Trigger warning: This article contains material regarding sexual abuse and sexual trauma that some readers may find upsetting or disturbing. Every 98 seconds someone in the U.S. is sexually assaulted, usually by someone they know well. The statistics on sexual assault are only part of the picture. What numbers and [...]
As the song goes, “Everybody hurts,” but not everybody gets the same treatment. As with pay and promotions, women get short shrift when it comes to their pain being taken seriously. Women in pain get less treatment, wait longer for doctors, and generally get treated as second-class citizens. We believe [...]
There are many different causes of joint pain, but for women, add one more to the list: menopause. Menopause and joint pain may be a surprising combination, but 41% of perimenopausal (before menopause) women and 57% of post-menopausal women reported a significant increase in joint pain. Does menopause cause joint [...]
Domestic violence is a serious issue that goes far beyond one person physically abusing another. When an abused person is finally able to escape their abuser, the scars of that trauma are much more than skin-deep. The stress and pain of domestic violence have far-reaching mental and emotional consequences that [...]
It is unfortunate that only when tragedy occurs do we have a national dialogue about mental health. While these conversations are important, it is important to keep the conversation going with a look at five powerful myths about depression and other mental illnesses. Myths about depression 1. Depression is imaginary This is [...]
The gap in earnings between men in women is well-publicized. While any form of discrimination based on gender is unacceptable, a woman earning 77 cents to a man’s dollar is not going to kill her. There is, however, one area in which gender inequality may cause thousands of deaths annually: [...]
Every day new facts about fibro emerge through research and treatment studies. Here are our top 13 facts about fibro. 1. Fibro blogs build community Even knowing that there are others out in the world who are going through similar trials can help you feel less alone. Many fibromyalgia sufferers, even [...]
Fully 90% of doctors agree that prescription drug abuse is a problem in their communities, and it is a problem they are responding to. Based on emerging research on the risk of long-term opioid use, doctors as a whole are writing fewer prescriptions for these powerful painkillers. This trend is [...]
Pain affects people differently, and there are many, many factors, including age, hormones, the exact cause of the pain, as well as mental, emotional and cultural factors. Even parenting styles can determine how a child grows up to experience different kinds of pain. For example, a child who was excessively [...]
