I just received this information from a dear friend. I was aware that female heart attacks are of a different nature than those of men, but this is the best description I’ve ever read…and I wanted to share it with my girl friends and readers. Women and Heart Attacks (Myocardial infarction) Women rarely have the Continue Reading …
COGENT: Hormone Therapy Does Not Improve Cognition in Early Postmenopausal Women
September 24, 2007 by Leave a Comment
WebMDNews News Author: Caroline Cassels CME Author: Penny Murata, MD Release Date: September 24, 2007 September 24, 2007 — New research suggests that hormone therapy (HT) does not improve memory in recently postmenopausal women with cognitive complaints. In the largest study to date to examine the effects of HT in early postmenopausal women, the Cognitive Continue Reading …
How Many Women Get Breast Cancer?
September 18, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States, other than skin cancer. It is the second leading cause of cancer death in women, after lung cancer. About 182,460 women in the United States will be found to have invasive breast cancer in 2008. About 40,480 women will die from the Continue Reading …
FDA's Label Rule Criticized As Youth Suicides Increase
September 8, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Experts Suggest Link Between Warnings and Startling New Trend Suicide rates for preteens and teenagers increased sharply when the Food and Drug Administration slapped a “black box” warning on anti-depressants and doctors started writing fewer prescriptions for young people, according to federal data released Thursday. The FDA’s warning, publicly debated in 2003 and enacted in Continue Reading …
Research and Markets: Contraception Market Report 2007
September 7, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Research and Markets has announced the addition of Contraception Market Report 2007 to their offering. The UK market for contraceptives, as evaluated in this report, comprises four main sectors: hormone-based products; barrier products; intra-uterine device (IUD) products and other methods. Hormone-based products is a publicly funded sector, is the largest sector, having overtaken barrier products, Continue Reading …
