Ms. Greenberger explained that the gender differences were selected based on their relative importance to the health of women and to improving scientific understanding of gender based biology. Each was the result of research published in a recognized scientific journal. The Society for the Advancement of Women's Health Research is a Washington-based advocacy group whose sole mission is to improve the health of women through research. This nonprofit organization was founded in 1990 when it brought to national attention the problem of the exclusion of women from major medical research studies, and the resulting need for greater funding for research on conditions experienced by women. Women smokers are 20 to 70 percent more likely to develop lung cancer than men smokers.
Women are more likely than men to have a second heart attack within a year.
After consuming the same amount of alcohol, women have higher blood alcohol content than men. This information is provided for educational purposes only. Please read the disclaimer .