It’s one of the great mysteries of medicine, and one that affects the lives of millions of people: Why do women’s immune systems gang up on them far more than men’s do, causing nine times more women to develop autoimmune diseases such as lupus? Part of the answer, it turns out, may lie in the… Read More »
Peri- and post-menopausal women frequently complain of insomnia or poor sleep quality. Sleep disturbance is often attributed to nocturnal hot flashes; however, a study from researchers at Wayne State University School of Medicine suggests that a sizeable proportion of menopausal women may have a primary sleep disorder. Clinically we see that sleep disruption, especially when… Read More »
Adobe Stock Images Black women who are suffering need to seek counseling. This is the message psychologist La Keita Carter brought to a group of Black women who attended the Trilogy of Trauma seminar, organized by the Black Mental Health Alliance and held at Baltimore City Community College. “When trauma symptoms persist and you don’t… Read More »
Mary McAuliffe has been cancer clear for five years since her treatment. Photo: Liam Burke/Press 22 ‘I asked her if it was a tumour and she nodded’ – Granny advises all women over 50 to continue with their smears Independent.ie Over 300 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer in Ireland every year and while the… Read More »
Marijuana really DOES give women better orgasms: New study finds cannabis leaves users twice as likely to report sexual satisfaction Study found that marijuana use prior to sex does improve overall experience Women who smoked reported increased sex drive, more orgasm satisfaction Differences translate to 2.13 higher odds of ‘satisfactory orgasms’ for pot users It’s… Read More »
FRIDAY, March 15, 2019 — Women scientists get less early-career research funding from the U.S. government than men, which can put them at a disadvantage for the rest of their careers, a new study says. Researchers analyzed grants given by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) to 53,000 first-time principal investigators (57 percent men… Read More »