Thousands of women ‘are dying from heart attacks needlessly because they get worse care than men’, claims study Poor treatment contributed to deaths of more than 8,200 women over ten years Women diagnosed with heart attack treated slower than men and not given tests Female patients twice as likely as men to die within a month… Read More »
Name: Diana EdgellAge: 33Location: Springfield, VA What was your first thought when you learned about the Coaching & Training Women Academy and the GGS-1 Certification?I feel very passionately about the importance of strengthening women. All women, in all ways. I was excited for the opportunity to be a part of a growing movement towards inclusion… Read More »
At first, Selma Blair thought she was just suffering from a pinched nerve—it wasn’t until she fell in front of her doctor that she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. However, Blair 46, thinks she’s had the disease for much longer. “I have probably had this incurable disease for 15 years at least,” she wrote in a… Read More »
Because folate deficiency in pregnant women has been associated with an increased risk of neural tube defects, including anencephaly and spina bifida, it is recommended that all women take folic acid supplements before and during pregnancy. In addition, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has required (since 1996) the addition of folic acid to many… Read More »
In treating pregnant women with mood or anxiety disorders, we tend to focus primarily on the reproductive safety of psychotropic medications; however, it must be recognized that withholding or withdrawing pharmacologic treatment for depression or anxiety during pregnancy may carry some degree of risk. Untreated psychiatric illness in the mother cannot be considered a benign… Read More »
A recent data from a pro-choice counseling service revealed that Queensland women have been attempting for abortions in last five years, on their own. The service institution which offers to counsel stated the number has been as large as 100 in recent years. In the midst of Queensland proposing to decriminalize abortion, it still… Read More »