by Sue Robbins | Aug 6, 2015 | Wellness
A new study published in The American journal of Clinical Nutrition has found that a diet high in refined carbohydrates may lead to an increased risk of depression in postmenopausal women. Carbohydrates have often been the focus of weight-loss diets. However, the type...
by Sue Robbins | May 27, 2013 | Headache Drugs
While depression is known to increase the risk for stroke, a new study suggests the link is even greater in younger women. Researchers in Australia studied over 10,000 women with an average age of 52, with no history of stroke. They found that about 24% were depressed...
by Dr Robbins | Sep 17, 2012 | Headache Drugs
A study conducted at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston followed 62,000 women over a period of 14 years. Women who took ibuprofen or acetaminophen two or more days per week had an increased risk of hearing loss. In fact, the risk of hearing loss increased...
by Dr Robbins | Sep 7, 2012 | Headache Drugs
A large study has provided some good news for women with migraines – they are no more likely than other women of becoming overweight. “Our study should be reassuring that having migraine is not associated with future increase in relative body weight or...
by Dr Robbins | Jul 6, 2012 | Headache Drugs
Statins have been found to reduce the risk for recurring cardiac problems, but not the risk of death in many studies. A new report which appears in the Archives of Internal Medicine reveals that statins may reduce mortality significantly in men, but not in women....
