Women’s Health

Two phase 3 studies have found that a combination of naltrexone SR/bupropion SR can produce significant weight loss in overweight and obese women, regardless of menopausal status.…

Female heart attack patients are less likely to receive surgical intervention and there is a 30% higher death rate among those who do.…

The definition of a healthy waistline may have a bit more room for African-American women than for white women….

Almost half of women in the US who suffer from Type 1 or 2 diabetes report that it has a negative impact on their sex lives….

The link between diabetes and depression in women runs both ways….

Stress of physical, sexual abuse may lead to weight gain, insulin resistance, study suggests….

Exenatide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist was associated with significant weight loss in obese women who were not diabetic, according to research….

Men are up to two and a half times more likely to have newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes than women, but once a woman is diagnosed, the disease is just as deadly for them as for men…. 

A 14 year study indicates that Type 2 diabetes is more likely to be developed by lower income women than their counterparts making more money. But the study also says some additional factors may be the culprit too…. 

Doctors may have identified a new and simple way to predict risk for developing Type 2 diabetes. The result of a simple blood test may be the earliest alert to doctors and patients to implement lifestyle changes that may delay or prevent the onset of the disease….