Men are stronger, but women live longer: So which is the healthiest sex? (Daily Mail)(Weight Loss News)

Women generally experience more recurrent pain, more severe pain and longer-lasting pain than men, it was reported at a recent conference for the International Association of Pain. Again, women are more likely to suffer – around 50 per cent of women will have at least one urinary tract infection during their lifetime, whereas most men will never suffer. Men are more likely to have gum disease and attend fewer check-ups, but women are more susceptible to gum disease during pregnancy due to changes in oestrogen and progesterone levels – causing gums to swell and bleed. They found women produce more infection-fighting white blood cells than men of the same age, while an earlier study suggested women could live longer because they have stronger hearts. read more

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