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Sexual desire lower in postmenopausal women with metabolic syndrome

July 14, 2016 SrijitaDesire, In, Lower, metabolic, postmenopausal, Sexual, syndrome, With, Women

Postmenopausal women with metabolic syndrome report lower sexual activity, desire, and sexual satisfaction, according to a new report. According to a new study published in The American Journal of Medicine, researchers looked at the role metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease play in postmenopausal women sexual health. The study also showed that coronary artery disease was more prevalent in women with low rates of sexual activity. Researchers from the University of California surveyed 376 postmenopausal women using a Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) questionnaire. Waist size, diabetes, and hypertension were additionally…

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): How to Manage Your Diet & Lifestyle

July 12, 2016 Srijita&, (IBS):, Bowel, Diet:, How, Irritable, lifestyle, Manage, syndrome, to, Your

A problem that’s become increasingly common, Irritable Bowel Syndrome or IBS, is an intestinal disorder characterised by constipation, bloating, diarrhoea, abdominal pain and/or cramping. The symptoms of this digestive disorder are so inconsistent and unpredictable that you may often confuse it with a temporary shift in bowel movements.IBS is not a diseases but a syndrome manifested by an increase in the sensitivity and altered motility of the Gastro Intestinal (GI) tract. Usually there is no tissue damage, no inflammation and the immune system is not involved. The system of a…

Key gene linked to diabetes, down syndrome recognized

May 21, 2016 SrijitaDiabetes, Down, gene, Key, Linked, recognized, syndrome, to

Researchers have recognized a gene that can motive defects in insulin secretion in human beings with type-2 diabetes as well as in people with Down syndrome . type-2 diabetes (T2D) is a complicated metabolic sickness related to obesity and insulin resistance due to pancreatic beta-mobile dysfunction. Many people with Down syndrome revel in lower insulin secretion , mitochondrial disorder and improved oxidative strain in the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas. these same conditions additionally appear in human beings with type 2 diabetes. In expreiments with mice, the researchers discovered…