“Why did my primary-care physician give me an antidepressant when I could have had something simple, like estrogen?” she asked. “Why don’t they know?”…. By Bob DeMarco Alzheimer’s Reading Room Did you know, 68 percent of the persons that have Alzheimer’s disease are women? “Sixty-eight percent of all victims…

If you never heard of male menopause, you are not alone. Many men are not familiar with andropause, the term for a menopause-like condition in aging man, but the facts of this natural condition are very interesting. Andropause is a slow but steady reduction of the production of the…

Scientists have discovered an evolutionary reason why humans and whales both have grandmothers. As post-menopausal females age, the researchers say, they become increasingly interested and helpful in rearing their “grandchildren”. This could help explain why female great apes and toothed whales (cetaceans) have lifespans that extend long beyond their…

Another baby is on the way for Zac Hanson! The pop rocker, 24, and his wife Kate are expecting their second child, he revealed Thursday on nationally-syndicated radio show Kidd Kraddick in the Morning. “I have a new new baby. It’s coming,” he said. “Nobody even knows.” Zac and…

A recently published PEW Research Report finds that while childlessness is still on the rise, only women with advanced degrees defy this trend. Compared to a decade ago, women with master’s degrees or more are increasingly choosing to have children. This reversal is most pronounced among women holding PhDs,…

Ugly Betty star Becki Newton and her husband Chris Diamantopoulos are expecting their first child, EW reports. The happy news is causing quite a stir on her new sitcom, Love Bites. “She plays a virgin [in the pilot episode], so we have to make adjustments to that,” Vernon Sanders…

Pregnant women subjected to passive smoking give birth to babies with an increased, lifelong susceptibility to cancer, research reveals. Passive smoking causes the same type of genetic damage in unborn infants as that found in adult smokers with cancerous tumors. Researchers said the abnormalities in newborns were indistinguishable from…

Lucky Vitamin is introducing another high grade brand of natural supplements: Pure Essence Labs. Pure Essence Labs offers supplements filled with super-foods and high in whole food value. The company is the result of over 50 years of experience in designing the world’s finest dietary supplements. Since the beginning,…

Have you ever heard of the word acne? Well, it is a skin disorder, mainly caused by some hormonal imbalance. There are a whole host of problems, symptoms, and conditions which are caused by hormonal imbalance in your body. Hormones are responsible for the regulation of many important functions;…

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome really doesn’t have any known causes, but it’s a fairly common sleep disorder among women. Studies show that this condition is up to six times more likely to strike in women than in men and it will often begin around the age of 30 for many…