Hormones, From Puberty to Post-Menopause
The post below originally ran on HuffPost Healthy Living.
If you’re a woman, you probably know that our bodies go through myriad changes during the course of our lives. Hormones play an integral role in those changes at each stage of development, from puberty to post-menopause. This is the first in a four-part series the Society For Women’s Health Research (SWHR®) will be publishing about hormones across the lifespan — read on to learn more!
What exactly are hormones? The Virginia Women’s Center offers a good definition: A hormone is a “chemical communicator or connector” that carries messages to and from all ...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - March 18, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Aging Women's Health Source Type: blogs
Menopausal Symptoms and Complementary Health Practices
The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) has published a Clinical Digest summarizing the available evidence on complementary health practices for menopausal symptoms.
Menopausal Symptoms and Complementary Health Practices: http://1.usa.gov/21WiVuL (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - March 7, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Kate Flewelling Tags: General Source Type: blogs
4 Tips: Mind and Body Practices for Common Aging-Related Conditions
From National Center for Complementary and Integrative Help
http://1.usa.gov/1nhr7pN
“Mind and body practices, in particular, including relaxation techniques and meditative exercise forms such as yoga, tai chi, and qi gong are being used by older Americans, both for fitness and relaxation, and because of perceived health benefits.” The four conditions addressed in this article are:
Osteoarthritis
Menopausal symptoms
Sleep problems
Shingles (Source: BHIC)
Source: BHIC - March 1, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Annette Parde-Maass Tags: Senior Source Type: blogs
4 questions every woman should ask about heart disease
February is American Heart Month, and the Go Red For Women campaign reminds us to bring awareness to cardiovascular disease in women all month long. Today in the U.S., nearly 44 million women are living with heart disease. Even though heart disease is quite prevalent in women, only 1 in 5 women are aware that they are at risk for developing a cardiovascular problem in their lifetime.
Cardiovascular disease is the #1 killer of American women. More women than men die of heart disease every single year — in fact, one woman dies from heart disease every 80 seconds. Most women believe that their greatest health risk ...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 25, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Kevin R. Campbell, MD Tags: Conditions Heart Source Type: blogs
Proposing a Microbial Cause of Alzheimer's Disease, Again
The biochemistry of the brain is enormously complex and still poorly understood at the detail level. This is also true of the mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease. Treating Alzheimer's is, more or less, the unified banner under which the research community raises funds to map and catalog the brain. It is why so much funding pours into the study of this one condition in comparison to others. In the research mainstream it is expected that only with much greater understanding of neurobiology will effective therapies emerge. Since the molecular biology involved is so very complicated, there are many gaps into which new theories o...
Source: Fight Aging! - February 11, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs
Heart Disease Matters More for Women Than You Think
February is American Heart Month, a good opportunity to learn the facts about heart disease. The following post was originally published February 2 on HuffPost.
In 2015, approximately 370,000 Americans died from heart disease. That’s one in seven deaths. In the time it takes for you to read this article, two more people will die [1]. These statistics are alarming, so what can YOU do? We have an answer: Recognize American Heart Month this February by learning about the signs of coronary artery disease (CAD), the most common form of heart disease. Find out whether that huffing and puffing you experience while walking u...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - February 9, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Chronic Conditions Women's Health Source Type: blogs
Today is National Wear Red Day
National Wear Red Day® is a special day dedicated to bringing attention to this staggering fact that each year, 1 in 3 women die of heart disease and stroke. Today we wear red to encourage women to raise their voices, know their cardiovascular risk and take action to live longer, healthier lives. For more information visit: http://www.goredforwomen.org/wearredday/.
In honor of National Wear Red Day® we are re-running the post below.
Heart Disease – It Looks Different From a Woman’s Perspective
By Terri L. McCulloch
Lara D. knew that heart disease ran in her family. Her father had his first heart attack at 46. Hi...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - February 5, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Advocacy Women's Health Source Type: blogs
Bioethics & the Status of Women Filmmakers
There are currently less than 7% of films created by women making it to major film festivals —that is 7%, per year, worldwide. This percentage has remained low and static for 25 years. Film festival screenings constitute theatrical releases. Theatrical releases are required for film and/or television distribution.Low access to film festivals limit women’s ability to earn livings behind the camera in their industry. The number of screen stories genuinely reflecting women’s experiences is also disproportionately diminished. Omission of the perspective of women in film complicates matters in the purview of b...
