Women and Prescription Medications: An Overview About 18 women die every day of a prescription painkiller overdose in the US, more than 6,600 deaths in 2010. Prescription painkiller overdoses are an under-recognized and growing problem for women. Although men are still more likely to die of prescription painkiller overdoses (more than 10,000 deaths in 2010), […]
Emergency Medicine, medication, Mental Health, pain, prescription drugs, SleepAmiodarone and the risk of cancer Su VY, Hu YW, Chou KT, Ou SM, Lee YC, Lin EY, Chen TJ, Tzeng CH, Liu CJ. Amiodarone and the risk of cancer: A nationwide population-based study. Cancer. 2013 May 1;119(9):1699-705. Epub 2013 Apr 8.Department of Chest Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. Abstract BACKGROUND:In postmarketing surveillance, […]
Cancer, medication, men, OncologyREPRINTED FROM: by Jeannette Wolfe, MD on March 14, 2013 Sex and Gender Competency Essential For Emergency Departments Does your next patient have a Y chromosome? The answer could impact the diagnosis more than you realize. As you walk to the parking lot with your mind still buzzing after a busy shift, you consciously sort […]
Cardiology, Emergency Medicine, medicationThe Science of Sex and Gender in Human Health Online Course, The Basic Science and the Biological Basis for Sex- and Gender-Related Differences, is designed to provide a basic scientific understanding of the major physiological differences between the sexes, the influences these differences have on health, disease outcomes, and the implications for policy, medical research, […]
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