Menopausal Hormone Therapy Linked to Having a Healthier Heart
Women who use menopausal hormone therapy appear to have a heart structure and function that is linked to a lower risk of heart failure,...
Feeling Anxious? Blame the Size of Your Waistline
Anxiety is one of the most common mental health disorders, and it’s more likely to affect women, especially middle-aged women. Although anxiety can be...
Hearts Get ‘Younger,’ Even At Middle Age, With Exercise
As we age, even if we're healthy, the heart becomes less flexible, more stiff and just isn't as efficient in processing oxygen as it...
National Family Health Survey 4 – Lack of Education Robs Women of Reproductive Control
Recently the fourth round of the National Family Health Survey 4 (NFHS-4) report on the variations in the total fertility rate (TFR) of different...
When You Need A Breast Screening, Should You Get A 3-D Mammogram?
When I went to the imaging center for my regular mammogram last year, the woman behind the desk asked me if I’d like to...
Confusion over the cause of symptoms may be affecting whether or not women take...
Women who are at high risk of developing breast cancer may be failing to take the preventive anti-cancer drug tamoxifen because they are confusing...
New Study Links Hot Flashes with Depression
With age comes a greater risk of depression, especially in women. With 15% of the female population in the US being 65 or older,...
Higher Alcohol Consumption Leads to Greater Loss of Muscle Tissue in Postmenopausal Women
CLEVELAND, Ohio (June 7, 2017)—If you feel as though you can’t do as much physically as you’ve gotten older, there may be a reason....
Clinics should choose women’s breast screening appointment times to improve attendance
For women who miss a breast screening appointment, giving a fixed date and time for a new appointment could improve poor attendance and be...
Women And The Zika Virus: Smart Questions And A Few Solid Answers
The Zika virus caused birth defects in about 10 percent of the 250 pregnant women confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
