HRT :: HRT less likely to develop diabetes
The North American Menopause Society in a revised position statement said that women taking hormone replacement therapy appear to be less likely to develop the diabetes disease.
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Health :: Health issues that can impact sexual satisfaction
Most (64 percent of Americans, according to one recent study) are satisfied with their sex lives.
Breast Cancer :: Hormone drug type makes survival difference in advanced breast cancer
Aromatase inhibitors, a type of hormone therapy used to treat advanced breast cancer in postmenopausal women, result in a small but significant increase in overall survival when compared to other hormone treatments, according to a new systematic review of studies.
HRT :: Wyeth to pay $1.5 million in hrt Prempro trial
US Philadelphia jury found Wyeth’s hormone replacement therapy (HRT) Prempro was responsible for an Arkansas woman’s breast cancer and ordered the U.S. drugmaker Wyeth to pay $1.5 million in compensatory damages.
High Fiber Diet :: High fiber diet reduces breast cancer risk
High fiber diet could halve the risk of developing breast cancer for pre-menopausal women, revealed by researchers at England’s University of Leeds.
Fracture :: Repeat bone mineral density scans not helpful for predicting fractures in most older postmenopausal women
Repeating a bone mineral density (BMD) scan up to eight years after an initial BMD appears to provide little additional benefit for predicting fractures among older postmenopausal women – Archives of Internal Medicine, JAMA/Archives journal.
Menopause :: Can prunes reverse bone loss after menopause?
Could a handful of nutrient-rich dried plums each day help keep the doctor away by actually reversing bone loss in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis or osteoarthritis? A unique clinical study under way in the Florida State University College of Human Sciences in Tallahassee, Fla., means to find out.
Women :: Women’s sex lives mediocre
Do women have a secret so painful that they even keep it from themselves? According to Dr. Anita H. Clayton of the University of Virginia, the secret exists, and it?s big. In an era when so many women are over-achievers with high expectations for almost every area of their lives, too many of them settle for mediocre sex.
Obesity :: Estrogen curbs appetite, reduces obesity
Estrogen regulates the brain’s energy metabolism in the same way as the hormone leptin, leading the way to a viable approach to tackling obesity in people resistant to leptin, researchers at Yale School of Medicine report in the Dec_31 online issue of Nature Medicine.
Menopause :: Mechanism of black cohosh versus hot flashes revealed
The natural herb black cohosh is commonly used by women to treat menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes, but the molecular mechanisms underlying its action have eluded scientists — until now.