The reason people sweat is to lower the temperature of the body through cooling the skin surface by evaporation and to secrete toxic substances.  Sweating can be called perspiration or transpiration, in hot weather the muscles of the body will warm up and through exertion, sweat is produced.  A person will sweat more when nervous, nauseous or anxious and perspiration decreases when a person is cold or the body is inactive.  Sweat i ...

A miscarriage is the loss of a pregnancy before the fetus reaches the age of twenty weeks gestation.  Loss of a baby through miscarriage can be a devastating experience no matter what stage the pregnancy might be.  For many women, the experience of a miscarriage can lead to feelings of loss, apprehension, fear and other varying emotions and the thought of trying to become pregnant again can be very frightening. However, there is hope ...

What is water retention? Water retention or edema refers to the abnormal collection of water within the tissues of the body. Also known as fluid retention, water retention is commonly noted as puffiness in the feet, ankles and legs. Water retention is generally observed more often in pregnant women and older adults. However, it can be noted at any age and both in men and women. Water retention may occur to certain physiological conditions such a ...

Introduction The ovaries refer to the female reproductive organs that are responsible for the production of eggs for human reproduction. Any cancerous growth arising from these reproductive organs is called ovarian cancer. The cancerous growth commonly arises from the outer lining of the ovaries (referred to as epithelial ovarian cancer) and rarely from the cells that form the eggs (known as germ cell tumours). Ovarian cancer is considered as t ...

In the United States, a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every 3-minutes.  This statistic means that 1 in every 8 women will face a diagnosis of breast cancer at some point in her lifetime.  A womans risk of developing breast cancer significantly increases if a first-degree relative (sister, aunt, mother) has been diagnosed.  Approximately 25-50% of women diagnosed with breast cancer have a history of it occurring in their fam ...