Women who started menstruating early in life could later face a higher risk of stroke. Women who started their periods at the age of 13 or younger, are about 1.8 times more likely to suffer a stroke, than those who started at the age of 15. These women are also more at risk for cerebralContinue reading “Higher risk of stroke to those who menstruated early”
Category Archives: women
Tom Price prioritizes religious views over women’s health
Hey Tom Price, Don’t Block My Patients’ Access to Routine Health Care Trump’s pick for Health and Human Services says that not one woman would be left behind if insurers didn’t have to provide contraception. That’s terribly wrong. On November 9, 2016, I glanced at my schedule and saw that the next patient wasContinue reading “Tom Price prioritizes religious views over women’s health”
Comments on Trump’s War on Women Begins
Michele Cser Fort Davis, TX 1 hour ago I am a Physician Assistant working in rural west Texas. I know that whatever we providers at private health clinics do, we cannot take up all the slack from all the women and girls who need Healthcare. They can’t get it at ER’s which are already overworkedContinue reading “Comments on Trump’s War on Women Begins”
Maternal Depression Across Child’s Early Years Impacts Neural Basis of Empathy
Summary: Children whose mothers experienced depression early in their life are more susceptable to socio-emotional problems and a reduction in empathy toward others, a new study reports. Source: Elsevier. Exposure to early and chronic maternal depression markedly increases a child’s susceptibility to psychopathology and social-emotional problems, including social withdrawal, poor emotion regulation, and reduced empathyContinue reading “Maternal Depression Across Child’s Early Years Impacts Neural Basis of Empathy”
Mounting Challenges to Brain Sex Differences
Summary: A new meta analysis reveals no significant differences in the size of the amygdala between males and females. Source: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. How different are men and women’s brains? The latest evidence to address this controversy comes from a study at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, where aContinue reading “Mounting Challenges to Brain Sex Differences”
Cardiovascular disease risk factors are prevalent in Latin America
Cardiovascular disease risk factors are highly prevalent in the general population in the Southern Cone of Latin America. •The prevalences of obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and diabetes were 35.7%, 40.8%, 58.4%, and 12.4%, respectively. •The prevalence of metabolic syndrome was 37.4%. •The proportion of individuals with ≥3 cardiovascular risk factors was 68.3%. Abstract Background Cardiovascular diseaseContinue reading “Cardiovascular disease risk factors are prevalent in Latin America”
Mitochondrial function between the heart and skeletal muscles and biomarkers of Heart Failure
Heart failure (HF) is a chronic and devastating illness becoming an increasingly important burden on the health care system. Reduced exercise tolerance is an independent predictor of hospital readmission and mortality in patients with HF [1], and is thought to be a therapeutic target [2]. Although central factors such as ejection fraction (EF) or cardiacContinue reading “Mitochondrial function between the heart and skeletal muscles and biomarkers of Heart Failure”
Effects of age and education on the control of cardiovascular risk factors in male and female coronary patients
The gender gap in risk factor control: Effects of age and education on the control of cardiovascular risk factors in male and female coronary patients. The EUROASPIRE IV study by the European Society of Cardiology The aim of this study was to investigate gender related differences in the management and risk factor control of patientsContinue reading “Effects of age and education on the control of cardiovascular risk factors in male and female coronary patients”
Coffee consumption and risk of cardiovascular events in hypertensive patients
Controversy still exists about the long-term cardiovascular effects of coffee consumption in hypertension. Methods The predictive capacity of coffee use for cardiovascular events (CVEs) was investigated in 1204 participants from the HARVEST, a prospective cohort study of non-diabetic subjects aged 18–45 years, screened for stage 1 hypertension. Subjects were grouped into three categories of coffee drinking,Continue reading “Coffee consumption and risk of cardiovascular events in hypertensive patients”
Bone disease in men and women
Osteoporosis affects millions of Americans. Individuals with osteoporosis are at high risk of suffering one or more fractures, which are often physically debilitating and can potentially lead to a downward spiral in physical and mental health. The most common form of osteoporosis is known as “primary osteoporosis.” It is the result of the cumulative impactContinue reading “Bone disease in men and women”
Decreased bone mineral density (BMD) leads to increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease
A study to optimise bone strength and reducing risk of fracture, while at the same time decreasing risk of cardiovascular disease was done by the following team: 1Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, Missouri, USA 2Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Center for Functional Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA 3Center for Primary Health Care Research, Department of ClinicalContinue reading “Decreased bone mineral density (BMD) leads to increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease”
Stroke and care after
Stroke History of stroke: Hippocrates, the father of medicine, first recognized stroke over 2,400 years ago. At this time stroke was called apoplexy, which means “struck down by violence” in Greek. This was due to the fact that a person developed sudden paralysis and change in well-being. Physicians had little knowledge of the anatomy andContinue reading “Stroke and care after”
Foods to eat and avoid when you have Gout and leg pains
Gout Gout, a painful form of arthritis, occurs when high levels of uric acid in the blood cause crystals to form and accumulate around a joint. Uric acid is produced when the body breaks down a chemical called purine. Purine occurs naturally in your body, but it’s also found in certain foods. Uric acid isContinue reading “Foods to eat and avoid when you have Gout and leg pains”
Pulmonary hypertension is higher among women over 85 yrs old
There is an increase in mortality (2001-2010) associated with PH among men, women, and all race and ethnic groups, and from several conditions commonly associated with PH (hypertension and coronary heart disease, aortic stenosis, liver disease and cirrhosis, and autoimmune disease) but also from renal disease and diabetes, while finding that PH-associated mortality decreased overContinue reading “Pulmonary hypertension is higher among women over 85 yrs old”