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Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Contents -- Contributors -- Part I: Sex Differences in Diabetes and Obesity -- Epidemiology of Gender Differences in Diabetes and Obesity -- Introduction -- Gender Differences in Glucose Homeostasis -- Gender Differences in Type 2 Diabetes -- Gender Differences in Type 1 Diabetes -- Gender Differences in Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity -- Conclusions -- References -- Sex Differences in Body Composition -- Introduction -- Abdominal Adipose Tissue -- Muscle Mass -- Intramyocellular Lipids -- Intrahepatic Lipids -- Pericardial Adipose Tissue -- Neck Adipose Tissue -- Brown Adipose Tissue -- Tongue Adipose Tissue -- Summary -- References -- Cellular Mechanisms Driving Sex Differences in Adipose Tissue Biology and Body Shape in Humans and Mouse Models -- Introduction -- Sex Differences in Fat Distribution Are Genetically Regulated -- Few Studies Directly Compare Sex Differences in the Adipose Tissue Transcriptome -- Recent Advances in Understanding Sex Differences in Fat Accumulation -- Sex Differences in Regional Adipocyte Metabolism -- Recent Advances in Understanding Adipose Tissue Cellularity, Growth, and Remodeling -- Adipose Tissue Expansion via Hyperplasia Depends on the Recruitment of Adipose Progenitor Cells -- Orchestration of Adipose Hyperplasia, Hypertrophy, and Remodeling in Male and Female Adipose Tissues -- Expanding the Expandability Hypothesis -- Sex Differences in the Cellularity of Specific Human Adipose Depots: Relationships to Metabolic Dysfunction -- Mechanisms of Adipose Tissue Remodeling and Potential Importance for Depot and Sex Differences in Depot Growth and Metabolism -- Rodents as Models for Sex Differences in Human Adipose Biology -- Summary and Conclusion -- References -- Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus: Sex Differences in Insulin Action and Secretion -- Introduction

Title -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Preface -- Editorial -- Sex and gender in biomedicine: promises for women and men -- Gender issues in living organ donation: medical, social, and ethical aspects -- Sex, gender, and the brain - biological determinism versus socio-cultural constructivism -- The brain between sex and gender - women and men from a neuroscientific perspective -- Sex and gender in addiction research and therapy -- Contributors

Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Boxes -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Researching Gender and Health Care -- Introduction -- Different ways of looking at gender and health -- Measuring health - the problem -- Data sources -- Census data - the inclusion of the institutionalised population -- Overview of the book -- Part I Health Care in the Uk -- 2 A Historical Account -- Introduction -- Mothers in the spotlight -- The NHS - the increasing role of medicine in the lives of women -- Community care - an increasing burden for women -- Thatcherism - a retreat from universal health care -- A renewed NHS - empty promises or gender equity? -- Summary -- 3 An Empirical Overview -- Introduction -- Primary care -- Secondary care -- Mind or body? -- On the question of gender -- Summary -- Part II Stereotypes Fulfilled? -- 4 Gender and Physical Health -- Introduction -- Mortality rates - men die quicker? -- Morbidity rates - women are sicker? -- Sociological perspectives on gender differences in health -- Secondary care services - women replace men -- Gender differences in health service use - the importance of region -- Summary -- 5 Marriage is Good for Health -- Introduction -- Marriage and health - the debate -- Theoretical perspectives on marriage and health -- Gender, marriage and health -- Health service use - the benefits of marriage -- Marriage and health service use - are there gender differences? -- Gender and the health benefits of marriage - the importance of age -- Summary -- 6 Older Women are Most Vulnerable -- Introduction -- Health care needs of older people - the debate -- The impact of ageing on health -- A gendered service -- Independence versus care -- The mediating effect of age on independent living -- Health or social care? -- Summary.

Recognition of the influence of social and cultural factors in disease goes back to antiquity, though specification of the ways in which this influence is exerted still lacks pre cision. The effects of the social order on health and disease are many and varied. Social definitions determine the actions which persons and societies take in the face of given symptoms and disorders. Social practices may exert their effects di rectly on the organism and its physical capacities or may operate primarily through psychological processes which are linked to the maintenance of bodily equilibriums. In either instance, these effects tend to be nonspecific as to disease. Social status, variations in life styles, adaptation to new or stressful situations, work group structure, and family patterns have been found to be associated with differences in the in cidence of a variety of diseases. The intricacies of dealing with social factors in disease and the ramifications for the larger society are plainly seen in the case of smoking.

Recognition of the influence of soc & cultural factors in disease goes back to antiquity, though specification of the ways in which this influence is exerted still lacks precision. The effects of the soc order on health & disease are many & varied. Soc definitions determine the actions which persons & societies take in the face of given symptoms 9L disorders. Soc practices may exert their effects directly on the organism & its physical capacities or may operate priniarily through psychol'al processes which are linked to the maintenance of bodily equilibriums. In either instance, these effects tend to be nonspecific as to disease. SS, variations in life styles, adaptation to new or stressful situations work group structure, & fam patterns have been found to be associated with diff's in the incidence of a variety of diseases. The intricacies of dealing with soc factors in disease & the ramifications for the larger society are plainly seen in the case of smoking. AA.

Ethnic Factors in Health and Disease.

Klappentext: "Frauen sind keine kleinen Männer" und "Frauen sind anders krank", mit solchen Schlagzeilen wird seit einigen Jahren thematisiert, was in der Medizin bei Forscherinnen und Forschern sowie Klinikerinnen und Klinikern zunehmend in das Blickfeld wandert: Frauen weisen bei vielen Erkrankungen andere Beschwerdebilder auf als Männer, gehen anders mit sich und ihren Erkrankungen um und benötigen dementsprechend andere Behandlungsansätze. Wichtige Impulse gehen von dem vom Zentrum für Geschlechterforschung in der Medizin an der Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin jährlich organisierten Symposium zu Geschlechterforschung aus, auf dem die aktuellen Ergebnisse zu Gender-bezogenen Fragestellungen in der Medizin diskutiert werden. Die Beiträge der Referentinnen und Referenten, der Posterpreisträgerinnen sowie die Ergebnisse des Workshops Integration von Gender in die medizinische Lehre sind in diesem Sammelband zusammengefasst.