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Are Women are more likely to be afflicted with Alzheimer's disease than men?
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Yes, women are more likely to achieve Alzheimer's disease then men.
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What are the demographics of ALS?
ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, can affect individuals of any age, gender, or race. However, it is most commonly diagnosed in individuals between the ages of 40 and 70, with men being slightly more likely to develop the disease than women. There is no known specific cause for the majority of cases of ALS.
What is the sex ratio of those that are afflicted with polymyalgia rheumatica?
Women are afflicted twice as often as men.
Do women get primary Raynaud's disease more?
Women are five times more likely than men to develop primary Raynaud's disease
What if you feel afflicted by men in general?
then you like women?
Who is most to get rheumatoid arthritis?
Women are most likely to get it and people that have a family history of the disease.
Can vitamin C prevent gallbladder disease?
women who took daily vitamin C supplements were 34% less likely to contract gallbladder disease and gallstones, and that women deficient in ascorbic acid had an increased prevalence of gallbladder disease.
Does mad cow disease affect more men or women?
Both are just likely to be affected as the other.
Why are men most likely to have hemophilia?
Since Hemophilia A is an "X Chromosome" disease and women have two "X" Chromosomes, women with only one "X" Chromosome with the disorder would be carriers of the disease but not affected by it. Women with both "X" Chromosomes with the disorder would be very rare.
Does Dermatomyositis affect women more?
In all age groups, females are twice as likely to develop the disease than males
What groups are more likely to die from endometrial cancer?
African American and Hawaiian women are more likely to be diagnosed with advanced cancer and, therefore, have a higher risk of dying from the disease
Who is most likely to develop primary biliary cirrhosis?
Ninety percent of patients with this disease are women between the ages of 35 and 60.
Does coronary heart disease affect both men and women?
Yes. However, relatively speaking, women are significantly less vulnerable to major cardiac events, in their reproductive years, due to the postulated preventive effects of estrogen. After menopause, women are equally as likely, as men, to have significant coronary artery disease.
