Why medicine often has dangerous side effects for women

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This week on TED.com October 17, 2015

Talk of the week Alyson McGregor: Why medicine often has dangerous side effects for women 15:29 minutes · Filmed Sep 2014 · Posted Oct 2015 · TEDxProvidence Surprising but true: Many of the medicines we all take -- common treatments like Ambien and everyday aspirin -- were only ever tested on men. And the unknown side effects for women can be dangerous, even deadly. Alyson McGregor studies the differences between male and female patients' bodies; in this fascinating talk she explains how the male patient became a blank slate for medical research ... and what all of us, women and men, need to ask our doctors to get the right care. Watch now »

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Quote of the Week “ Think about the common medications that we use, like aspirin. We give aspirin to healthy men to help prevent them from having a heart attack, but do you know that if you give aspirin to a healthy woman, it's actually harmful?"   Alyson McGregor Why medicine often has dangerous side effects for women

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