Women's health essentials ..HL: ..IN: JI NR.

(From New Straits Times (Malaysia))

FOOD for thought: It's easy to understand why women are known as the fairer sex and men, the opposite sex. The differences go beyond the realm of thought or attitude. Women have unquestionably more complex biological functions than men.

To begin with, only women can have babies. There's also the monthly blues, which can be a real pain, even for women in the best of health.

Other important health concerns include breast cancer (a major cause of fatality today) and osteoporosis, which mostly strikes women.

Because a woman's health needs are special and her build slightly frailer, physical upkeep is …