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Most Women Would Participate Again in a Medical Research Study

SOURCE: Medical News Today

DATE: May 30, 2006

EXCERPT: More than 60 percent of women 50 and older who have participated in a medical research study would definitely or probably participate again if given the opportunity, according to a survey released today by the Society for Women's Health Research, a Washington, D.C., based national advocacy organization.    more

Addicted by Sex?

Unger, Katherine. (May 18, 2006). Addicted by Sex? Science NOW Daily News. Issue 209: 1

EXCERPT: The battle of the sexes is a bit lopsided when it comes to illegal drugs. Men have higher rates of addiction to stimulants such as methamphetamine, and they're also more likely to suffer brain damage from "meth" use. Abstract: Provides information on research regarding sex differences in all kinds of diseases associated with dopamine release.

RELATED PUBMED LINK:

Munro CA, McCaul ME, Wong DF, Oswald LM, Zhou Y, Brasic J, Kuwabara H, Kumar A, Alexander M, Ye W, Wand GS. Sex differences in striatal dopamine release in healthy adults. Biol Psychiatry. 2006 May 15;59(10):966-74. Epub 2006 Apr 17. PMID: 16616726 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Women with Acute Coronary Syndromes Benefit from Quick Trip to Cath Lab

SOURCE: Medical News Today

DATE: May 14, 2006

EXCERPT:  High-risk women with acute coronary syndrome benefit as much as men from a trip to the cardiac cath lab shortly after being hospitalized ....   more

RELATED PUBMED LINKS:

Elkoustaf RA, Mamkin I, Mather JF, Murphy D, Hirst JA, Kiernan FJ, McKay RG. Comparison of results of percutaneous coronary intervention for non-ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction or unstable angina pectoris in men versus women. Am J Cardiol. 2006 Jul 15;98(2):182-6. Epub 2006 May 19. PMID: 16828589 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

First High-Flex Knee Replacement Implant Shaped Specifically To Fit Woman's Anatomy

SOURCE: Medical News Today

DATE:  May 13, 2006

EXCERPT: "The first knee replacement shaped to fit a woman's anatomy has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and will be distributed to orthopedic surgeons to use next week. Dr. Aaron G. Rosenberg and Dr. Richard A. Berger, orthopedic surgeons at Rush University Medical Center, were two of the 10 developer surgeons who sought to address shape-related differences of a woman's knee."  more

RELATED LINK:

The Zimmer® Gender Solutions™ High-Flex Knee

Rush University Medical Center

Dr. Aaron G. Rosenberg, Professor, Rush University Medical Center

Dr. Richard A. Berger, Assistant Professor, Rush University Medical Center

Boyish brains: plastic chemical alters behavior of female mice

Harder, B. (May 6, 2006). Boyish brains: plastic chemical alters behavior of female mice. Science News. 169(18):276-7

EXCERPT: Exposure to the main ingredient of polycarbonate plastics can modify brain formation in female mouse fetuses and make the lab animals, later in life, display a typically male behavior pattern, scientists have announced.