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Is Your Marriage Stressing You Out?
Researchers at Binghamton University studied married couples who felt either supported by their spouses or not. In the latter group, the stress hormone…
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Deborah Copaken
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Is it Menopause or Hyperparathyroidism?
Hyperparathyroidism, which leads to osteoporosis and diseases of the kidney, heart, & brain, mimics the symptoms of menopause. It also may be massively…
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Deborah Copaken
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Women of All Ages: Stop Drinking Now
In a new American College of Cardiology study, out today, even moderate drinking in women of all ages has been shown to drastically increase the risk…
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Deborah Copaken
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This is Your Brain on Menopause
Neuroscientist Dr. Lisa Mosconi has dedicated her life to studying the effects of menopause on the brain. She wants you to know its effects are real and…
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Deborah Copaken
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Kawasaki Disease Primer, With Photos
Last week, the NYT published a story about Dr. Jane Burns' quest to solve the mystery of Kawasaki Disease. They also published a how-to spot it, but…
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Deborah Copaken
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Women's Health Equals Women's Wealth
Josie Cox didn't set out to write about the relationship between women's economic power & American healthcare. But after she finished WOMEN MONEY POWER…
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Deborah Copaken
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Who Killed HRT?
A conversation with Dr. Avrum Bluming & Carol Tavris, PhD, authors of ESTROGEN MATTERS.
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Deborah Copaken
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Say Yes to the Quest
What doctors can learn from Paula, a Kleinfeld wedding dress consultant
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Deborah Copaken
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We Need to Talk About Loneliness
A new study has found that loneliness can lead to Parkinson's Disease. Past studies have shown it can lead to Alzheimer's, cardiovascular disease, …
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Deborah Copaken
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"'Tis But a Scratch": a generation of women has been deprived of hormone therapy
Menopause, the journal of the Menopause Society, published a scathing review of the WHI, whose misinterpreted data ground to a halt the prescribing of…
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Deborah Copaken
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Could Used Coffee Grounds Protect Brain Cells?
A new study out of UT El Paso has discovered that a substance derived from spent coffee grounds has the potential to prevent neurodegenerative diseases…
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Deborah Copaken
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Op-Ed in Today's Daily Beast
We need to talk about the cost of caretaking in America--as much a part of healthcare as drugs, doctors, and hospitals--and about how our government is…
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