Taking birth control pills can raise your odds of getting some cancers but lower the chance you’ll get others. Women who have taken birth control have a 30% to 50% lower risk of ovarian cancer than women who have never taken the pill. The longer you take it, the less likely you are...
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Birth control pills should NOT be used by women who are over 35 years of age and smoke. Taking a pill every day may be difficult for some people. If you miss a pill, you may need to use another form of birth control (i.e., condom) during your cycle. If you think you'll have ...
I'm a skeptic when it comes to the benefits of taking vitamins and other supplements. We swallow far more vi-tamins than any other country - yet we're not the health iest folks by far, nor do we live the longest.There's more bad news for vitamins this week: Tak-ing folic acid (...
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With that in mind, we spoke with a few reproductive health researchers and practitioners to uncover some little-talked-about benefits and drawbacks of taking the pill — the kind of intel that often gets glossed over in 15 minute OB/GYN visits. Here’s what we found. Advertisement...
As a side effect of taking the turmeric capsules (I must assume as nothing else has changed), I do not have allergies today. It is very hot and dry and I was in the garden for hours today... it is the height of allergy season. I realized I had not taken anti-histamines for two...
Zinc is generally safe if you take 40 mg every day. Taking more than this amount can reduce the absorption of copper in the body. A single dose of 10–30 grams (g) can be deadly.1Getting your zinc solely through your diet reduces the risks of taking too much zinc in supplement form...
What are the benefits of taking Resveratrol? Resveratrol has been promoted to have many health benefits such as protecting the heart and circulatory system, lowering cholesterol, and protecting against clots which can cause heart attacks and stroke. Animal studies have suggested it can lower blood su...