This week is National Women’s Health Week, a weeklong health observance coordinated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health. It brings together communities, businesses, government, health organizations, and other groups in an effort to … Continue reading
As you might have heard, actress Angelina Jolie recently announced that she’d had a preventive double mastectomy after discovering she carried the BRCA1 gene mutation, which sharply increases a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer. We asked … Continue reading
More than 130 women joined us for the May Women’s Connection luncheon at Botanica. Andrew Massey, MD, associate professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, discussed the prevention and treatment of migraine headaches. Did you … Continue reading
Like the infamous refrain of the Gilligan’s Island theme song, a visit to the grocery store can sometimes feel like a “three hour tour” that ends in a shipwreck. As a nutritionist and educator I believe that most people are … Continue reading
Having a pet might lower your risk of heart disease, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement. The statement is published online in the association’s journal Circulation. “Pet ownership, particularly dog ownership, is probably associated with a decreased … Continue reading
Many women want to have lush, long eyelashes. Ladies have tried everything from certain types of mascara to taking the medication Latisse in the hopes of getting fuller, thicker eyelashes. One thing you should not try, however, is false eyelashes. Consumer Reports … Continue reading
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