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  Society for Women's Health Research Statement on Brain Research through the Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative

 The Society for Women's Health Research (SWHR) applauds and supports the launch of the ground-breaking BRAIN initiative. SWHR firmly believes that both female and male brains must be thoroughly evaluated through this initiative, to provide scientists with the necessary tools for investigating sex differences in the brain and associated neurological disorders. Read more

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a group of progressive, debilitating respiratory conditions, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis, characterized by difficulty breathing, lung airflow limitations, cough, and other symptoms.

COPD often is associated with a history of cigarette smoking and is the primary contributor to mortality caused by chronic lower respiratory diseases, which became the third leading cause of death in the United States in 2008.                

To learn more, visit COPD Foundation

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A Look At Hypertension During National Women's Health Week

By Jennifer Wider, MD
SWHR Contributing Writer

Each year, the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health promotes the health of women and its importance during a weeklong health observance called National Women’s Health Week.  The purpose is to empower women to take charge of their own health and to make it a priority. 

One important step in taking care of your health is visiting a health care professional on a regular basis for checkups and preventive screenings.  These guidelines may vary by age and your own medical profile, so it’s important to speak with your health care provider to see what’s right for you. 

“The most important screenings are the basic ones,” says Nina Karol, MD a physician at Internal Medicine Associates of Westport, CT.  “Blood pressure, cholesterol, weight, and waist circumference; and make sure that you discuss the overall quality of your diet with your doctor: calcium intake, fruit/vegetable intake.”  Karol also recommends diabetes screening, mammogram and colonoscopy when they are age appropriate.  “Everyone should be screened for skin cancer,” she adds.  “A melanoma that is diagnosed early is completely curable.” 

One issue that some women don’t pay close attention to is high blood pressure.  Oftentimes, people mistakenly believe that high blood pressure, or hypertension, is more common among men.  But according to statistics from the American Heart Association, nearly half of all adults with high blood pressure are women.  And beginning at age 65, post-menopausal women are actually more likely to have hypertension than men.

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Heart disease kills 500,000 American women each year - over 50,000 more women than men - and strikes women, on average, 10 years later than men.

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Journal of Women's Health published in their May issue a report by SWHR's Martha Nolan, Esq. and Thuy-Linh Nguyen, MPH on "Analysis and Reporting of Sex Differences in Phase lll Medical Clinical Trials - How Are We Doing?"

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Geoffrey Beene Foundation announces launch of its 2013 NeuroDiscovery Challenge at SWHR's Annual Gala

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