Women might be able to prevent macular degeneration by consuming a diet with high levels of Vitamin D. Macular degeneration, a progressive eye disease that can take away one’s vision, affects one in 10 Americans over the age of 40. Research from investigators at New York University’s Lagone Medical Center...
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Wrist Fractures in Women as Dangerous as Arthritis, Diabetes and Falls
New research indicates that older women who experience a wrist fracture tend to develop more disabilities. Wrist fracture is the most common upper-extremity injury sustained by elderly individuals, according to a report from researchers at Northwestern University in Chicago. Of the 6,107 older women followed sampled for the report, 268...
New Women’s Health Resource at Medpedia
The Medpedia Project has launched Advancing Women’s Health, that provides educational and teaching tools focused on womenÛªs health for clinicians, medical faculty, medical students and health practitioners. Created by members of leading women’s health organizations and the largest women physician’s organization in the U.S., Advancing WomenÛªs Health is aimed at...