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The Women’s Health Science Program for High School Girls developed by our Institute for Women’s Health Research has just been awarded the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring by President Barack Obama! This five-year-old program at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, targets primarily African American and Latina girls from [...]
So you’re flocking to online dating sites with a wish list of ideal traits that you desire in a mate. Not so fast! Once you actually meet a potential dating partner, those ideals are likely to fall by the wayside, according to new research from Northwestern University and Texas A&M University and reported by the [...]
In a world of predators, who is responsible for keeping our children safe? A major new nationwide study released November 1 , 2011 shows that many parents know that their underage children are on Facebook in violation of the site’s restrictions. Parents are often complicit in helping their children join the site. These new [...]
November is National Diabetes Month and World Diabetes Day is Nov. 14. Nearly 26 million Americans have diabetes, and more than one-quarter of them do not know it. Left untreated, diabetes can lead to serious complications, such as heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, blindness and amputation. An estimated 79 million adults have pre-diabetes, a condition [...]
Today’s athletic high school girls “got game” on the basketball court and soccer field, but they are at a greater risk for sports-related knee injuries than their male counterparts. In a new study from Northwestern Medicine, focused on predominantly low-income, urban female athletes in Chicago Public Schools (CPS), researchers were able to significantly reduce common [...]
Consumers are often frustrated when they hear the results of research studies that indicate a “maybe” rather than a definitive answer. Here’s an interesting study that demonstrates the long road researchers often have to take. On the other hand, trial and error sometimes leads to surprising results and are worth it. This example also demonstrates [...]
FDA has received a number of inquiries from consumers and salon professionals concerning the safety of “Brazilian Blowout” and similar “professional use only” hair smoothing products. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a Hazard Alert in April 2011 to hair salon owners and workers about potential formaldehyde exposure from working with these [...]
Heart disease affects men and women in different ways. In women, symptoms of burgeoning heart disease are often more insidious, but when a heart attack strikes, it is more lethal than it is in men. Roughly 25 percent of men will die within a year of their first heart attack, but among women, 38 percent [...]
Are you or a family member at risk for osteoporosis–a serious, potentially debilitating condition more prevalent in women? Over the past decade a number of treatments have become available including bisphosphonates. An excellent one-page summary of benefits and risks is now available from the Hormone Foundation and should be read by all who are considering [...]
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