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The exchange.(Q A)(Interview)

Jan 01, 2006 ... DEAR AFI: After a recent bone density scan, I just received a diagnosis of osteoporosis. Before being put on medication, my doctor did one further simple blood test for calcium, vitamin D and parathyroid hormone (PTH). It turns out that I have high levels of calcium and PTH in the ...

Watch those trans-fatty acids!(NUTRITION)

Jan 01, 2006; Heidenreich, Nancy ... Heart disease kills women. In fact, each year more middle -age and older women die from cardiovascular disease than breast cancer. The good news is that your risk of heart disease can be greatly reduced through lifestyle modifications--specifically a healthy diet and daily exercise. ...

Here's to a healthy New Year!(FITNESS)

Jan 01, 2006; James, Jo-Ann ... It's 2006 and you're hoping that your New Year's resolution to exercise on a regular basis will last all year long. Sure, there'll be obstacles--like bad weather and other people's needs--but there are ways to deal with each and every one of them. As a personal trainer, I have helped many ...

Women tough out heart disease.(HOTFLASHES)

Jan 01, 2006 ... In a clinical research study entitled Gender and Perceived Severity of Cardiac Disease: Evidence that Women are "Tougher," researchers at the College of Pharmacy and Cardiovascular Health Center, University of Michigan, found that women rated their heart disease no more severely than men, ...

THE PERFECT GIFT FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY!

Jan 01, 2006 ... EVE's Quest, created by Montrealers Joanna Broadhurst and Odette McCarthy, is a new trivia game that "cheers women's achievements, honours their struggles, reclaims language and helps us learn about women." The object of the game is, of course, to have fun--and to spell out one of five ...

Prunes, colas & the tango?(HOTFLASHES)

Jan 01, 2006 ... Prunes seem to not only keep women regular but they also may reverse bone loss--in rats that is--so says a study from the Departments of Nutritional Sciences and Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering, Oklahoma State University. (Menopause, Vol. 12, No. 6, 2005). Drinking cola beverages ...