Video: Thinking of a hair transplant?
March 28, 2009 by Marijke Durning, RN
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
With more men shaving their head, one might wonder if baldness is becoming more popular, but there’s a big difference between willing baldness and unwanted
baldness. There are some pretty sexy bald men out there. One, Canadian actor Hugh Dillon, has caught my eye. Others, not so much.
So, if you are losing your hair and you don’t want to be , do you have any options?
There are some medications that have been tried and some people have had success with them. One medication, Rogaine, is rubbed on the scalp to promote growth. The other is a pill that you take by …read more
10 Reasons to Quit Smoking Today
May 31, 2007 by Kristen King
Filed under Women's Health
May 31 is World No Tobacco Day, so what better day to talk about why you should quit smoking right now? Here are 10 compelling reasons to kick the habit today.
Smoking causes 87% of all lung cancer cases (source), and lung cancer kills more women than breast and ovarian cancers combined. (source)
Smoking causes wrinkles all over your body.
Smoking dramatically increases women’s risk of developing coronary heart disease (source), and heart disease is the leading killer of American women. (source)
Smoking turns your teeth yellow.
Women who smoke risk having a heart attack 19 years earlier than women who don’t smoke. (source)




