Comprehensive health guide written in simple language and illustrated with many photographs, designed to appeal to a large audience of all cultural backgrounds, from teens to senior adults. Empowers women to:\* Recognize symptoms relating to particular diseases impacting a woman's health\* Explores possible treatment options\* Covers the latest recommendations for key health screenings, tests, and immunizations\This guidebook also contains full-color charts and diagrams to help readers understand their bodies and offers information not found in other women's health resources, such as how to teach women to read a Prescription Drug Label, explore insurance options, and tips along with graphic representations for healthy eating and managing portion sizes, and more. Includes a glossary, extensive bibliography, additional resources, and a cross-referenced index.

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Taking charge of your health -- Heart disease -- Stroke -- Cancer -- Type 2 diabetes -- Autoimmune diseases -- Blood disorders -- Sexually transmitted infections -- HIV/AIDS -- Reproductive health -- Pregnancy -- Breastfeeding -- Mental health -- Healthy aging -- Violence against women -- Urologic and kidney health -- Digestive health -- Respiratory health -- Oral health -- Skin and hair health -- Nutrition -- Fitness -- Pain -- Complementary and alternative medicine -- Glossary.