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Female veterans have fewer pain complaints than men
• Gender: Female • • Gender: Male • • Pain • Oct 28 09

Female veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are less likely to complain of painful physical conditions than their male counterparts are.

The findings,… Female veterans have fewer pain complaints than men   

 
 

Increased Stroke Risk from Birth Control Pills
• Fertility and pregnancy • • Gender: Female • • Stroke • Oct 26 09

Increased Stroke Risk from Birth Control Pills

She was only 30 years old, but she was experiencing the classic symptoms of a stroke. Her speech suddenly became slurred, and her left… Increased Stroke Risk from Birth Control Pills   

 
 

Is Your Hair Taking a Break? Dermatologists Can Help Women Get to the Root of Hair Loss
• Gender: Female • • Hair Loss • Jul 29 09

For many women, their hair is one of their most defining characteristics. From short and sassy bobs to long, cascading curls, the right hairstyle… Is Your Hair Taking a Break? Dermatologists Can Help Women Get to the Root of Hair Loss   

 
 

Divorce Undermines Health in Ways Remarriage Doesn’t Heal
• Gender: Female • • Gender: Male • • Public Health • Jul 27 09

Divorce and widowhood have a lingering, detrimental impact on health, even after a person remarries, research at the University of Chicago and Johns Hopkins… Divorce Undermines Health in Ways Remarriage Doesn’t Heal   

 
 

Young Black Women Prone to Gain More Unhealthy Abdominal Fat than Hispanics
• Diabetes • • Fat, Dietary • • Gender: Female • Jul 14 09

Black women ages 20 to 29 are more prone to pack on unhealthy abdominal and visceral fat than Hispanic women the same age, and… Young Black Women Prone to Gain More Unhealthy Abdominal Fat than Hispanics   

 
 

Fertility drug combo promising in older women
• Fertility and pregnancy • • Gender: Female • Jul 03 09

The combination of two drugs - Femara (letrozole) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) - could be of benefit in infertile women of advanced reproductive age… Fertility drug combo promising in older women   

 
 

Telemedicine Stroke Program Saves Woman
• Gender: Female • • Stroke • Jun 23 09

While suffering a major stroke at her home near Mena, Iva Sikes assumed the worst, not knowing that a University of Arkansas for… Telemedicine Stroke Program Saves Woman   

 
 

Early prognosis after ‘mini-stroke’ better in women
• Gender: Female • • Neurology • • Stroke • Jun 22 09

In the first year after a mini-stroke, also known as “transient ischemic attack” or TIA, elderly women have lower rates of stroke, cardiovascular… Early prognosis after ‘mini-stroke’ better in women   

 
 

Obesity May Reduce Brain Gray Matter in Postmenopausal Women
• Gender: Female • • Neurology • • Obesity • Jun 19 09

Results from a small study of postmenopausal women suggest that obesity might relate to a reduced volume of gray matter in the brain. However,… Obesity May Reduce Brain Gray Matter in Postmenopausal Women   

 
 

Snoring pregnant women at higher risk for gestational diabetes
• Diabetes • • Gender: Female • • Pregnancy • Jun 12 09

If you are pregnant and your mate complains your frequent snoring is rattling the bedroom windows, you may have bigger problems than an annoyed,… Snoring pregnant women at higher risk for gestational diabetes   

 
 

Rheumatoid arthritis is associated with poor sleep in women
• Arthritis • • Gender: Female • • Sleep Aid • Jun 10 09

According to a research abstract that will be presented on Wednesday, June 10, at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated… Rheumatoid arthritis is associated with poor sleep in women   

 
 

Simple Steps to Healthy Summer Feet
• Gender: Female • • Infections • May 01 09

The first thing most women do before exchanging their winter boots for summer sandals is make an appointment with their pedicurist. It is the… Simple Steps to Healthy Summer Feet   

 
 

Physical Abuse Raises Women’s Health Costs Over 40 Percent
• Gender: Female • • Public Health • Mar 23 09

Women experiencing physical abuse from intimate partners spent 42 percent more on health care per year than non-abused women, according to a long-term study… Physical Abuse Raises Women’s Health Costs Over 40 Percent   

 
 

Women often delay seeking care for stroke symptoms
• Gender: Female • • Neurology • Feb 25 09

Women take longer than men to get to the hospital when they experience stroke symptoms and they have worse neurological deficits, investigators reported here… Women often delay seeking care for stroke symptoms   

 
 

Women Less Likely to Have a Stroke After Mini-Stroke
• Gender: Female • • Stroke • Feb 23 09

That first “mini-stroke” may be more of a benign event for women than men, according to researchers at the University of Alabama at… Women Less Likely to Have a Stroke After Mini-Stroke   

 
 

Women less likely to receive critical care after a stroke, MSU researchers find
• Gender: Female • • Stroke • Feb 19 09

Women are 30 percent less likely than men to receive a critical clot-busting drug than can limit brain damage after a stroke, according to… Women less likely to receive critical care after a stroke, MSU researchers find   

 
 

Coffee may cut women’s stroke risk
• Food & Nutrition • • Gender: Female • • Stroke • Feb 19 09

Female coffee drinkers can enjoy their java in good health - at least when it comes to stroke risk, new research from Spain shows.

… Coffee may cut women’s stroke risk   
 
 

Alzheimer’s Disease: Women Affected More Often than Men
• Brain • • Gender: Female • • Neurology • Dec 19 08

Nearly 4.5 million people suffer from Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in our country, and more than half of them are women, according to the… Alzheimer’s Disease: Women Affected More Often than Men   

 
 

Effort to Stop Smoking is More Intense for Women
• Gender: Female • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 10 08

No evidence can confirm if men or women have more success in efforts to stop smoking.

But, according to the December issue of Mayo… Effort to Stop Smoking is More Intense for Women   

 
 

Women More Likely than Men to be Hospitalized for Chest Pain
• Gender: Female • • Heart • • Pain • Nov 24 08

Women are more likely than men to be hospitalized for chest pain for which doctors cannot find a cause, according to the latest News… Women More Likely than Men to be Hospitalized for Chest Pain   

 
 

Alcohol - a little is good, a lot is bad
• Gender: Female • • Gender: Male • Oct 06 08

Alcohol can be a boon or a bane for health. The difference lies in the dose - a little is good, a lot is… Alcohol - a little is good, a lot is bad   

 
 

Unusual case of a woman who suffered stroke during sex
• Gender: Female • • Sexual Health • • Stroke • Sep 15 08

Minutes after having sexual intercourse with her boyfriend, a 35-year-old woman suddenly felt her left arm go weak. Her speech became slurred and she… Unusual case of a woman who suffered stroke during sex   

 
 

Does a gene variant make women more prone to alcoholism?
• Gender: Female • • Genetics • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 08 08

A particular gene variant might make women more susceptible to alcoholism. At least, a study carried out by the Universities of Bonn and Sweden’s… Does a gene variant make women more prone to alcoholism?   

 
 

Are Men or Women More Likely to Have Memory Problems in Very Old Age?
• Gender: Female • • Gender: Male • • Neurology • Jul 03 08

Women over age 90 are significantly more likely to have dementia compared to men in their 90s, according to a study published in… Are Men or Women More Likely to Have Memory Problems in Very Old Age?   

 
 

Woman aquires new accent after stroke
• Gender: Female • • Stroke • Jul 03 08

A woman in southern Ontario is one of the first cases in Canada of a rare neurological syndrome in which a person starts speaking… Woman aquires new accent after stroke   

 
 
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