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Women’s Sex Patch Fails to Add Desire

Johnny — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:45:24 +0000

A review of Procter & Gamble’s Intrinsa testosterone patches have found that the patches do not boost a woman’s sex drive after menopause.

Currently Intrinsa is licensed in Europe, though not in the U.S., where regulators voted against appoving the patch for use in 2004.

The editor of Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin, Ike Iheanacho states, “The published evidence so far is based on highly selected women and only shows small improvements in sexual parameters and large placebo responses.”

What are you doing to boost your desire after menopause?

Eating Vegetables May Protect Women from Diabetes

Johnny — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:33:05 +0000

With diabetes still on the rise, researchers are studying all kinds of ways to help prevent this disease.

From the years 2005 to 2007, diabetes prevalence has increased 13.5%, which means that at least 8% of the U.S. population is diagnosed with the disease.

Researchers at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in New Orleans have found that leafy green veggies may help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes in women specifically.

Basically, for every additional serving of leafy green vegetables a woman intakes, there was a 9% reduction in the risk of diabetes. Now, that doesn’t mean you men shouldn’t follow right along with the women and eat more veggies, it just means that hasn’t been proven for you as of yet.

Women Cutting Back on Health Care Due to Economy

Johnny — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:02:43 +0000

A recent survey has found that women are ignoring their health concerns due to the current economy.

A Harris Interactive poll that was released Tuesday found that 40% of the 754 women polled had revealed that their health has declined in the last year. Most women polled stated that stress and weigh gain were a main cause in the health declining.

Has the current economy forced your family to skimp on health care?