Most people commonly associate hypertension with men. It is as if women could not develop the disease. It is because most information on hypertension center around excessive drinking, smoking, and sedentary lifestyle as ...

Urinary incontinence refers to a condition when a person has great difficulty holding one’s urine from flowing out. As such, the condition entails an involuntary leakage of urine. Because of this condition, a perso ...

Interstitial cystitis is a disease among women that is also commonly known as painful bladder syndrome. It refers to a disease in the urinary bladder whose cause may remain unknown. The disease is characterized by pain d ...

Urinary tract infection or UTI is one of the most common infections that affect women. In the course of her lifetime, a woman may encounter more than one case of urinary tract infection. Despite repeated warnings from he ...

A woman’s blood pressure is one of her most reliable clues in determining if her cardiovascular system is in good condition. Blood pressure is monitored with the aid of an instrument called sphygmomanometer, which ...

It is a sad reality that most women consider death from heart diseases as second only to breast cancer as the main cause of death. While it cannot be denied that breast cancer is also a top killer in women, it is wrong t ...

Heart attack is one of the leading causes of death in the world. It occurs when there is an interruption of the blood supply to a part of the heart which causes some heart cells to die. The interruption in the su ...

A woman who has bladder problems may find her life adversely affected. This is because any problem with the bladder can make it difficult to engage in daily activities. One common bladder problem is urinary incon ...

If the adage that the best way for a woman to a man’s heart is through his stomach, then it must imply that a woman has to be good at cooking. Being good at cooking does not mean being able to prepare delicious foo ...

Cardiovascular diseases are by far the leading cause of death for women in most parts of the world. The reason why this ailment has become one of the leading killers in women is because of changes in their lifestyle, die ...