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Monday, February 10, 2014

ScienceDaily: Living Well News

ScienceDaily: Living Well News


Thinking skills take biggest hit from anxiety in midlife women with HIV

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 05:07 AM PST

Hot flashes, depression, and most of all, anxiety, affect the thinking skills of midlife women with HIV, so screening for and treating their anxiety may be especially important in helping them function, according to a study just published. The reproductive stage, whether it was premenopause, perimenopause or postmenopause, did not seem to be related to these women's thinking skills.

Women fare worse than men following stroke

Posted: 08 Feb 2014 05:05 AM PST

The good news: More people survive stroke now than 10 years ago due to improved treatment and prevention. The bad news: Women who survive stroke have a worse quality of life than men, according to a study published.

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