Tag: women
member name: Women's Health Research
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August 21, 2007 03:19 PM EDT --
Adult women are more than twice as likely to know how much they weighed in high school as they are to know their cholesterol number, and only about half of women have had a cholesterol test in the past . . .
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September 28, 2007 11:28 AM EDT --
The frequency of binge drinking is way up on college campuses across America. Binge drinking is defined as having four to five drinks in a row for the sole purpose of getting drunk and studies show . . .
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November 08, 2007 05:32 PM EST --
Sex is supposed to be enjoyable, but for countless women suffering from vulvodynia, that’s not the case. Characterized by pain or discomfort with sexual intercourse, rawness, stinging, itching . . .
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August 30, 2007 12:47 PM EDT --
Ovarian cancer, long considered a silent killer because of the lack of warning signs, may not be so silent. A new consensus statement released by the Gynecological Cancer Foundation reveals that women . . .
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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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May 14, 2008 03:58 PM EDT --
Many women aren't aware of the benefits from their participation in clinical research. According to a recent survey by the Society for Women's Health Research, only 9 percent of women have ever . . .
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November 30, 2007 03:43 PM EST --
Although mood disorders and depression may occur at any age during a woman’s life, women seem to more vulnerable during times of hormonal fluctuations such as the menstrual period, pregnancy and . . .
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March 27, 2008 11:37 AM EDT --
As the baby-boomer generation comes of age, conditions affecting vision seem to be getting more attention in doctor's offices around the country. Roughly 200,000 cases of age-related macular . . .
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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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March 14, 2008 12:09 PM EDT --
Diabetes can take a toll on a person's overall health, but amidst all of the possible problems that may arise sexual dysfunction is not often talked about and is more common than most people realize. According . . .
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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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August 22, 2008 10:40 AM EDT --
Psoriasis is a chronic disease of the immune system that affects the skin. As many as 7.5 million Americans suffer from psoriasis, according to the National Institutes of Health. Unlike other . . .
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December 13, 2007 04:20 PM EST --
As the New Year quickly approaches, vows to adopt a healthier lifestyle abound. Health-related New Year's resolutions top the list of promises American adults make to themselves as the calendar . . .
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May 18, 2008 12:08 AM EDT --
National Women's Health Week concludes today, Saturday, May 17. It kicked off last Sunday on Mother's Day. Recent news, however, gave us more reason for concern than celebration this week. Research . . .
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January 23, 2007 06:00 PM EST --
Thought you were done with the chickenpox as a kid? Think again. Shingles, a disease caused by the same virus as chickenpox, affects roughly one million Americans each year. As people age, . . .
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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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