An article last week says that women are underrepresented when it comes to clinical trials.

“The situation has left doctors with a lack of study participants and may be leaving women with the short end of the stick when it comes to developing gender-based treatments, like one for lung cancer that is targeted to women because it interacts with estrogen in the tumor.”

Have you ever participated in a clinical trial? If not, what prevents you from being a participant?

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We always think of baldness as a man thing and it's not. Many women also suffer hair loss for many reasons - it could be hereditary, a thyroid problem, vitamin deficiency or alopecia, amongst others.

Children also suffer from hair loss due to alopecia and a little known disorder called Loose Anagen Syndrome that usually targets young white girls between the ages of 2-5 who have platinum blonde hair. It is not considered to be genetic and can cause permanent full baldness or the syndrome can disappear within 5-10 years.

Discover the differences between men and women when it comes to heart disease.

Do you know why women should have heart screenings?