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Is arm length the reason women need reading glasses sooner than men?
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Gender: Female • Jun 22 12

Studies have consistently reported that women require reading glasses or bifocal lenses earlier than men. According to a recent Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science… Is arm length the reason women need reading glasses sooner than men?   

 
 

Many poor pregnant women with HIV go untreated for depression
• AIDS/HIV • • Depression • • Gender: Female • Jun 13 12

It seems logical that programs to screen and manage depression in pregnant, HIV-positive Medicaid patients should already be in place, but they aren’t.

It’s… Many poor pregnant women with HIV go untreated for depression   

 
 

Fewer maternal and child deaths
• Gender: Female • • Mortality and Morbidity • Jun 13 12

Since 1990, annual maternal deaths have declined by almost one half and the deaths of young children have declined from 12 million to 7.6… Fewer maternal and child deaths   

 
 

Soy doesn’t boost brainpower in older women: study
• Brain • • Dieting • • Gender: Female • • Public Health • Jun 05 12

Taking daily soy supplements doesn’t improve thinking and memory skills or keep them from declining in older women, new findings suggest.

The study of… Soy doesn’t boost brainpower in older women: study   

 
 

Who says girls can’t compete athletically with boys?
• Gender: Female • • Gender: Male • May 31 12

An Indiana University study that looked at performance differences between male and female childhood athletes found little difference in certain age groups, even though… Who says girls can’t compete athletically with boys?   

 
 

U.S. Catholic groups sue to block contraception mandate
• Gender: Female • • Public Health • May 21 12

The University of Notre Dame and dozens of other Catholic institutions sued President Barack Obama’s administration on Monday to block a government regulation that… U.S. Catholic groups sue to block contraception mandate   

 
 

Men who do load-bearing exercise in early 20s may be shielded from osteoporosis
• Gender: Female • • Public Health • May 05 12

Young men who play volleyball, basketball or other load-bearing sports for four hours a week or more increase bone mass and might gain protection… Men who do load-bearing exercise in early 20s may be shielded from osteoporosis   

 
 

Women have bigger pupils than men
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Gender: Female • Apr 26 12

From an anatomical point of view, a normal, non-pathological eye is known as an emmetropic eye, and has been studied very little until now… Women have bigger pupils than men   

 
 

Women face a higher risk of care home admission due to their partner’s age
• Gender: Female • • Aging and Gerontology • Apr 18 12

New research from Queen’s University Belfast, published today in the journal Age and Ageing, has investigated why women are 40 per cent more likely… Women face a higher risk of care home admission due to their partner’s age   

 
 

Women lack exercise; at risk of developing metabolic syndrome
• Gender: Female • Apr 10 12

A national study shows that women are less likely than men to get at least 30 minutes of exercise per day, resulting in greater… Women lack exercise; at risk of developing metabolic syndrome   

 
 

Stroke risk lower among women who drink moderately: study
• Gender: Female • • Stroke • Mar 22 12

Women who drink up to seven glasses of wine or beer a week are slightly less likely to suffer a stroke than those who… Stroke risk lower among women who drink moderately: study   

 
 

Low-income mothers risk obesity to feed children
• Gender: Female • • Obesity • Mar 16 12

Mothers who financially struggle to provide food for their families tend to put themselves at risk for obesity while trying to feed their children,… Low-income mothers risk obesity to feed children   

 
 

Wisconsin to ban some abortion coverage, re-focus sex-education
• Fertility and pregnancy • • Gender: Female • • Public Health • Mar 15 12

Wisconsin lawmakers have approved controversial measures to block the state’s new health insurance exchange from covering abortions and require sex education classes to emphasize… Wisconsin to ban some abortion coverage, re-focus sex-education   

 
 

Triglyceride levels predict stroke risk in postmenopausal women
• Gender: Female • • Stroke • Feb 03 12

Postmenopausal women may be at higher risk of having a stroke than they think.

A new study by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center… Triglyceride levels predict stroke risk in postmenopausal women   

 
 

Male and Female Behavior Deconstructed
• Gender: Female • • Gender: Male • Feb 02 12

Hormones shape our bodies, make us fertile, excite our most basic urges, and as scientists have known for years, they govern the behaviors that… Male and Female Behavior Deconstructed   

 
 

Women report feeling pain more intensely than men, says Stanford study of electronic medical records
• Gender: Female • • Pain • Jan 23 12

Women report more-intense pain than men in virtually every disease category, according to Stanford University School of Medicine investigators who mined a huge collection… Women report feeling pain more intensely than men, says Stanford study of electronic medical records   

 
 

U.S. gives church groups a year on birth control rule
• Gender: Female • • Public Health • Jan 23 12

The Obama administration on Friday ruled that religiously affiliated nonprofit organizations, including hospitals and universities, will have to offer birth-control coverage to women employees… U.S. gives church groups a year on birth control rule   

 
 

Being overweight not such a stigma for African American women
• Gender: Female • • Obesity • Dec 07 11

While all obese women are less satisfied with the weight-related quality of their lives than women of ‘normal’ weight, black women report a higher… Being overweight not such a stigma for African American women   

 
 

Mothers Are Not Reaching Breastfeeding Goals-What Needs to Change?
• Children's Health • • Gender: Female • Dec 06 11

More mothers are breastfeeding their newborns, but for too short a duration to gain the maximum benefits of breastfeeding for both mothers and infants.… Mothers Are Not Reaching Breastfeeding Goals-What Needs to Change?   

 
 

Gender inequality persists in multitasking: study
• Gender: Female • • Gender: Male • Dec 01 11

Men may be helping more in the home but working women still do more multitasking in U.S. families than their partners and are finding… Gender inequality persists in multitasking: study   

 
 

Working moms multitask more and have worse time doing so than dads
• Gender: Female • • Public Health • Dec 01 11

Not only are working mothers multitasking more frequently than working fathers, but their multitasking experience is more negative as well, according to a new… Working moms multitask more and have worse time doing so than dads   

 
 

UK women are ‘fattest in Europe’
• Gender: Female • • Obesity • Nov 28 11

The UK has more obese women than any other country in Europe, according to European Union figures.

Data agency Eurostat, which looked at 19… UK women are ‘fattest in Europe’   

 
 

Aspirin not worth risks for healthy women: study
• Gender: Female • • Heart • Nov 25 11

Aspirin is a bad bargain for healthy women trying to stave off heart attacks or strokes, although it’s commonly used for that purpose, according… Aspirin not worth risks for healthy women: study   

 
 

Young Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis at More Risk for Broken Bones
• Arthritis • • Gender: Female • • Rheumatic Diseases • Nov 06 11

Women under 50 with rheumatoid arthritis are at greater risk of breaking bones than women without the condition, according to a Mayo Clinic study… Young Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis at More Risk for Broken Bones   

 
 

Mayo Clinic finds estrogen may prevent younger menopausal women from strokes
• Gender: Female • • Menopause • • Stroke • Oct 13 11

Estrogen may prevent strokes in premature or early menopausal women, Mayo Clinic researchers say. Their findings challenge the conventional wisdom that estrogen is a… Mayo Clinic finds estrogen may prevent younger menopausal women from strokes   

 
 
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