Study finds women less likely than men to have their cholesterol controlled
...isease, the leading single cause of death for both women and men. The study, "Improving the Quality of Care...and ethnicity, showed equal or better outcomes for women on most dimensions of carewith the notable exception of cholesterol control, where significant dispa...Neglected epidemic of chronic lung disease; childhood conditions affect adult progesterone levels
...Alejandra Nez-de la Mora and colleagues found that women of Bangladeshi origin who had spent their childhood in the UK had higher progesterone levels and matured earlier than those who had been children in Bangladesh. Citation: Nez-de la Mora A, Chatterton RT, Choudhury OA, Napolitano DA, Bentley GR (200...Psychosocial support for cancer survivors needs strengthening
...hile previous studies have shown about one in five women with early stage breast cancer use support services in the year following treatment (18 percent), little is known regarding participation in support groups and support group use among patients with different types of cancer and for cancer survivors. ...Calcium plus vitamin D supplements may help prevent weight gain in postmenopausal women
Postmenopausal women who take calcium and vitamin D supplements may gai...land, and colleagues studied 36,282 postmenopausal women age 50 to 79 who were enrolled in the Women's Health Initiative clinical trial. The women were rando...Mid-life headaches may increase risk of vision problems
ST. PAUL, Minn Middle-aged men and women with a history of migraine and other headaches are... headache history and eye health of 10,902 men and women who participated in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study. Participants, who were fr...Grain fiber and magnesium intake associated with lower risk for diabetes
...uthetal, conducted a study of 9,702 men and 15,365 women age 35 to 65 years. Participants completed a food questionnaire when they enrolled in the study between 1994 and 1998, then were followed up through 2005an average of seven yearsto see if they developed diabetes. In addition, the researchers performe...History of migraines associated with increased risk of retinopathy
CHAPEL HILL -- Middle-aged men and women with a history of migraine and other headaches are... headache history and eye health of 10,902 men and women who participated in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study. Participants, who were fro...Mammography rates declining in the United States
...t study to show that the trend is nationwide among women for whom the test is intended to reduce mortality ... the early detection of breast cancer available to women today. Not only does it detect early tumors in breast tissue, but also its widespread use by women o...RAND study finds women with heart disease and diabetes less likely to receive proper care
...ed today. While previous research has shown that women less frequently receive expensive medical care suc...We found that the routine medical care received by women for their heart disease and diabetes was not as good as the care received by men," said Chloe Bird, ...Smoking, growing private hospital care for poor and US flu vaccine policies
...nancy for African-American Women African-American women are 30 to 40 percent more likely to smoke during p...est, the higher smoking rates among pregnant black women may reflect less stringent tobacco control policies, exposure to urban stressors, targeted marketing...Study offers clues to 'Broken Heart Syndrome'
...tion for a colonoscopy. "We don't know why some women develop this syndrome after what appears to be minimal stress, while other women experience severely stressful events but don't develop Takotsubo cardiomyopathy," Dr. Regnante said....Estrogen is important for bone health in men as well as women
Although women are four times more likely than men to develop osteoporosis, or porous bone, one in 12 men also suffer from the disease, which can lead to debilitating - or even life-threatening - fractures, mainly of the spine, hip and wrist. The underlying causes ...Chemotherapy more effective when given before breast cancer surgery
Giving chemotherapy to women with operable breast cancer before they have surge...olleagues looked at 14 studies that included 5,500 women with operable breast cancer. Half of the women received preoperative chemotherapy and the rest recei...Counseling, coping skills could reduce arthritis disability
...fference in levels of fatigue or stiffness. More women (69 percent) participated than men did. The average age was nearly 59 years and 81 percent of the participants were white. Therefore, the results are not universally applicable to men, minority groups or people outside of middle age, the authors say....Most young women don't recognize heart attack warning signs
WASHINGTON, May 10 Most women 55 years and younger who have heart attacks don't ...ercentage affects a large number of people. Young women with heart disease account for about 40,000 hospitalizations each year. Diseases of the heart in yo...Study shows continued success for new HPV vaccine against virus responsible for cervical cancer
...s the second most common cause of cancer deaths in women worldwide, resulting in nearly half a million diag...aths each year. Every day in the United States ten women die from cervical cancer, according to Kevin Ault MD, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecolo...HPV infection linked to throat cancers
...y reduce risk. In Gillisons study of 100 men and women newly diagnosed with oropharyngeal cancer (located...ct, and in saliva, urine, and semen. Both men and women contract the ubiquitous virus in equal numbers, which is believed to have infected a large proportio...Comparison of patients' access to new and better cancer drugs reveals inequalities between countries
...ng the world's top cancer killers for both men and women [2]). The USA's uptake of bevacizumab for colorect...ers (apart from non-melanoma skin cancer): 71% for women and 53% for men. Spain had five-year survival rates of 64% and 50% respectively, in Germany it was 6...No evidence older women generate new eggs
... (May 8, 2007) -- It is highly unlikely that older women generate new eggs, report researchers at the Unive...e marrow transplantation might one day help older women regain their fertility. Since then, other papers have refuted Tilly's surprising finding that mic......d visible genital warts. Dr Jardine said men and women with genital warts who would like to take part in the trial could call 3240 5881 to learn more. All calls are handled in confidence....