Women’s Health

Getting infected with MRSA is more than three times more likely for pregnant women who have diabetes than it is for pregnant women without diabetes….

Glucose total AUC was greater in the no-breakfast group compared with the breakfast group….

A survey also found that women take less medication to help improve both diabetes and cardiovascular disease….

Statin medication use in postmenopausal women is associated with an increased risk for diabetes….

Women have to do about 20% more exercise to get the same benefits….

Wake Forest University researchers report that older women who lose weight and gain it back again may be increasing their risk for heart disease….

Resveratrol supplementation does not improve plasma lipids or insulin sensitivity in non-obese women, nor does it affect its putative targets in fat or muscle….

Women who are diagnosed with diabetes at the time of an acute myocardial infarction are three times more likely to die over the next 3 years as are similar women without diabetes…. 

High levels of the peptide proneurotensin are associated with an increased risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and death in women, but not necessarily in men….

Dr. Elisabeth R. Mathiesen from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark stated that, "Based on this study, the FDA in the USA finds it safe to use insulin detemir in pregnancy."…