_ Anxiety (Panic Disorders, Phobias) Depression Mental & Emotional Health Wage Gap Could Explain Why Women Are More Anxious and Depressed Than Men By Sondra Forsyth article The odds of major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder were markedly greater among women who earned less than their … Read More→
_ Heart Health The Heart Ages Differently in Women Than in Men By Jane Farrell article The main pumping chamber of the heart ages differently in men and women, according to a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) … Read More→
Menopause Women's Health and Wellness Taming Hot Flashes Without Hormones By Jane Farrell article Some three-quarters of North American women have menopausal hot flashes, but many cannot use hormones for medical reasons or choose … Read More→
_ Exercise If You're Sitting Down, Don't Sit Still By article Research done at the University of Leeds and University College London suggests that the movements involved in fidgeting may counteract … Read More→
_ Women's Health and Wellness White Menopausal Women Have Lower Risk of Dying from Heart Attack Than Men or Black Women Do By article While menopause is commonly considered a risk factor for heart disease, menopausal women had a lower risk of dying from … Read More→
Study Upends Long-Held Belief About ΓÇ£Self-ReactiveΓÇ¥ Immune Cells By article Decades’ worth of textbook precepts about how our immune systems manage to avoid attacking our own tissues may be wrong, … Read More→
Osteoporosis Men Far Less Likely to Prevent & Screen for Osteoporosis By article While the consequences of osteoporosis are worse in men than women – including death – older males are far less … Read More→
_ Diabetes Heart Health Surprise! Cutting ΓÇ£BadΓÇ¥ Carbs DoesnΓÇÖt Reduce Risk of Diabetes & Heart Disease By Jane Farrell article Research led by Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore resulted in unexpected findings about … Read More→
Marriage Marriage Counseling for Older Couples Is Needed By Jane Farrell article The findings of a nationally representative study done at Michigan State University suggest the need for Marriage Counselling and programs … Read More→
Cancer Overview Cancer Patients in Hospice Avoid Aggressive Care and High Costs By Jane Farrell article More patients with cancer use hospice today than ever before, but there are indications that care intensity outside of hospice … Read More→
_ Colon and rectal cancer Americans Have Colonoscopies Too Often By Jane Farrell article Colonoscopies are a very valuable procedure to screen for the presence of colorectal cancer. However, healthy Americans who do undergo … Read More→
_ Menopause Women's Health and Wellness GSM, New Term for Postmenopausal Problems By Sondra Forsyth article Talking about genital, sexual, and urinary problems can be uncomfortable for postmenopausal women and their doctors. Having a term that doesn't carry stigma, isn't embarrassing to say, and is medically accurate could go a long way in helping women get the help they need and allowing them to make smarter healthcare decisions. That term is "genitourinary syndrome of menopause" or GSM. The term was developed and endorsed by The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) and the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health (ISSWSH).
_ Menopause Many Menopausal Women Go to Anti-Aging Docs By Sondra Forsyth article Feeling that conventional doctors did not take their suffering seriously, women instead sought out hormonal treatments for menopausal symptoms from anti-aging clinicians, according to a sudy done at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.
_ Brain Health Sleep Health A Good NightΓÇÖs Sleep Boosts Brain Power as We Age By Sondra Forsyth article A University of Oregon-led study published in the June 2014 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine found that middle-aged or older people who get six to nine hours of sleep a night think better than those sleeping fewer or more hours. The study reaffirms numerous small-scale studies in the United States, Western Europe and Japan, but it does so using data compiled across six middle-income nations and involving more than 30,000 subjects for a long-term project that began in 2007.
_ Heart Health For Women, Improving Accuracy of Heart Disease Diagnosis By Sondra Forsyth article Diagnosing coronary heart disease in women has become more accurate through gender-specific research that clarifies the role of both obstructive and non-obstructive coronary artery disease as contributors to ischemic heart disease in females, according to a statement published in June 2014 in the American Heart Association journal Circulation.