Women's Health Blogs

Dr. Sinatra encourages women to heed Rosie O'Donnell's words of wisdom—and learn to recognize the symptoms of a heart attack before it's too late.

It used to be thought that hypertension, and other heart concerns, were “men’s issues?”  But did you know that women—and especially women in menopause—are at even greater risk for high blood pressure than a man?  Here's why, and what you can do to protect yourself...

Don't believe everything you read. A study claiming higher mortality rates in older women who take multivitamins is flawed. Here's why....

Women, think twice before stashing your cell phone between your breasts. Doctors are now finding malignancies in many unsuspecting women.

When it comes to nutrition, men and women have very different needs. Find out more...

Women who took more than 1,000 mcg a day of folate (folic acid) had an astonishing 46 percent lower risk of high blood pressure than those getting less then 200 mcg a day.

We often hear that women have different heart attack symptoms than men, but did you know that stroke symptoms can be different for women, too?

For years, I've been informing people that eating healthy fish and fish oils has overwhelming health benefits.

Reduction of net benefit in 40- to 49-year-old women is due to harms associated with regular mammography screening, including “psychological harms, unnecessary imaging tests and biopsies in women without cancer, and inconvenience due to false-positive screening results."

Breast cancer can be treated in a variety of ways—not just the traditional methods of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. If she chooses to undergo conventional therapies, a woman should consider some form of alternative therapy that will compliment her healing.

One of the best ways to prevent breast cancer from developing is by adopting anti-cancer lifestyle choices.

Along with hot flashes, night sweats, and loss of libido, many women have to worry about bone loss when they reach menopause. Osteoporosis is a common effect of menopause that, fortunately, can be prevented. 

Comprised of national public service organizations, government agencies, and professional media associations, the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month actively provides information about breast cancer, as well as access to screening services.

Heart disease is a major health risk for women, but few physicians encourage their female patients to take steps to protect their heart health.

There are four key heart risk factors that affect women more than men.

Dr. Sinatra participated in a fundraiser for the American Heart Association's Go Red campaign to raise awareness about heart disease in women.

American womem are five times more likely to develop heart disease than breast cancer. Cardiovascular disease kills more women annually than any other illness—including all the cancers combined. Still, misdiagnosis, under-diagnosis, and lack of effective treatment for heart disease are very common for women today.

The use of painkillers can make it difficult for women to control high blood pressure.

Women are far more likely to die of heart disease than from cancer.

When it comes to breast cancer, women have options. Find out what they are.

It used to be thought that maintaining healthy pressure was a “man’s issue.” But did you know that women—and especially women in menopause—are at an even greater risk of not having healthy blood pressure then men?