Features Related to Women's Health
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Olympic Swimmer Dara Torres: New Life, New Book
At the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing, Dara Torres, 41, became the oldest swimmer to ever make the U.S. team. But she didn’t just make the team -- she came home with three silver medals. Five months later, WebMD Magazine caught up with Torres to talk about her new book and her life since making her
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Tips to Avoid Foot Pain From High Heels
Do the most important men in your life -- and the shoe boxes in your closet -- bear the names Manolo, Jimmy C, Enzo, and Stevie M? If so, then there's a good chance high heels are a part of your life. But unlike Carrie Bradshaw in TV's Sex and the City -- who chased men, taxis, and sometimes a dog
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Top 10 Blog Posts of 2008: Readers' Choice
Is everything OK down there? Could what happened to Heath Ledger happen to me? What are the signs of dry drowning? WebMD's expert bloggers took on some of the year's toughest issues and our readers responded. Those topics are among the most viewed blog posts on WebMD for 2008. What Are Those Little
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Top Women’s Health Stories of 2008: Readers’ Choice
Are you normal? That’s a question on a lot of women’s minds when it comes to personal health. It was also a good year for beating belly fat and finding ways to fight fatigue. Those topics are among the most viewed women’s health stories on WebMD for 2008. 5 Things You Didn't Know About Your Peri
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The Six Super Foods Every Woman Needs
From USDA guidelines to the Internet to your local bookstore, there is certainly no shortage of advice on nutrition and healthy eating. But with all the media hype surrounding many “health foods,” it can be hard for a woman to tell the nutrients from advertising ploys. “We are sometimes led to belie
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7 Diet Tips That Really Work
Whether you're looking to lose a few pounds - or have 30, 40 or more pounds to shed - a few creative weight loss tips can make it easier. To help you stick with your diet and meet your weight loss goals, WebMD asked several nutrition and fitness experts to share their secrets of success. The 7 diet
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Escape From Hormone Horrors — What You Can Do
Hormones! From PMS to menopause, these messengers of womanhood can affect your mood, your weight, your food cravings - even your desire for sex. For many women, it's smooth sailing, but for others, it's a shipwreck at every turn of the hormonal bend. "Women can be, and many are, greatly affected by
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The Secret Causes of Insomnia: What Every Woman Should Know About Sleep Problems
Whether you're living the sizzling life of a "Desperate Housewife" or you're a stay-at-home mom with four kids and a dog, there's a good chance you may be tired -- and with good reason. When it comes to catching some zzz's, it seems women just aren't making the grade. From careers, to kids, to socia
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Recharging Your Love Life
He's feeling amorous. But after a day of work, chauffeuring the kids, cooking, and doing the laundry, you are way too tired to even think about sex. Four days later, you are rested and in the mood; but he's so stressed about the plummeting stock market, he just wants to grab a beer and go to sleep.
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Healthy for Life: Fitness Needs for Every Decade of a Woman’s Life
Melanie McGill is the first to admit that she has never been athletic. But she was always active. There were kids to chase around, a dog to walk --- in short, the busy life that keeps most women on the go. But since the kids have grown up, McGill finds that, at 53, the lifestyle that once kept her r
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