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Contraceptive Pill and HRT May Protect Against Cerebral Aneurysm, Study Suggests
May 4, 2011 Women who develop cerebral aneurysms are less likely to have taken the oral contraceptive pill or hormone replacement therapy, suggesting taking estrogen could have a protective effect, reveals new ... > full story -
Women: Painful Periods Increase Sensitivity to Pain Throughout the Month
May 4, 2011 Women with painful periods show increased sensitivity to pain throughout their cycles, even when there is no background period ... > full story -
Acupuncture Relieves Hot Flashes from Prostate Cancer Treatment, Study Suggests
April 21, 2011 Acupuncture provides long-lasting relief to hot flashes, heart palpitations and anxiety due to side effects of the hormone given to counteract testosterone, the hormone that induces prostate cancer, ... > full story -
Estrogen Treatment With No Side Effects in Sight, Swedish Researchers Find
April 11, 2011 Estrogen treatment for osteoporosis has often been associated with serious side effects. Researchers in Sweden have now, in mice, found a way of utilizing the positive effects of estrogen in mice so ... > full story -
Green Tea and Tai Chi Enhance Bone Health and Reduce Inflammation in Postmenopausal Women
April 10, 2011 There is a favorable effect of modest green tea consumption on bone remodeling in this pre-osteoporotic ... > full story -
Longer-Term Follow-Up of Users of Estrogen Therapy Finds Some Changes in Risks
April 5, 2011 Among postmenopausal women with prior hysterectomy who had used estrogen therapy for about 6 years and then stopped, longer-term follow-up indicates that the increased risk of stroke seen during the ... > full story -
Leptin Restores Fertility, May Improve Bone Health in Lean Women; Treatment Could Help Athletes, Women With Eating Disorders
April 4, 2011 Women with extremely low body fat, including runners and dancers, as well as women with eating disorders, are prone to develop hypothalamic amenorrhea, a condition in which their menstrual periods ... > full story -
Smoking Does Not Influence Breast Cancer Risk Among Obese Women, Study Suggests
April 3, 2011 Smoking increases the risk of breast cancer, but the risk differs by obesity status in postmenopausal women, according to new ... > full story -
Fibroids Cause Women's Lower Urinary Tract Problems: Uterine Fibroid Embolization Helps, Research Finds
March 29, 2011 Uterine fibroid embolization -- an interventional radiology treatment for the noncancerous yet very common growths that develop in the muscular wall of the uterus -- improves a number of women's ... > full story -
Nearly One in Four Postmenopausal Women With Fractures Is Obese
March 25, 2011 A new study compares the prevalence and location of fractures in obese (BMIe30 kg/m2) and non-obese postmenopausal women and examines specific risk factors for fracture. The research demonstrates ... > full story
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