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High-Trauma Fractures in Older Men and Women Linked to Osteoporosis

SOURCE:  U.S. DHH NIH National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

DATE:  November 28, 2007

EXCERPT:  "Researchers at the California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) Research Institute are challenging a widely held belief that fractures resulting from major trauma, such as automobile accidents, are not related to osteoporosis, the common disease that makes bones weak and prone to fracture."  more

RELATED PUBMED LINK:

LinksMackey DC, Lui LY, Cawthon PM, Bauer DC, Nevitt MC, Cauley JA, Hillier TA, Lewis CE, Barrett-Connor E, Cummings SR; Study of Osteoporotic Fractures (SOF) and Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study (MrOS) Research Groups. High-trauma fractures and low bone mineral density in older women and men. JAMA. 2007 Nov 28;298(20):2381-8.

Stroke surge' seen in middle-aged US women

SOURCE:  MedlinePlus: Reuters Health Information   

DATE:  November 22, 2007

EXCERPT:   "Women between 45 and 54 years old are more than twice as likely as their male counterparts to suffer a stroke, a new study shows.  more (articles display for 30 days)

RELATED PUBMED LINK:

Towfighi A, Saver JL, Engelhardt R, Ovbiagele B.  A midlife stroke surge among women in the United States.  Neurology. 2007 Nov 13;69(20):1898-904.

Aspirin provides less heart protection for women

SOURCE:  MedlinePlus:  Reuters Health Information

DATE:  November 14, 2007

EXCERPT: "Gender may explain the considerable variation in the effectiveness of aspirin therapy in reducing the risk of heart attacks, researchers from Canada report. Their findings, published online in BMC Medicine, indicate that women may be much less responsive to aspirin than men."   more (displays for 30 days) 

RELATED PUBMED LINK:

Yerman T, Gan WQ, Sin DD. The influence of gender on the effects of aspirin in preventing myocardial infarction. BMC Med. 2007 Oct 18;5(1):29.

Smoking Boosts Blood Pressure in Women

SOURCE:  MedlinePlus:  HealthDay

DATE:  November 12, 2007

EXCERPT: "Women who smoke two packs of cigarettes a day have a 21 percent greater risk of developing high blood pressure, increasing their risk for heart disease, a new study found."    more (displays for 90 days) 

RELATED PUBMED LINK:

Bowman TS, Gaziano JM, Buring JE, Sesso HD.A prospective study of cigarette smoking and risk of incident hypertension in women. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2007 Nov 20;50(21):2085-92.

Screening For Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms In Women May Save Lives

SOURCE:  Medical News Today

DATE:  November 10, 2007

EXCERPT: "In 9 out of 10 cases, a burst abdominal aortic artery is quickly fatal for its most common victim: elderly males. A new study -- the largest yet performed -- now confirms that women over 65 with a history of smoking or heart disease are also at high risk for an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) -- supporting the notion that they should also receive ultrasound screening to help spot and correct the dangerous condition. ....  [Current] guidelines recommend that screening only be performed -- and reimbursed by Medicare -- for men aged 65 to 75 who have ever smoked.   ....   The Task Force ruled against screening for older women, citing a lack of evidence to support the cost-effectiveness of such a move.   ....  right now, doctors are actually being advised against providing their female patients with the 10-minute ultrasound test that could spot the problem. The noninvasive test itself is relatively inexpensive (about $40) and is often bundled with other diagnostic screens.   ....   [the authors]  hope that this data provides the evidence that the Task Force and others in the field have needed to push for screening of AAA in at-risk females."  more

RELATED PUBMED LINK:

Derubertis BG, Trocciola SM, Ryer EJ, Pieracci FM, McKinsey JF, Faries PL, Kent KC. Abdominal aortic aneurysm in women: prevalence, risk factors, and implications for screening. J Vasc Surg. 2007 Oct;46(4):630-635.

Research Lacking On Why Heart Disease Is More Deadly For Women

SOURCE:  Medical News Today

DATE:  November 7, 2007

EXCERPT: "A woman who has heart disease is 50% more likely to die from it than a man who has it. Although experts can point to a number of possible explanations for this, the research on women and heart disease remains inadequate, says the new edition of a Harvard Medical School report, The Healthy Heart: Preventing, detecting, and treating coronary artery disease."   more

RELATED LINKS:

Harvard Health Publications: Special Report:  The Healthy Heart: Preventing, detecting, and treating coronary artery disease.

Lee, Thomas H., Harvey B. Simon, and Susan Gilbert.  The healthy heart: Preventing and treating coronary artery disease. Boston, Mass. : Havard Health Publications, 2005.  67 p. ISBN: 1933225807.  Publisher booklet Information.     WorldCat.org. 
 

Quality of life after stroke worse for women

SOURCE:  MedlinePlus:  Reuters health

DATE:  November 7, 2007

EXCERPT:  "Among stroke survivors, women seem to be at greater risk of poor physical and emotional well-being than men are, new research suggests. .. In a study of nearly 1,300 stroke survivors, researchers found that women tended to report poorer quality of life than men did six months after the stroke. The reasons are not completely clear, but factors such as age and stroke severity did not explain the difference ..."

RELATED PUBMED LINK:

Gray LJ, Sprigg N, Bath PM, Boysen G, De Deyn PP, Leys D, O'Neill D, Ringelstein EB; TAIST Investigators. Sex differences in quality of life in stroke survivors: data from the Tinzaparin in Acute Ischaemic Stroke Trial (TAIST). Stroke. 2007 Nov;38(11):2960-4.

Study Of Gender-Related Risk With Some Cardiac Devices

SOURCE: Medical News Today

DATE:  November 6, 2007

EXCERPT: "While ICDs -- implantable cardioverter defibrillators -- are the device of choice to manage abnormal heart rhythms, a new study led by cardiologists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine suggests that women with ICDs fare less well than their male counterparts.  ....  women had a greater risk of dying than men."  more

RELATED INFORMATION:

Retrospective analysis presented at the AHA Scientific Sessions 2007 (Poster #C148; 3 p.m.).  Lead researcher Andrea Russo, M.D., Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine.

Watching Violent TV At Pre School Age Linked To Aggression In Young Boys

SOURCE:  Medical News Today

DATE: November 6, 2007

EXCERPT:  "Watching violent television programs between the ages of 2 and 5 years of age is clearly linked to aggressive and anti-social behaviors in boys when they reach age 7 to 9,  ...
... There was no such correlation found for girls."  more

RELATED PUBMED LINK:

Christakis DA, Zimmerman FJ. Violent television viewing during preschool is associated with antisocial behavior during school age. Pediatrics. 2007 Nov;120(5):993-9.

Zimmerman FJ, Christakis DA. Associations between content types of early media exposure and subsequent attentional problems. Pediatrics. 2007 Nov;120(5):986-92.

Hypertension Treatment, Control For Heart Failure Patients Varies By Race And Gender, Study Finds

SOURCE:  Medical News Today

DATE:  November 6, 2007

EXCERPT:  "Hypertension treatment and control among patients who have been hospitalized for heart failure varies significantly by race and gender, according to a report presented on Sunday at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association in Orlando, Fla."    more

RELATED LINK:

Kaiser Health Disparities Report: A Weekly Look At Race, Ethnicity And Health.  Science & Medicine | Hypertension Treatment, Control For Heart Failure Patients Varies by Race and Gender, Study Finds
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