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Heart Attack Causes: Not just clogged arteries: Mayo Clinic study reveals hidden causes of heart attacks in younger women |

Heart Attack Causes: Not just clogged arteries: Mayo Clinic study reveals hidden causes of heart attacks in younger women |

Arteries are the blood vessels that carry oxygen and nutrients from the heart to the rest of the body. When they are clear and healthy, blood moves easily to where it is needed. Clogged arteries, or atherosclerosis, occur when fatty deposits and inflammation build up inside the vessel walls (known as plaque), making them narrower and stiffer. This can reduce …

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The very common medical test that doctors now fear is behind the surge in thyroid cancer in young people… and why women are most at risk

The very common medical test that doctors now fear is behind the surge in thyroid cancer in young people… and why women are most at risk

Just 31 and in good health, Jess Cain was horrified to discover a small lump in her neck, which she had thought little of, was cancer. The special needs teacher felt well, with no symptoms, and went to the doctor only after a massage therapist spotted the growth and urged her to get it checked. Expecting reassurance, she was instead …

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Women Wearing Shoulder Pads’ creators did it for the culture

Women Wearing Shoulder Pads’ creators did it for the culture

Imagine if George Cukor’s The Women was a modern, Spanish-language telenovela set in Ecuador rather than a 1939 dramedy about the lives of wealthy Manhattanites. Now imagine if the series was directed by Pedro Almodóvar and its characters were brought to life with stop-motion animation instead of being portrayed by Hollywood heavyweights like Joan Crawford and Norma Shearer. Now, think …

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Popular Weight-Loss Drugs Like Ozempic Pose Hidden Risks for Young Women, Warn Researchers

Popular Weight-Loss Drugs Like Ozempic Pose Hidden Risks for Young Women, Warn Researchers

An Australian analysis of more than a million primary-care records suggests many women of reproductive age starting GLP-1 receptor agonists for weight loss aren’t using effective contraception, despite potential pregnancy risks. Credit: Stock Researchers warn that widespread use of weight-loss drugs like Ozempic among women of reproductive age may pose hidden risks to pregnancy. Flinders University researchers caution that many …

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Scientists learn why Alzheimer’s is more common in women

Scientists learn why Alzheimer’s is more common in women

A new study reports that women with Alzheimer’s have fewer unsaturated lipids and more saturated ones in their blood. The same pattern did not show up in men with the disease. Almost two thirds of Americans living with Alzheimer’s are women. That gap has puzzled researchers for years. Lipids and Alzheimer’s disease Dr. Cristina Legido-Quigley of King’s College …

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