Humana Health Watch Transcript Archive

ABCs of a Healthy Pregnancy

Your baby's health concerns start before you ever become pregnant.

Once you are pregnant, keeping a sense of balance will help you and your baby stay healthy.

Your prenatal checkups are important, but so are the checkups after your baby is born. (more)

Understanding Urinary Tract Infections

Q. What is a Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)?

A. Your urinary tract is made up of the kidneys, the bladder, ureters (tubes that send urine from the kidney to the bladder) and the urethra (the canal that sends urine from the bladder out of the body). Microorganisms--usually bacteria--can cling to the opening of the urethra and start to multiply, causing infection. Bacteria can also cause infections in your bladder and kidneys. (more)

Mitzi Krockover, M.D., Answers Your Questions about Osteoporosis

Q: What is osteoporosis?

A: This age-related disease generally develops after age 40. It is a gradual process, escalating just before menopause. Your bones grow thinner, losing density and strength. The cause is still unknown. (more)

Straight Answers About Women and Smoking

Cigarette smoking is the major cause of heart disease, stroke, emphysema and chronic bronchitis. And lung cancer--not breast cancer--is the leading cause of cancer deaths among women.

Smoking is a significant risk factor for cervical cancer and contributes to early menopause as well as to osteoporosis. (more)

Four Steps to Stop Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a disease that leads to thinning bones. Just being a woman increases your risk for developing osteoporosis. One in two women over age 50 will break a bone at some point because of it, according to the National Osteoporosis Foundation in Washington, D.C. The best way to prevent breaks is to build up your bones. (more)

		ABCs of a Healthy Pregnancy
		Your baby's health concerns start before you ever become pregnant. Once you are pregnant, keeping a sense of balance will help you and your baby stay healthy. Your prenatal checkups are important, but so are the checkups after your baby is born. (more)
		Understanding Urinary Tract Infections
		Q. What is a Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)? A. Your urinary tract is made up of the kidneys, the bladder, ureters (tubes that send urine from the kidney to the bladder) and the urethra (the canal that sends urine from the bladder out of the body). Microorganisms--usually bacteria--can cling to the opening of the urethra and start to multiply, causing infection. Bacteria can also cause infections in your bladder and kidneys. (more)
		Mitzi Krockover, M.D., Answers Your Questions about Osteoporosis
		Q: What is osteoporosis? A: This age-related disease generally develops after age 40. It is a gradual process, escalating just before menopause. Your bones grow thinner, losing density and strength. The cause is still unknown. (more)
		Straight Answers About Women and Smoking
		Cigarette smoking is the major cause of heart disease, stroke, emphysema and chronic bronchitis. And lung cancer--not breast cancer--is the leading cause of cancer deaths among women. Smoking is a significant risk factor for cervical cancer and contributes to early menopause as well as to osteoporosis. (more)
		Four Steps to Stop Osteoporosis
		Osteoporosis is a disease that leads to thinning bones. Just being a woman increases your risk for developing osteoporosis. One in two women over age 50 will break a bone at some point because of it, according to the National Osteoporosis Foundation in Washington, D.C. The best way to prevent breaks is to build up your bones. (more)