Typically as women age, there are many routine medical screenings that get added to your list. Mammograms fall into this category and it can often be confusing to determine the differences in breast screening methods. According to the CDC, 66.8% of women over the age of 40 in the U.S. had a mammogram in the …
Breast Ultrasounds: More False Positives than Mammograms? Read More »
The average male life expectancy is five years less than females. Men are also two to four times more likely than women to pass away prematurely from unintentional injury, homicide, and suicide. These are unfortunate statistics and are based on several complex reasons—both social and biological. The good news—many of these negatively contributing factors may …
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Hypertension is a word used to describe abnormally high blood pressure. High blood pressure increases your risk of developing many serious health problems – including stroke. Our latest infographic covers the basics of hypertension and stroke statistics in the United States and around the world, and the factors that puts individuals at risk. Below, we outline information and statistics that …
Over the course of a day, adults must juggle an avalanche of competing priorities clamoring for our attention. Amidst all the demands on our time, mental health often gets pushed to the back burner. As a result, one in four Americans has been diagnosed with a mental health disorder—the highest rate in the world. Mental …
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Running a marathon: It’s an achievement that’s increasingly finding its way onto bucket lists and New Year’s resolutions. More than half a million runners participate in more than 1,100 marathons across the United States each year. The number of U.S. marathon finishers has soared by more than 140 percent since 1990 and seen a 40 …
Once the leading cause of death for women in the United States, cervical cancer has significantly declined in both frequency and fatality over the past few decades. Modern medicine has become so advanced that our preventive care for cervical cancer can help doctors identify a potential problem before one even exists. Many women now receive …
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Diabetes and foot problems often go hand in hand—but they don’t have to. “The development of foot problems is not an inevitable consequence of having diabetes,” said Andrew Boulton, chairperson of the American Diabetes Association’s Foot Council. “Indeed, most foot lesions are preventable.” Across the globe, about a quarter of people with diabetes will develop …
Infertility is a high price to pay for becoming sexually active. Yet it’s a price many young women end up paying when they unknowingly contract chlamydia. Nearly 7 percent of sexually active teenage women end up with this sexually transmitted infection, but three out of four of those women don’t realize it. That’s because it …
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Loss of bone density is a normal thing that occurs as we get older, but some of us experience bone loss at a more rapid or increased rate as a result of Osteoporosis. More than half of the U.S. adult population over the age of 50 have Osteoporosis, but most don’t notice that they have …
Should You Get Tested for Osteoporosis? [Infographic] Read More »
Our bodies come with a lot of moving parts, and sometimes it’s the smallest ones that can have the biggest impact on our overall health. Take the thyroid, for example. The small, butterfly-shaped gland at the front of your neck rarely gets as much attention, but it’s actually a hormonal powerhouse responsible for producing the …
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