It’s Bowel Cancer Awareness Month in June, and the latest stats reveal bowel cancer (symptoms of which include gas, a change in bowel habits, bleeding and in some cases, anaemia) has started affecting young women, just like you. The numbers: by the year 2020, the incidence among those aged 20 to 34 is predicted to […]
What The Colour Of Your Period Is Trying To Tell You
Apart from stomach cramps, moods and an insatiable hunger, your period may actually be trying to tell you a little bit more about your health then the fact you need chocolate STAT! The colour of your monthly flow can actually tell you if everything is functioning smoothly down there or if you’ve got a serious […]
The First Round Of The Women's AFL Kicks Off And There Won't Be Any Holding Back
The first game of the inaugural AFL Women’s season kicks off tonight, with Collingwood and Carlton going up against each other at Ikon Park in Melbourne. In the lead up to this history-making game, Women’s Health caught up with Collingwood player Moana Hope and Carlton’s Darcy Vescio to chat about them going head to head. […]
Researchers apply computing power to track the spread of cancer
Princeton researchers have developed a new computational method that increases the ability to track the spread of cancer cells from one part of the body to another. This migration of cells can lead to metastatic disease, which causes about 90 percent of cancer deaths from solid tumors—masses of cells that grow in organs such as […]
'I Suffered From An Eating Disorder You've Probably Never Heard Of Before'
What if I told you that I spent five years of my life chewing up food I would pretend to eat and secretly spitting it out? My guess is you’d probably be shocked. Then definitely grossed out. Unfortunately, I’m not capable of writing a transformational personal essay about how I traded in an eating disorder for […]
Pro Surfer, Steph Gilmore Reveals The Surprising Ways She Stays Fit In & Out Of The Water
#ISupportWomenInSport “Surfing is not easy,” says pro surfer Stephanie Gilmore. “It takes patience and resilience, we all get frustrated and we all fall off a million times over!” Yep, for this six-time world champion, what happens in the water applies on shore, too. “People say, ‘What do you take out of surfing into your everyday […]
Exactly What To Eat In A Day To Reduce Your Risk Of Cancer
You hear the lofty claims all the time: “Eating citrus (or tomatoes, or broccoli, or fill in the blank food) can help slash your risk of cancer!” And while it all sounds enticing, you’re smart enough to know that no food can work its magic in isolation, and that subsisting on grapefruit will only make […]
“Six-Pack Mum” Is Copping Criticism Over The Size Of Her Baby Bump
Sarah Stage first made headlines back in 2015 when she was slammed on social media over the small size of her six-month baby bump, and now the American model is copping the same heat after announcing the impending arrival of baby number two. The 33-year-old shared the news on Instagram last week, with a snap […]
Midlife Fitness Linked to Lower Risk of Depression, CVD Death
THURSDAY, June 28, 2018 — Midlife fitness is associated with reduced risk of depression in later life and with reductions in the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality and CVD mortality after later-life depression, according to a study published online June 27 in JAMA Psychiatry. Benjamin L. Willis, M.D., M.P.H., from The Cooper Institute in […]
Complexity of NMDA receptor drug discovery target revealed
Know your target. Especially if your target is coming into focus for treating diseases such as schizophrenia and treatment-resistant depression. NMDA receptors, critical for learning and memory, are sensors in the brain. Studying them in molecular detail is challenging, because they usually come in four parts, and the parts aren’t all the same. Researchers at […]