Men and women react differently to medications. Yet, most of the studies on depression have been conducted only on men. Too many researchers seem to believe that women and men will respond the same to medications. However, some studies have shown that there are more adverse effects of medication on women than men. So, while women receive the majority of prescriptions in certain health areas, the majority of studies have been done on men in regards to the medications which are most often prescribed to women.
Alcohol usually behaves more unpredictably in women than in men.
Many women who are taking birth control pills are more suseptible to adverse reactions to alcohol than women who do not take The Pill. Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death in women after menopause. But it should come as no surprise to you that nearly all studies done on coronary heart disease use males as subjects. No women were involved in this study. Doctors once thought that millions of women suffered from this disease of low blood sugar.