

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Mullerian Aplasia
Article
02/21/01, Healthwise
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Ahumada-Del Castillo Syndrome
Article
07/01/05, Healthwise
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Do Women Need to Be More Careful with Their Oral Health?
Article
01/01/03, Academy of General Dentistry
Women's oral health depends on their different stages of life. For many women, these changes are directly related to surges in sex hormone levels, such as in puberty, menstruation, pregnancy, lactation and menopause. Women are also more likely to be
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Lung Cancer Is a Woman's Worst Cancer Threat
Article
12/01/04, M. D. Anderson
Lung Cancer Is a Woman's Worst Cancer Threat
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Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity
Article
01/01/03, PDR.net
You see their photos everywhere: gaunt models strutting the latest in fashion, skinny socialites dining in trendy restaurants, svelte young actresses partying till dawn at the newest club. No wonder American women seem obsessed with their weight. B
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Going Too Far
Article
01/01/03, PDR.net
Nearly everyone has seen the images: an impossibly thin young girl, obsessively toying with food but never eating it, the details of her skeleton clearly visible through her dry flesh; or the young woman with bulimia, compulsively stuffing herself w
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Anorexia Nervosa
Article
01/01/03, PDR.net
The word anorexia means loss of appetite, but this name is misleading. Anorectics95 percent of whom are womenoften have a normal appetite but because of an abnormal fear of being fat and a distorted body image, they're convinced that they're obese
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Anorexia - Who's at Risk?
Article
01/01/03, PDR.net
Anorexia is most likely to begin sometime between adolescence and the early 20s, but it can appear in children under the age of 10 or in women as old as 70. Although the disorder receives a great deal of publicity, it's relatively rare. For example,
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Anorexia - Why It Happens
Article
01/01/03, PDR.net
Anorexia and eating disorders are unhealthy responses to stress, painful feelings, and other problems. While the specific cause is unknown, the condition seems to stem from a combination of psychological, biological, familial, and cultural factors.
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Consequences of Anorexia
Article
01/01/03, PDR.net
Ironically, most anorectics develop an intense interest in food and a fascination with recipes and cookbooks. They spend many hours planning menus, buying groceries, and preparing meals for others, yet eat next to nothing themselves. This preoccupat
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