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HOUSTON: Vitamin K supplement may not be effective in protecting women against decreasing bone mineral density after menopause, says a recent study. However, the findings also suggest that vitamin K1 may protect against fracture and cancer in postmenopausal women with osteopenia. (India Times, India)
Women more susceptible to heart diseases Oct 13, 2008
He cautioned that post-menopause, the risk of acquiring CAD and CVD increases manifold. Women at the age of child-bearing do not come under the danger zone as they have hormonal protection; once they enter menopause, they become prone to CVD. The possibility of pre-menopausal women suffering from CVD increases four times if they smoke, said Dr G S Kalra, Director, Cardiology, Fortis Hospital ... Hypertension, which increases steeply after menopause, diabetes and stress are other vital factors,... (Expressindia.com)
After breast cancer, weight stakes are higher Oct 10, 2008
Depression also can become a debilitating problem for some breast-cancer patients including young women thrown into sudden menopause. And, Nardi adds, the hormonal shift during menopause also can contribute to unexpected weight gain. (MSNBC -- Health)
Horny Goat Weed as an Aphrodisiac Oct 10, 2008
Herbs in the genus Epimedium have also been used to treat symptoms of menopause. Side Effects. (Suite101.com)
EG Listings: Oct 10, 2008
MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL. The musical pokes fun at things such as hot flashes, memory loss, mood swings, wrinkles, night sweats and eating binges. (The Age, Australia -- Entertainment)
Making a difficult and life-changing decision Oct 10, 2008
She s young, and to lose the hormones would mean early menopause, LaVoire-Perry says. LaVoire-Perry is used to working hard and helping others. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)
Natural Supplements for the Menopau... Oct 7, 2008
Natural Supplements for the Menopause: Herbal and Natural Supplements to help Reduce Symptoms ... Natural Supplements for the Menopause ... Natural Supplements for the Menopause. (Suite101.com)
Greene County Family Planning turns 35 Oct 7, 2008
As the population is aging, we are seeing teenagers who started with us moving into menopause. Our focus has changed from just younger people who needed pregnancy tests and contraception to more older women, and we have identified breast and cervical cancer, and other health conditions. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Woman experiences chemotherapy, hair loss Oct 6, 2008
"Do these treatments make you go into menopause?" he asks her. "It just zips you right through it," she says. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Women’s health fair scheduled for Monday Oct 5, 2008
Family physician Dr. Jennifer Dodge will speak on breast cancer detection and treatment, and family physician Dr. Cheryl Cavalli will present a talk called Surviving Menopause ... However, after menopause, that protection is lost. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Empowering the deaf Oct 5, 2008
The workshops include financial planning for senior citizens, Social Security Organisation (Socso) benefits, employer and employee expectations, workers rights, employment support, taxation, insurance, health and wellness, AIDS awareness and menopause. Professionals from government departments like the Inland Revenue Board and health organisations conduct these workshops with the aid of a sign language interpreter, says club president Yap Yun Siong, who works as a clerk at a construction... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
The fallout of hair loss: Suffering in silence Oct 4, 2008
Hoffmann says her hair loss first became noticeable in high school and progressed substantially after she went through menopause. Instead of going into hiding, though, she cut her hair short and wrote a book about the condition, which she says causes many women to feel guilty, as if they somehow brought the hair loss on themselves. (MSNBC -- Health)
STDs Spread Among Boomers, Seniors Oct 4, 2008
"Women who had gone through menopause or a procedure to not get pregnant didn't use rubbers. That's what we called them," she said. "They were strictly used for contraception, so if you didn't need contraception, why did you need a condom?". (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
Hypnotic relaxation minimizes hot flashes in menopausal women Oct 4, 2008
Breast cancer survivors were chosen because the medications that are given to these women to help prevent the reoccurrence of breast cancer often times cause them to go into menopause in a matter of days. (ANI). (Entertainment and Showbiz!)
