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Provides information on breast cancer. Consideration of breast cancer as three diseases; Female hormone estrogen as the center of research for the cause of breast cancer; Anticancer lifestyle; Screening technologies; Trends in treatment. INSET: Getting the latest advances to everyone, by Elena Rover..

Reports on the biggest health breakthroughs for women in 1996. Genetic frontier; Detecting disease early; New drugs for women; Brave new treatments; National Institutes of Health's major initiatives to study the heath of women; New legislation addressing the gender inequities in medical research; Best medical checkup; New kind of women's health care; Hotlines for help.

Presents ten things all women should know about depression. Definition of depression; Details of what women should know about depression. INSETS: Is it really depression?.;Resources..

Provides information in reducing the risk of breast cancer on women. Different lifestyle to be changed; Discovery of the breast cancer gene; Screening; Diagnosis; Understanding of how breast cancer spreads; Treatment.

Offers advice for women on how to live longer and healthier lives. Includes balanced diet; Food basics; Calcium intake. INSET: Top ten causes of death in women..

Focuses on the importance of good nutrition in the prevention of women's chronic diseases, as discussed in a March 1997 conference on women and nutrition co-sponsored by the US Public Health Service and `Ladies' Home Journal.' Keeping a food diary; Vitamin supplements; Greater longevity with the proper diet.

Focuses on women's role as primary keeper of the family's health. Percentage of women making health decisions; Main health threats.

Discusses common health concerns among women in the United States. Fears of cancer; Prevalence of women who self-medicate; Call for a change in health behavior.