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A new alternative to hormones for managing menopausal hot flashes?

Hot flushes and night sweats affect the daily lives and quality of life of many women during the menopause, sometimes beginning up to 80% a few years beforehand, according to the latest studies. The most effective treatment is hormonal menopause therapy, thanks to the estrogens it contains. Some [...]

Women and cardiac arrest: what if it were you?

Through three striking visuals, Agir pour le Cœur des Femmes reminds us that cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death for women in France, with 200 deaths a day. "Cardiac arrest is only the consequence of an underlying disease, which can be detected in time and treated. Agir pour [...]

Staying healthy longer

At 35, you're a smoker, you're stressed, you eat processed foods and you're desperately short of sleep... you may have a higher biological age than a 50-year-old who has adopted healthy habits all her life. According to a study presented this week at the American Heart Association [...]

Delayed diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease in women, unfortunately still an issue

Cardiovascular disease has become the leading cause of death among women worldwide, yet it remains under-studied, under-recognized, under-diagnosed and under-treated. Evidenced facts In 2021, a major medical journal (The Lancet) published a paper describing the state of women's cardiovascular [...]

Golf competition and adventure raid to support Agir pour le Cœur des Femmes (Acting for Women's Hearts)

On September 3, the Comité départemental de la Fédération Française de Golf d'Ille-et-Vilaine organized a women's golf competition in aid of Agir pour le Cœur des Femmes, at the Rennes-Saint-Jacques golf course. 66 competitors took part. The participants benefited from a time of [...]

Les Simones support Agir pour le Cœur des Femmes in the Femina Adventure raid

Ludivine and Justine are two midwife friends. They chose to promote Agir pour le Coeur des Femmes by taking part in the Femina Adventure raid in Guadeloupe in November. As midwives, Ludivine and Justine took part in the Women's Heart Bus stage in Maubeuge in 2023, and will be taking part again [...]

Is menopause still one of the last medical taboos?

90% of women report having at least one symptom of menopause, but over 40% do not consult a doctor, and of those who do, less than half talk about it! In France, only 6% of women take hormonal treatment for menopause, the result of an American study dating back to 2002, the results of which were [...]

Omega 3 - Atherosclerosis - Cardiovascular Prevention

There are 3 omega-3s! Alpha-linolenic acid or ALA is the only essential omega-3. It is the plant form and is transformed in the body into EPA: eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Dietary omega-3s have a protective effect Data show that a diet rich in omega-3 is beneficial to heart [...]