Tag: sex differences
member name: Women's Health Research
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June 28, 2007 03:21 PM EDT --
Women with advanced-staged lung cancer have a better overall survival rate than men, but there’s a catch. The finding seems only to hold true for women 60 and older. For women under the . . .
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January 22, 2008 05:09 PM EST --
The last 50 years have witnessed a dramatic decline in the number of cervical cancer cases, according to the National Cancer Institute. This trend can be primarily attributed to the use of the Pap . . .
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September 13, 2007 05:35 PM EDT --
Only one in five women between the ages of 18 and 44 know their cholesterol level, despite the fact that cholesterol is a major risk factor for heart disease, the number one killer of women in the United . . .
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January 31, 2008 02:48 PM EST --
The word is out: women are at risk for heart disease, just like men. In fact, roughly twice as many women in this country will die of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases than . . .
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February 15, 2008 10:52 AM EST --
Despite the fact that folic acid can prevent some of the most common birth defects, young women aren't getting enough of it. Only one in three women ages 18-24 takes a daily supplement containing . . .
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February 29, 2008 04:58 PM EST --
What was once speculation is now being confirmed by scientists: the brains of women and men are different in more ways than one.
Discoveries by scientists over the past 10 years have elucidated biological . . .
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May 28, 2008 05:02 PM EDT --
Many people haven't ever heard of celiac disease, but for the millions of people unable to eat bread, cookies, pizza crust and pasta, it's a reality they have to live with every day. Celiac . . .
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June 06, 2008 10:10 AM EDT --
With an estimated 14 million cases worldwide, you would think more would be known about scleroderma, a chronic, debilitating disease that can lead to the hardening and tightening of skin and connective . . .
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April 25, 2008 11:02 AM EDT --
Are you exhausted? Do you have pain all over but can't figure out what's wrong? If so, you may be suffering from fibromyalgia, a chronic condition that causes exhaustion, sleep disturbances . . .
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July 03, 2008 04:42 PM EDT --
There are approximately 400,000 people with multiple sclerosis (MS) in the United States today with 200 new patients diagnosed every week.
"No one knows what causes MS," said Phyllis Greenberger, . . .
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May 15, 2007 06:03 PM EDT --
A majority of American women always or frequently read the labels of their prescribed or over the counter medications to see if they might work differently in women, but few discuss this issue with their . . .
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May 27, 2008 02:58 PM EDT --
This May, the Society for Women's Health Research is partnering with Revolution Health to bring attention to women's health issues via the first national online Women's Health Expo . Revolution . . .
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May 19, 2008 02:11 PM EDT --
The Society for Women's Health Research has produced a new video called "What a Difference an X Makes." It examines health differences between the sexes in a funny and informative . . .
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