ACOG Recommends Annual Mammograms Begin at Age 40 Years Mammography screening should be offered annually to women beginning at age 40 years, according to new breast cancer screening guidelines issued by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). The new Practice Bulletin, entitled “Breast Cancer Screening,” is published in the August 2011 issue of…Read the Rest of Article
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Plano Texas leads the nation in fast food consumption. According to Insidebusiness.com, that apparently happens a lot in Plano, which it declared the city as the fast food capital of the country. There’s apparently a lot of pizza, sub sandwiches and other fast-food staples being consumed in the Collin County city, too. Plano’s roughly 220,000…Read the Rest of Article
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Taller women have an increased risk of developing many types of cancer, compared with their shorter counterparts, according to new research published online today in the Lancet Oncology.
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WomenHeart: the National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease and theSociety for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) have released a new report identifying the top 10 unanswered questions in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease in women [1]. The new 10Q Report follows up on a 2006 alert, published because experts felt little traction…Read the Rest of Article
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Coffee Consumption Generally Safe in Women With Cardiovascular Disease Previous studies on the influence of coffee consumption on cardiovascular disease have shown conflicting results, but a new analysis from the massive Nurses’ Health Study suggests that coffee has no effect on the cardiovascular risk of women with known cardiovascular disease [1]. Researchers did cautioned that,…Read the Rest of Article
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Be. Women’s Health and Wellness
13052 Dallas Parkway
Building 200, Suite 210
Frisco, TX 75034
