The more research we do, the more we find out. Men benefit from these findings, too, because, ultimately, everybody's health is improving by finding out what works better or the same or not at all. |
There's so much information available for women in the last 10 to 15 years, and it's out there now in magazines, on TV and the Internet. |
This really is our book for consumers. When you go to the doctor, if you know there's a gender difference, you can be more proactive about your own health, rather than assuming a doctor will be proactive on your behalf. |
We do address as much as we know. |
Women are empowered to be very pro-active about their health like they weren't just 10 years ago. We can make a lot of lifestyle changes without having an appointment at a doctor's office. |
Women go about taking care of children and they're quick to tell their spouses and friends to run to the emergency room if they have chest pain, but they tend to downplay it if they feel it themselves. |
Women tend to have more diastolic heart failure. |