13 h. ago Bathgate MP urges action on debilitating condition which affects one in 10 women

Kirsteen Sullivan MP recently convened a roundtable in Bathgate focused on endometriosis.

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13 h. ago Why women are more likely to experience this debilitating condition

Migraine is a complex disorder that causes the brain to process sensory information abnormally

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4 d. ago The 'painful' condition affecting 1 in 10 women that most people haven't heard of

Adenomyosis is a condition often dismissed as just 'bad periods' - but a doctor has revealed the symptoms to look out for

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6 d. ago Women could cut risk of serious brain condition with HRT says study

Research from a 77-year-old study has revealed that menopause and its treatments could have a major health impact

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1 week ago Rough, ugly bumps on arms and legs haunt so many women: Now a top dermatologist explains what causes the condition

If you suffer from those persistent little bumps on your arms, legs or cheeks, it may be keratosis pilaris.

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2 w. ago BRYONY GORDON: This is the truth about 'food noise' the diet industry doesn't want you to know

These drugs are ending up in people they're not meant for: women with perfectly healthy bodies who have been conditioned by society to think that any weight gain is a fate worse than death.

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3 w. ago The underdiagnosed and undertreated condition putting women’s health at risk

Experts say Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) needs greater awareness and attention so that we can improve and save women’s lives

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3 w. ago What is PMDD? Study finds link between serious condition and women with ADHD

A recent study found that having ADHD makes women around three times more likely to experience premenstrual dysphoric disorder

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3 w. ago Scientists discover ‘key clues’ to cause of autism – and it’s nothing to do with paracetamol

EARLY changes during brain development may hold the key to autism, say researchers. The new finding follows claims by Donald Trump that paracetamol taken by pregnant women increases risk of the condition in some children. The US President made the claim on Monday that taking Tylenol, known as paracetamol in other places, "is no good"...

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3 w. ago The truth about thyroids: How women are told they're depressed or menopausal when it's actually an underactive thyroid. And others are prescribed drugs they don't even need

Experts say, it can take years for the condition to be diagnosed - with patients, who are usually women, still not being listened to when they go to the doctor,

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4 w. ago Think you’re kind? Maybe you’re just being nice. I’ve learned there’s a big difference | Ann Russell

Like many women, I was conditioned to people-please – until I realised that this was neither helping others, nor myself There is a big difference between being kind and being nice. I’m a cleaner, and I was emphatically told this by an elderly client. I was, I confess, rather prone to giving her dogs a few too many treats. It’s a sensible thing to do when you’re visiting a new client with dogs that don’t know you – making anything with teeth think of me as an unalloyed good thing is something I believe in.Only – as their owner pointed out to me – it wasn’t kind. After I left, this pack of rather large and difficult dogs weren’t as receptive to training. Why didn’t I play with them instead? It would have been just as effective. The answer, of course, was that I took the easy option. I wanted their owner to think I was wonderful, to see how her dogs loved me. I wasn’t, in fact, thinking of being a good thing for the dogs. I just wanted the adoration without putting in the work.Ann Russ...

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