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September 22, 2006
The Times They are a Changin'...Albeit Slowly
by Stephanie Koze
As recently as 20 years ago, women were still under-represented in clinical trials. The inequity made it difficult to observe women’s responses to medicine and to understand how certain health conditions affected women.
We’ve traveled far, especially when it comes to grasping issues such as breast cancer and women and heart disease. But, our journey is not complete. Breast cancer research and heart disease research in women must continue. And, we still have many miles to travel to understand other diseases, such as lupus, multiple sclerosis (MS) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), all of which affect women at disproportionately higher rates than men.
The National Institutes of Health’s division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has made a concerted effort to study lupus, MS and RA. Fortunately, their trials include a significant number of women.
Let’s support these trials and continue to research gender-based differences in medicine.
Posted by stephanie_koze at September 22, 2006 10:43 AM
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