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Estrogen Deficiency Can Lead To Obesity-Induced High Blood Pressure After Menopause, Study Suggests
August 8, 2007 At menopause, women lose hormone protection against heart and kidney diseases, and are likely to become obese. A research team has tested the idea that estrogen deficiency in aged females may trigger ... > full story -
Age Is Important In Hormone Therapy Use, Study Suggests
August 3, 2007 Five years ago this summer the National Institutes of Health's stopped early a major portion of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI), a large and ambitious study to address the most common causes of ... > full story -
Colon Cancer A Disease Of Hormone Deficiency, Scientists Suggest
August 1, 2007 Researchers have found new evidence suggesting that colon cancer is a disease of missing hormones that could potentially be treated by hormone replacement therapy. Early in colon cancer development, ... > full story -
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Accuracy Of Thyroid Hormone Testing Improved With State-of-the-Art Test
July 25, 2007 Researchers have developed a fast and accurate way to measure a major hormone released by the thyroid gland -- an advance they say may help in the treatment of many women who have overactive or ... > full story -
Hormone-Sniffing Bacteria: Engineered E. Coli May Lead To New Drugs, Detect Pollutants
July 18, 2007 Bacteria that respond to human hormones -- the body's chemical messengers -- may enable the discovery of new treatments for hormone-related medical problems, including thyroid disease and some forms ... > full story -
Hormone Therapy: Monkey Studies Parallel Women's Health Initiative Findings, Point To Importance
June 25, 2007 Studies in female monkeys helped raise important questions about hormone therapy that were addressed in a Women's Health Initiative study reported recently in the New England Journal of Medicine. The ... > full story -
Estrogen Therapy In Younger Postmenopausal Women Linked To Less Plaque In Arteries
June 21, 2007 New results from a substudy of the Women's Health Initiative Estrogen-Alone Trial show that younger postmenopausal women who take estrogen-alone hormone therapy have significantly less buildup of ... > full story -
Hormone Therapy Offers New Hope For Ovarian Cancer Patients
June 15, 2007 Researchers have shown that the use of anti-estrogen drugs can extend life in ovarian cancer patients by up to three years. Hormone therapy can extend life in ovarian cancer patients, giving women a ... > full story -
Hypothyroidism Clearly Linked To Mood Swings
June 4, 2007 Hypothyroidism is often associated with mood changes like depression lethargy. Researchers are studying underlying brain processes in search of "why" this ... > full story -
Ethanol Injection Helps Manage Bone Metastasis In Thyroid Cancer Patients
June 4, 2007 Percutaneous ethanol injection -- an injection of ethanol through the skin directly into a bone tumor to kill cancer cells -- may be a valuable ancillary treatment for thyroid cancer patients whose ... > full story
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