High Triglyceride Levels Found to Predict Stroke in Older Women
A Stronger Link than Cholesterol Levels to Ischemic Stroke
BRONX, N.Y., Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a surprising finding with significant implications for older women, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and NYU School of Medicine have found that high levels of triglycerides (blood fats) are the strongest risk factor for the most common type of stroke in older women – more of a risk factor than elevated levels of total cholesterol or of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (known as "bad" cholesterol).
Statement from FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, M.D. on Plan B One-Step
SILVER SPRING, Md., Dec. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been carefully evaluating for over a decade whether emergency contraceptives containing levonorgestrel, such as Plan B One-Step, are safe and effective for nonprescription use to reduce the chance of pregnancy after unprotected sexual intercourse.
Women's Health Therapeutics Market to 2017 - High Unmet Need will Drive Uptake of Novel Drugs Such as Prolia and Odanocantib in the Menopause and Oste
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Older women need hourlong workouts
CHICAGO - Rev up the treadmill: Sobering new research spells out just how much exercise women need to keep the flab off as they age - and it's a lot.