Source: blog.bioethics.net - February 3, 2016 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: September Williams, MD Tags: Health Care syndicated Source Type: blogs
Annual report of the Chief Medical Officer, 2014: the health of the 51%: women
This report examines women’s health in England and makes a range of recommendations to improve it. It identifies several missed opportunities for intervention in women’s health, and brings attention to ‘embarrassment’ as a needless barrier to health. It makes recommendations on a wide range of health issues, most notably obesity, ovarian cancer and ‘taboo problems’ such as incontinence and the menopause.
Report
Press release (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - December 11, 2015 Category: UK Health Authors: The King's Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Local authorities, public health and health inequalities Source Type: blogs
Women's Health: Natural Menopause Solutions London
Paola Marchini London NutritionistThere is a lot of confusion around the ‘menopause’ and the various stages leading to it. Many women may start to experience symptoms of hormonal changes relating to the menopause from around the age of 35 including menstrual irregularities, mood swings, irritability, weight gain, loss of confidence and fatigue, amongst others. As these symptoms can happen very gradually, they may go unnoticed for quite some time or be attributed to PMS. Paola Marchini, Dip CNM, mBANT CNHC, is a clinical nutritionist (Registered Nutritional Therapist) with a special interest in the ...
Source: Healthy Eating and Nutrition News - December 10, 2015 Category: Nutrition Tags: clinic diet harley street health London menopause nutrition nutritional therapist nutritionist Paola Marchini women ' s health Source Type: blogs
Women's Health: Natural Menopause Solutions London
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Source: Healthy Eating and Nutrition News - December 10, 2015 Category: Nutrition Tags: clinic diet harley street health London menopause nutrition nutritional therapist nutritionist Paola Marchini women ' s health Source Type: blogs
False Positive Mammograms & Subsequent Breast Cancer Risk
A recent study points to a higher risk of breast cancer in women with a history of a false positive mammogram.
Investigators examined the number of breast cancers occurring over 10 years with whose routine screening mammogram had resulted in either a “call back” normal mammogram or a benign breast biopsy (false positive mammograms), and compared it to the number of cancers in women whose mammogram was normal on the first go round (true negative mammogram.)
Women who had a false positive mammogram had a higher risk of breast cancer in the subsequent 10 years compared to women with a true negative mammogram. How...
Source: The Blog That Ate Manhattan - December 4, 2015 Category: Primary Care Authors: Margaret Polaneczky, MD Tags: Breast Cancer Mammography breast biopsy false positive mammogram Risk Source Type: blogs
False Positive Mammograms & Subsequent Breast Cancer Risk
A recent study points to a higher risk of breast cancer in women with a history of a false positive mammogram.
Investigators examined the number of breast cancers occurring over 10 years with whose routine screening mammogram had resulted in either a “call back” normal mammogram or a benign breast biopsy (false positive mammograms), and compared it to the number of cancers in women whose mammogram was normal on the first go round (true negative mammogram.)
Women who had a false positive mammogram had a higher risk of breast cancer in the subsequent 10 years compared to women with a true negative mammogram. How...
Source: The Blog That Ate Manhattan - December 4, 2015 Category: Primary Care Authors: Margaret Polaneczky, MD Tags: Breast Cancer Mammography breast biopsy false positive mammogram Risk Source Type: blogs
Sexism in Science: Bias Beyond the Lab
CONCLUSION
There’s no doubt that we’ve come far in this field and an improved concentration on exploring sex-based biology has resulted in a better understanding of sex differences–but we need to continue to such efforts in order to promote good health for all men and women. Clinical trials need to be designed to ensure not only the inclusion of, but also the recognition of their differences. Working toward inclusivity of medical research will benefit us all by increasing our understanding of what causes various illnesses and how to treat them.
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Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - November 19, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Women's Health Source Type: blogs
What Might Be Causing Your Urination Issues
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If you’re a middle-aged woman, you may have noticed that you are having issues with urination. You’re not alone. Harvard Medical School reports almost 1 in 3 American women who are between the ages of 50 and 64 have complaints about issues of urinary incontinence. In comparison, 5 percent of men who are in this age group have some level of incontinence.
Is this emerging issue due to menopause or aging?... (Source: Dorian Martin's SharePosts)
Source: Dorian Martin's SharePosts - October 26, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dorian Martin Source Type: blogs
