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The following press release was issued by the FDA. While the seriousness and pain of bone fractures is significant, the side effect profiles of this drug sound pretty serious. What is the risk/benefit ratio? Is the trade-off worth it? We would love to hear from women who are making these choices. JUNE 1, [...]
For the third consecutive year, 100% of the high school seniors who participated in the Women’s Health Science Program for High School Girls and Beyond (WHSP) have successfully graduated from high school and will be going on to college in the fall. Students selected to participate in WHSP attend Young Women’s Leadership Charter School (YWLCS). [...]
Ms. Magazine has a new blog post about the drug Flibanserin, which is touted as the female Viagra. The post brings up some interesting points about the psychosocial issues surrounding female sexuality and encourages the FDA to reject the drug. Rather than treat low female libido with pharmaceuticals, the article encourages the government to increase [...]
The article below was recently released by the National Institutes of Health. It is important information but I post it with caution because it could make some people panic before the facts are in. It is somewhat alarming if you do have symptoms of early menopause—-but it doesn’t always mean you have a serious [...]
An article was released in the June 10, 2010 edition of the well-respected journal, Nature, that raises the question of doing research studies on pregnant women. Women get colds, the flu, infections and other diseases during their pregnancies that have nothing to do with their mom-to-be status. Many women simply “toughen it out” hoping their [...]
The New York Times has recently reignited a hypothesis made by Lawrence Summers, Director of the White House’s National Economic Council, about the ratio of males to females in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields. Despite inroads, females make up a minority in these historically males-populated occupations. In the article “Daring to Discuss Women [...]
According to the World Health Organization, alcohol is one of the most significant risk factors for diseases including chronic conditions like cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. Compared with men, women become more cognitively impaired by alcohol and are more susceptible to alcohol-related organ damage. Women develop damage with less intake and over a shorter period [...]
Today, the scientific journal, Nature, released a Commentary by Institute Director Teresa Woodruff and two of her post doctorate students that we hope will open up the dialogue about the current status of women’s health research. For the reader’s convenience, the entire press release is listed below as well as a link to the article. [...]
A recent publication from the National Osteoporosis Foundation reported that many women with postmenopausal osteoporosis underestimate their risk for fractures. This is particularly alarming when it is coupled with new information released from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that found potential increased risk of fracture of the hip, wrist and spine if you take [...]
Biological differences between the sexes could be a significant predictor of responses to vaccines, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. They examined published data from numerous adult and child vaccine trials and found that sex is a fundamental, but often overlooked predictor of vaccine response that could help predict [...]
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