Spring 2013 - A Woman's Health - Women Magazine

The spring issue of Women features a variety of informative and inspiring articles devoted to a wide range of women?s health topics, including:

• How Important is that Mammogram?
• Walking for Heart Health
• Thyroid Primer
• Mohs Surgery
• Women?s Giving Circles
• RA Tips

Features

Body Wise

Nutrition and Exercise

The War Room

Living and Thriving with Cancer

Spirit House

Tending to the Soul

Every Woman?s Health

Health Issues Facing Women at Home and around the World

Living and Thriving with RA ? Patients share their stories. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a debilitating autoimmune disease that affects approximately 1.3 million people in the United States, striking women three times more often than men.

RA Tips: Navigating the Health Insurance Maze If you have rheumatoid arthritis, these tips can make all the difference in ensuring you get what you need from the time spent with your physician. By Seth Ginsberg, Co-Founder, CreakyJoints

Facing Arthritis Together Kevin Purcell was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis at age 10. Within months of the diagnosis, his wrists and left elbow were well on their way to fusing and his knees, neck, and ankles had significant and irreversible damage. By Diana Price

Women?s Healthcare To state the obvious, men and women are different. Manufacturers of everything from tools (pink power drill, anyone?) to bikes to razors know well the power of marketing women-specific products and services. By Laurie Wertich

Ask the Dr. ? Hormone Therapy Q&A with Marjory L. S. Gass, MD, NCMP, consultant, Cleveland Clinic Center for Specialized Women?s Health, professor, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine

Women?s Thyroid Issues Thyroid problems are common in women. Here is what you need to know.?By Kari Bohkle, ScD

Source: http://awomanshealth.com/spring-2013/

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