Providing care for a loved one with a serious long-term disease can take a toll on the family caregiver. At the National Institutes of Health’s Clinical Center, NIH’s research hospital, nurse and scientist Margaret Bevans sees how it affects people.
A study indicates soy supplements don’t make life feel appreciably better for postmenopausal women. At Oregon Health and Science University, researcher Paula Amato was checking indications in some smaller studies that soy supplements improve quality of life – notably, things such as reducing hot flashes.
So you can hold your liquor? You may think that puts you at less risk, but that’s not true. Yes, you may experience fewer side effects – the wrenching blackouts and hangovers.
Women often put the needs of their family first. As a result, their own health can take a back seat. Women can do some things to promote healthy habits for themselves and for their family.