Today, the CDC announced that it is considering recommending Hepatitis C (HCV) testing for everyone born between 1945 and 1965. Currently estimates suggest that upwards of 3.2 million Americans have chronic HCV and more than 75% are not aware of their status due to a lack of symptoms. Baby boomers represent the majority of cases [...]
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Free Women’s Health Seminar in Newport News 5/23
May 18, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Hear the latest on a variety of health topics from leading women’s health experts on the peninsula! Hormone replacement therapy, minimally invasive options for women’s surgery, teenage issues, and pelvic pain are all topics our seminar speakers will address in Newport News! Private mini-consults available with women’s rehab specialists to discuss turning back the clock [...]
Despite Risks, Young Women Still Use Indoor Tanning
May 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Despite public health campaigns, young adults are still heading into the tanning booth and allowing themselves to get sunburned outside. Two studies conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Cancer Institute show that young adults are increasing their risk for developing skin cancer. One of the studies found that half [...]
Reducing the Symptoms of Menopause
May 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Menopause is a natural part of growing older, but that doesn’t mean women should have to suffer through the uncomfortable symptoms of “transitioning.” In fact, just living a healthy lifestyle can help women manage or reduce symptoms. Choose Nutrition – Women going through menopause should make a special effort to eat well. A heart-healthy diet [...]
Free Women’s Health Seminar in Suffolk 5/17
May 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Join us for an evening of learning and laughter. Hear the latest on colorectal cancer health, minimally invasive options for women’s surgery, pap smear guidelines, and solutions for pelvic pain and pelvic disorders. Private mini-consults available with women’s rehab specialists to discuss turning back the clock below the belt, building strength for better days and [...]
Soy Linked to Menopause Relief
May 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment
New evidence is challenging last year’s study that soy isoflavone supplement fails to ease menopause symptoms. After reanalyzing results from 17 previously published clinical trials, researchers are, once again, entertaining the possibility that isoflavones in soy may have weak estrogen-like effects in some body tissue after discovering that women who used soy isoflavone extracts had [...]
Tight Swaddling Can Dislocate Hips
May 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Several pediatric groups are warning parents and caregivers not to regularly wrap an infant too tightly in a blanket or cloth because it can lead to abnormal development of the hip joint. Although tight swaddling can give a newborn infant a feeling of warmth and security, it can also cause the ball of the hip [...]
Treating Chronic Female Pelvic Pain
May 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Female pelvic pain is widely described as any pain that a woman experiences below her belly button. “Pelvic pain” can refer to many types of pain, ranging from mild to sever, dull to sharp, pain during sex, pain during urination, and even severe cramping. This pain becomes “chronic” when it persists for at least six [...]
