Contributed by by Brooke Faulkner- Guest Contributor Scene: A woman sits in the waiting room of a women’s health clinic. The chairs are dusty pink with overly shellacked armrests. She tries to rest her elbow on the armrest but it slides ...
Read More »MENOPAWS: HOW PETS MAKE MENOPAUSE EASIER
Contributed by Brooke Faulkner- Guest Contributor Animal lovers, myself included, have spent the last several years blowing up the internet with the good news. Scientific research has finally caught up with what we’ve known all along: our pets are good for our ...
Read More »CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF SUBSTANCE USE IN WOMEN
Contributed by James Jones- Guest Contributor Substance use not only affects millions of people on a daily basis, it also has repercussions on their family members and friends. Adverse effects of substance use in women Both alcohol and drug use ...
Read More »5 Ways Women Can Start Prioritizing their Mental Health
By Danika Kimball- Guest Contributor With the daily demands that come with a healthy work/life balance, many women neglect to make time for their own health. Research shows, however, that women’s health matters, and by promoting women’s health, the overall ...
Read More »THE DENIAL OF MENOPAUSE DOESN’T HELP!
Contributed by Haralee Weintraub- Guest Contributor Since I run a company designed (pun intended) to help women with night sweats often caused by menopause I am very intimate with this subject matter. Someone asks what I do for a living and ...
Read More »After Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Risk of Thyroid Cancer Goes Up
Breast cancer survivors are at increased risk of developing thyroid cancer, especially within five years of their breast cancer diagnosis, according to a new analysis of a large national database. The study results were presented Thursday, March 5th at the ...
Read More »Vitamin D Deficiency Linked More Closely to Diabetes than Obesity
One of the ENDO 2015 abstracts is regarding Diabetes and Vitamin D Deficiency…..Study finds direct correlation between low vitamin D levels, glucose metabolism (This article is re-printed by permission from the Endocrine Society.) People who have low levels of vitamin ...
Read More »From Endocrine News (January 2015)
Endocrine News (January 2015) A new study reveals that hypoparathyroid patients experience more distress from this disorder than previously realized. Although relatively rare, hypoparathyroidism carries a disproportionately large burden of comorbidity among the approximately 58,700 people living with insufficient or ...
Read More »ENDO 2015 is March 5 – 8
We are pleased to share with you the details Karen Giblin will be relaying to us from ENDO 2015! In just a couple weeks, in San Diego, CA., ENDO 2015 will be under way. ENDO 2015: The world’s largest endocrinology ...
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