Dementia Risk Higher Among Older Women With Sleep-disordered Breathing

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

Sleep-disordered breathing among older women that leads to deficient oxygenation of the blood (hypoxemia) raises the risk of their developing dementia or cognitive impairment, compared with other older women, researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, reported in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association). As background information, the ...

The Women Not Benefiting From Breast Cancer Treatment

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

A study, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, is one of the first of its kind to assess the benefits and improvements in medicine and technology for treating women with Breast Cancer through the last thirty years. Looking specifically at age subsets in the data, Benjamin Smith, M.D., ...

NC sterilization program targeted women, blacks

Monday, November 7th, 2011

Forced sterilization began as a way to control welfare spending on poor white women and men, but over time, North Carolina shifted focus, targeting more women and more blacks than whites. Find more info about NC sterilization program targeted women, blacks photos videos pictures. read more

Study Suggests Women Score Low On Tech Aptitude Tests For Lack Of Interest

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011

A new study by a University of Iowa researcher suggests that males score better on technical aptitude tests than females because boys and men are simply more interested than girls in technical things, like taking apart a bike. The theory offered by Frank Schmidt, professor of management and organizations in ...

Current, Former Smokers May Face Impaired Pancreatic Duct Cell Function, Elevated Colorectal Cancer Risk That Persists Longer For Women

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011

Cigarette smoking appears to impair pancreatic duct cell function -- even for those who quit --putting all smokers at risk of compromised digestive function regardless of age, gender and alcohol intake, according to the results of a study unveiled at the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 76th Annual Scientific meeting ...