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Women who tend to have high blood pressure (HBP) should be particularly vigilant if they are on oral contraceptives, are pregnant, or on hormone replacement therapy. Women on oral contraceptives (OC) experience small but detectable increase in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure, usually in the normal range. If it runs higher than normal make [...]
Women who have experienced hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause may have a 50 percent lower risk of developing the most common forms of breast cancer than postmenopausal women who have never had such symptoms, according to a recent study by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. The results of the first study [...]
A woman suffers a heart attack every 90 seconds in the United States. Yet according to a 2009 American Heart Association survey only half of women indicated they would call 9-1-1 if they thought they were having a heart attack and few were aware of the most common heart attack symptoms. The Make the Call. [...]
This is Poison Awareness Week and the Institute for Women’s Health Research sponsored a forum featuring Dr. Carol DesLauriers a pharmacist from the Illinois Poison Center, the nation’s oldest poison center. Did you know that nearly 75% of poisoning deaths in the U.S. are due to unintentional poisoning? Unintentional poisoning includes the use of drugs [...]
As the tragedy of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan continues to make headlines, it is only natural to be concerned about the fallout on our own countries. You read stories about a run on pharmacies for potassium iodine and hear questions about the drinking water. Are we overreacting? The United States government has [...]
Getting regular, moderate-intensity exercise may be critically important for postmenopausal women who want to reduce their risk of cancer, heart disease and other chronic diseases, according to a study led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle.The reason: exercise effectively reduces intra-abdominal fat, a hidden risk factor for many chronic illnesses including [...]
Scientists crack code to create neurons whose early death causes memory loss Northwestern Medicine researchers for the first time have transformed a human embryonic stem cell into a critical type of neuron that dies early in Alzheimer’s disease and is a major cause of memory loss. This new ability to reprogram stem cells and grow [...]
Almost everyone who is health conscious agrees that American food portions are out of control! One of our most visited blogs “Eat less, Move More” has generated a lot of comments and many readers are surprised how small portions need to be if you want to lose weight. We’ve also received a number [...]
No inks on the market today have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for injection into the skin – and yet one in four Americans age 18 to 50 has a tattoo. On Tuesday, the FDA hosted a webinar about the basics of tattoo regulation and safety. Whether you want to cover yourself [...]
March is Women’s History Month in the USA–a good time to reflect on the status of women today. Here are a few facts from the U.S. Census Bureau: U.S. Women outnumber men 157.2 million vs. 153.2 million. Twice as many women are older than 85 compared to men. The median annual income for full [...]
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