Abdominal pain in women is common, and many may overlook or downplay it. Most importantly, they confuse it with regular issues like menstrual cramps or digestive discomfort. But, Dr Pankaj Sharma, ...

"It is a disease of the elderly," said Dr. Khaldoun Almhanna,a GI oncologist at the Lifespan Cancer Institute. Most of his patients are battling stomach cancer. And, for the most part, he said, it ...

MRI-derived abdominal adipose tissue is linked to chronic musculoskeletal pain in multiple sites. The association is stronger in women, suggesting sex differences in fat distribution and hormones.

OR XYLAZINE. IN TONIGHT’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, IF YOU HAVE STOMACH OR GI ISSUES, YOU MAY JUST THINK IT’S IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME, BUT IT MAY BE SOMETHING MORE THAN THAT. 11 NEWS ANCHOR LACEE GRIFFITH SITS ...

Pain is always disconcerting regardless of where it occurs, but it can be especially worrisome if it emanates from the left side of the body, where vital organs like the heart are located. The good ...

In the first study of its kind, excess abdominal fat has been associated with chronic pain, but the good news is that losing weight that can reduce waistlines could help relieve widespread ...

Medical bias is an unfortunate reality in healthcare. In one study published by the National Library of Medicine, researchers found that of the nearly 1,000 emergency room visits investigated, women ...

A total of 205 adult women (mean age, 52.7 years) with diabetic gastroparesis and delayed gastric emptying were randomly allocated (1:1) to placebo or MNS administered in either nostril, four times ...

Chloe Spitlanic is no stranger to stomach pains, being lactose and fructose intolerant. But when the Melbourne woman was just 22, having recently begun her Master’s degree, the stomach pains began to ...

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Several studies support the claim that gender bias in medicine routinely leads to a denial of pain relief for female patients for a range of health conditions Dec. 13 at 6:00 a.m. One woman was told ...