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Osteoporosis: Bolster Your Defenses
In addition to calcium, Vitamin D and exercise are key components in osteoporosis prevention.
Sept. 22, 2008
Mending a Broken Back
Duke physical therapist Kathy Shipp developed a technique to help elderly women with painful spine fractures stabilize and heal their broken backs.
Sept. 22, 2008
Controversies in Medicine: Are We Overscreening Older Women for Breast and Cervical Cancer?
Elderly women are receiving a large and increasing number of screening mammograms and Pap tests, despite the lack of evidence supporting their beneficial effect.
July 2, 2008
Millie Behera, MD, Champions Women's Health Issues
How Millie Behera, MD, is helping women win the battle against infertility and uterine fibroids.
June 27, 2008
Ask the Expert: Anthony Visco Discusses Pelvic Floor Prolapse
Duke urogynecologist Anthony Visco, MD, is happy to tell women about a minimally invasive cure for a minimally talked-about problem: pelvic floor prolapse.
June 26, 2008
Ask the Expert: Andrew Berchuck, MD, Director of Gynecologic Oncology
Dr. Andrew Berchuck discusses what progress has been made in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of gynecological cancers and what the future holds.
June 16, 2008
Osteoporosis: Time to Bone Up
How does a healthy young woman turn into a frail little old lady? Decades of silent bone loss. But osteoporosis -- while insidious -- is not inevitable.
Dec. 12, 2007
The Motherhood Decision
A new book by a Duke physician helps women facing a crucial choice.
Dec. 11, 2007
Mid-Life Motherhood
Combining parenting with perimenopause brings both challenges and rewards.
Nov. 28, 2007
Questions about Pelvic Floor Health
Duke urogynecologist Anthony Visco answers questions about pelvic floor prolapse and a robotic surgery that treats it.
Nov. 26, 2007

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Published: Sept. 6, 2007
Updated: Sept. 6, 2007
URL: http://www.dukehealth.org/HealthLibrary/TopicCenters/Women