Memoir of comfort woman tells of 'hell for women' (AP) Updated: 2007-07-06 10:52. TATEYAMA, Japan - Sister Michiko Amaha leads the way down into the basement of a little hilltop chapel overlooking ...

Finally, a 2017 study found that the immune system may have a role in the development of IBS—and women are known to be more susceptible to autoimmune diseases. Stress and the gut-brain axis ...

Early diagnosis is perhaps the strongest weapon in the management of autoimmune disease. Yet most women overlook early symptoms due to daily stresses or age. but identified and treated early, these ...

It's pretty much common sense just to not have men in women's sports. Chicago Bears middle linebacker Brian Urlacher reacts after making a play against the Houston Texans during the second quarter ...

A global analysis reveals that there are sex-based health disparities in the prevalence and outcomes of hypertension, diabetes, and HIV/AIDS. In a groundbreaking global study, researchers have ...

The overall cardiovascular disease-related death rate in individuals with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases declined from 3.9 to 2.1 per 100,000 in women and from 1.7 to 1.2 per 100,000 in men ...

Women with common autoimmune diseases may face higher death rate from heart disease, stroke than men. By American Heart Association News May 6, 2025. Chainarong Prasertthai/iStock via Getty Images.

These are the common forms in which testosterone for women is prescribed: Testosterone pellets are very popular, and many women swear by them, but they are not recommended by most menopause experts.

3.2 Regional disparities in the burden of four major neurological diseases in women. AD and other dementias constituted both the highest proportion of all incident cases (66.9%) and DALYs (61.8%) ...

Research has found that C. difficile, one of the most common and contagious hospital-acquired infections, spreads more than three times more than previously thought, moving covertly from surface to ...

I’ve had terrible cramps since I got my first period when I was about 13. The cramps and the periods have always been painful, but like most women, I was taught that the pain is just a fact of life.

I’ve had terrible cramps since I got my first period when I was about 13. The cramps and the periods have always been painful, but like most women, I was taught that the pain is just a fact of life.