Older Women On Statins Have Higher Risk Of Diabetes

According to a study published Online First in the Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, using statins in postmenopausal women, is linked to an increased risk of diabetes…

Young Women Often Fail To Spot Their Weight Gain

Despite popular belief about women’s weight concerns, young women commonly fail to recognize recent gain of as many as 11 pounds – putting them at risk for cardiovascular disease and other obesity-related conditions. Self-perception of weight gain also appears to be significantly influenced by race, ethnicity and contraceptive methods…

Helping Women To Identify Heart Attack Symptoms

Heart attacks in women go largely unrecognized 30 to 55 percent of the time and those who miss the warning signs and fail or delay getting help, run the risk of death or grave disability. But researchers at Binghamton University and SUNY Upstate Medical University have developed an educational program they believe will shorten the time to treatment and ultimately, save lives…

Endometriosis Raises Risk OF Inflammatory Bowel Disease

About one in ten women of child-bearing age suffers from endometriosis, a fairly common condition in which cells from the lining of the uterus grow in other areas of the body. According to a study published in Gut, women with endometriosis are almost twice as likely to develop inflammatory bowel disease compared to other females…

Breast Reduction Can Save Lives and Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer

Dr. Grant Stevens, a board-certified plastic surgeon and breast reduction surgery specialist in Los Angeles, discusses the fact that comedian Wanda Sykes’ breast cancer was discovered as a result of her recent breast reduction surgery.

(PRWeb December 23, 2011)

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