Having diabetes may cause women to experience a greater degree of hearing loss as they age, especially if the metabolic disorder is not well controlled with medication, according to a new study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.   Women between the ages of 60 and 75 with well-controlled diabetes had better hearing than women with poorly controlled diabetes, with similar hearing levels to those of non-diabetic women of the same age.The study also shows significantly worse hearing in all women younger than 60 with diabetes, even if it is well controlled.

You’ve heard it before, but it’s a cliché that has earned its place: breast cancer knows no boundaries.  It affects all women – of all ethnicities, young or old, blue collar and professional.  Cancer doesn’t care where you worship, who you love, or how you vote.  Over 30 years ago I served for 13 years as the first executive director of a Chicago based breast cancer support organization called Y-ME.   Today, the Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization is the largest breast cancer support organization in the U.S.