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Detailed information on healthcare for women, including information on breast health, colorectal cancer, diabetes, gynecological concerns, heart attack, hysterectomy, infertility, menopause, mental health, osteoporosis, skin cancer, and urinary conditions

Get regular checkups, preventive exams, and immunizations. Learn about disease prevention and ask your healthcare provider for specific information regarding your needs.

You do a lot to stay healthy, but do you know which immunizations and health screenings are best for you? This list is for women ages 40 to 49, and it's a good place to start.

Do you know which screening tests and immunizations you need to preserve your health? Try this chart, which contains the screening tests and immunizations that most women ages 18 to 39 need.

Here are the screening tests and immunizations that most women at ages 65 and older need. Although you and your healthcare provider may decide that a different schedule is best for you, this plan can guide your discussion.

Immunizations aren't just for kids. Adults need them too. Find out which ones you need to stay healthy and which screening tests are recommended for women ages 50 to 64.

As a woman, do you know what your risk is for developing heart disease? You might be surprised. Take this quiz, based on information from the American Heart Association, and see how much you know about heart disease in women.

Detailed information on health promotion and disease prevention for women, including information on breast health, breast cancer prevention, breast self-examination, mammography, birth control, pap test, preconception care, heart disease prevention, safer

Detailed information on mental health and women, including information on managing stress, depression, and domestic violence

Detailed information on healthcare for women, including information on breast health, colorectal cancer, diabetes, gynecological concerns, heart attack, hysterectomy, infertility, menopause, mental health, osteoporosis, skin cancer, and urinary conditions

If you've noticed small changes in your health, you may be tempted to shrug them off. But something small may be a sign of a more serious issue.

Misconceptions about weight training--often based on unfounded fears of becoming too muscular--can keep women from pushing their fitness levels.

Women often perceive heart disease as an older person's disease that need not concern them until menopause.

Heart attacks and their aftermath tend to be more deadly in women. Yet for many women, the warning signs of a heart attack are very subtle and easy to ignore. Read on to learn about the signs you need to pay attention to.

Surveys show fewer than one in 10 women perceive heart disease as their greatest health threat. But it's the nation's number one killer, and women are its prime target.

Don't let heart disease, stroke, and other serious health conditions sneak up on you. Instead, prevent them by seeing your doctor for a yearly well-woman checkup.

Ladies, you are the masters of multitasking. But amid juggling life's responsibilities and taking care of others, your own wellness might slip to the bottom of the to-do list. Take this as an important reminder: Your health matters, too!

To keep track of your breast health, you should get a yearly clinical exam and mammograms as directed by your healthcare provider.

You might think you know what a heart attack looks like, you clutch your chest in pain and fall to the ground. But heart attacks don't always stick to this script, especially in women.

Active women are at least twice as likely to suffer serious knee injuries as men, but it's not just athletes who are at risk.