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Far More Women Getting MS Than Men American Study Finds

SOURCE:  Medical News Today

DATE: April 30, 2007

EXCERPT: "According to a study that is being presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 59th Annual Meeting in Boston this week, far more women are developing multiple sclerosis (MS) than men."  more

Aspirin May Be Less Effective Heart Treatment For Women Than Men

SOURCE: Medical News Today

DATE: April 29, 2007

EXCERPT: "A new study shows that aspirin therapy for coronary artery disease is four times more likely to be ineffective in women compared to men with the same medical history."  more

RELATED PUBMED LINK:

Dorsch MP, Lee JS, Lynch DR, Dunn SP, Rodgers JE, Schwartz T, Colby E, Montague D, Smyth SS. Aspirin resistance in patients with stable coronary artery disease with and without a history of myocardial infarction. Ann Pharmacother. 2007 May;41(5):737-41. Epub 2007 Apr 24.

Women More Likely Than Men To Go Without Health Care, USA

SOURCE: Medical News Today

DATE: April 27. 2007

EXCERPT: "With 38% of American women finding medical bills a serious struggle, compared to 29% of men, a new study released by the Commonwealth Fund reveals that women are much more likely to go without needed healthcare than men, because they cannot afford it. The study was carried out by the National Women's Law Center, whose researchers examined data from three nationwide surveys."  more

RELATED LINK:

Patchias, Elizabeth M. & Judy Waxman. (April 2007). Women and Health Coverage: The Affordability Gap. Washington, DC: National Women's Law Center.

Low Dose Aspirin Does Not Protect Women Against Cognitive Decline

SOURCE:  Medical News Today

DATE: April 27, 2007

EXCERPT:  "Taking low dose aspirin does not protect older women against cognitive decline, finds a large study ..."  more

RELATED PUBMED LINK:

Kang JH, Cook N, Manson J, Buring JE, Grodstein F. Low dose aspirin and cognitive function in the women's health study cognitive cohort. BMJ. 2007 May 12;334(7601):987. Epub 2007 Apr 27.

Migraines linked to heart attack in men

SOURCE: CBC News

DATE: April 24, 2007

EXCERPT: "Men with migraine headaches may be at higher risk of heart disease, including heart attacks, suggests a new study that follows research that produced similar findings for women."  more

RELATED PUBMED LINK:

Kurth T, Gaziano JM, Cook NR, Bubes V, Logroscino G, Diener HC, Buring JE. Migraine and risk of cardiovascular disease in men. Arch  Intern Med. 2007 Apr 23;167(8):795-801. PMID: 17452542

Cognitive Performance Affected by Sex And Prenatal Hormone Exposure

SOURCE: Medical News Today

DATE: Arpil 18. 2007

EXCERPT: "In one of the first research studies to assess sex differences in cognitive performance in nonhuman primates, researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center have found the tendency to use landmarks for navigation is typical only of females.
..  This finding, which corroborates findings in rodents and humans and is available in the online edition of Hormones and Behavior, suggests there is not just a difference in how well females and males solve spatial problems, but also in which types of cues they use to solve such problems. Researchers are applying this knowledge to gain a better understanding of how the brain develops and functions. "  more

RELATED PUBMED LINK:

Herman RA, Wallen K. Cognitive performance in rhesus monkeys varies by sex and prenatal androgen exposure. Horm Behav. 2007 Apr;51(4):496-507. Epub 2007 Jan 27.
 
Sandstrom NJ. Sex differences in use of visual cues by rhesus monkeys performing a spatial learning task: comment on "Cognitive performance in rhesus monkeys varies by sex and prenatal androgen exposure" by Herman and Wallen. Horm Behav. 2007 Aug;52(2):139-42. Epub 2007 Jun 2. No abstract available.

New Study In SLEEP Finds That Sleep Disturbance Increases Spontaneous Pain In Women

SOURCE: Medical News Today

DATE: April 6, 2007

EXCERPT: This "research shows that disrupted sleep, marked by multiple prolonged awakenings, impairs natural pain control mechanisms that are thought to play a key role in the development, maintenance, and exacerbation of chronic pain."  more

RELATED PUBMED LINK:

Smith MT, Edwards RR, McCann UD, Haythornthwaite JA. The Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Pain Inhibition and Spontaneous Pain in Women.  Sleep. 2007 Apr 1;30(4): 494-505

Heart disease in women: A Mayo Clinic specialist answers questions

SOURCE:  MayoClinic.com

DATE:  April 3, 2007

EXCERPT:  “Cardiologist Sharonne Hayes, M.D., director of the Women's Heart Clinic at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., and member of the advisory board of WomenHeart: the National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease, shares her insights about women and heart disease.”   more

Gender Linked To Development Of Skin Cancer

SOURCE: Medical News Today

DATE:  April 2, 2007

EXCERPT: "Inherent gender differences instead of more sun exposure may be one reason why men are three times more likely than women to develop certain kinds of skin cancer, say researchers at Ohio State University Medical Center." more 

RELATED PUBMED LINK:

Thomas-Ahner JM, Wulff BC, Tober KL, Kusewitt DF, Riggenbach JA, Oberyszyn TM. 
Gender Differences in UVB-Induced Skin Carcinogenesis, Inflammation, and DNA Damage. Cancer Res. 2007 Apr 1;67(7):3468-74. Epub 2007 Mar 27.  PMID: 17389759