Women are more likely to get migraines, with three women impacted for every man. Between 12% and 18% of the population get migraines, which are a very specific type of headache that comes on suddenly. These headaches usually cause pulsing pain on one side of the head and last four to 72 hours on [...]
Classic cardiovascular risk factors have different consequences or frequencies in women and they have some risk factors that only apply to them. Cardiovascular disease may show up differently for them. Finally, they don’t react to treatment in the same way. Risks During Pregnancy In 10% to [...]
Just three years ago, France 5 broadcast a health investigation on women’s hearts. During the program, Prof. Claire Mounier-Vehier, MD, sounded the alarm: women are on the front lines of cardiovascular events and they don’t even know it. This show has already helped save many lives, raising [...]