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About 10 million people in the United States have osteoporosis, a disease that causes weak and brittle bones — and more than 4 out of 5 of them are wo...
+ Infographic textYour thyroid is a gland in your neck that is controlled by the pituitary gland. It makes hormones that play a role in regulating imp...
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Menopause, and its little sister, perimenopause, are having a moment. It may be a moment that’s dripping with sweat and confused about its own name, b...
+ Infographic textHeart disease is the #1 killer of women in the U.S. Here are 6 numbers that offer a good snapshot of your cardiovascular health. 1....
March is MS Awareness Month.As told to Shannon Shelton MillerIn 2016, I discovered the world of aerial arts. A friend posted on social media about the...
I spend a regrettably large amount of time on social media — Instagram, particularly — which means that, whether I like it or not, images of celebriti...
March is Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month.Multiple myeloma, also sometimes just called myeloma, is a blood cancer that affects thousands of people eac...
March is Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month.As told to Erica RimlingerI’m not in denial — I know having multiple myeloma is serious and I know what I ha...
As told to Erica RimlingerMy son, who had come home from college for the holidays, loaded up the car and headed back to school with his dad. I stayed...
Osteoporosis is known as the silent disease for good reason. People rarely show symptoms of the bone condition before a break or fracture happens.The...