Study links birth size and breast cancer Oct 3, 2008
After considering established risk factors such as age and late menopause, the researchers found a strong association with birth size, birth length and head circumference. Of the three, birth length showed the strongest link. (MSNBC -- Health)
McCain needs to handle crisis Oct 3, 2008
The real Dana wrote on Sep 26, 2008 7:20 PM:" It's beyond me how you can all blame one party for the financial mess we are in, especially the democratic party. I've stated the facts, and so have others, but you all live in some make believe land where all things wrong are blamed on democrats. Also, I think this world is a place where the truth is not of any concern... Here's the way I see itBOTH of the candidates should perform their duty as senators, but they didn't need to make any of this... (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)
Changes In Sex Steroids Associated With Menopause Oct 3, 2008
2, 2008) A study in the Oct. 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that the increased rate of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) change that occurs during menopause is associated with increased objective sleep duration but poor subjective sleep quality ... "We found that it was not the level of the FSH that was predictive of sleep, bout how quickly these menopause transition changes - FSH changes - occurred when hormones were measured over a seven-year period," said principal investigator MaryFran... (Science Daily)
MRI Spots Early Breast Cancer In Mice Oct 3, 2008
(June 10, 1999) Using hormone replacement therapy during menopause increases a woman's risk for developing some types of breast cancer that occur rarely, but not the more commonly occurring ductal carcinoma that. (Oct. (Science Daily)
Take charge of your breast health Oct 3, 2008
Women who gained more than 36 pounds while pregnant and didn t lose it were 60 percent more likely to develop breast cancer after menopause, say researchers at Georgetown University ... Women who gained 22 pounds or more after menopause were about 20 percent more likely to develop breast cancer. (Winona Daily News, MN)
New drug for menopause being tested Oct 3, 2008 Birth size linked to breast cancer Oct 3, 2008 Timing, Dosage of HRT Affect Chances of Heart Trouble Oct 3, 2008 Omega-6 Fatty Acid Intake Tied to Breast Cancer Oct 3, 2008 Sampler for Sept. 25 Sep 25, 2008 (More)$20,000 for area girls' hearts Sep 25, 2008 Hormone Therapy May Protect Women with Breast Cancer Gene Sep 25, 2008 Women face many natural obstacles to sleep - Nurse's Notes Sep 24, 2008 Aging Means Changing Focus Of Diet Sep 24, 2008 Women's Health Office Funds Cut Sep 23, 2008 Is It Heartburn or a Heart Attack? Sep 22, 2008 Acupuncture Eases Breast Cancer Treatment Side Effects Sep 22, 2008 Smear tests: the facts that every woman should know Sep 21, 2008 Estrogen reduces risk of fracture after menopause Sep 21, 2008 The male factor Sep 21, 2008 Salons Cater To Baby Boomer Men Sep 20, 2008 Drug Can Slow Bone Loss in Prostate Cancer Patients Sep 20, 2008 New Osteoporosis Drugs in the Works Sep 19, 2008 Al Dente: When mouth pain is not dental pain Sep 19, 2008 Heavy Consumption of Coffee, Beer and Red Wine May Cause Male ... Sep 19, 2008 Healthy Lifestyle Boosts Women's Longevity Sep 18, 2008 UC Davis researchers find decrease in hysterectomy complications Sep 18, 2008 Lead Lurks In Unexpected Places Sep 17, 2008 Boomers Change Workouts As They Age Sep 17, 2008 Sun Damage Impairs Skin's Response to Estrogen Sep 17, 2008 Summary for Patients Sep 16, 2008 How beer, wine, coffee and nuts can ALL 'lower a man's fertility' Sep 16, 2008 This woman doesn't get chick flicks Sep 16, 2008 How Not To Gain The Dreaded 'Freshman Fifteen' Sep 15, 2008 Osteoporosis: Calcium And Exercise To Strengthen The Bones -- Do You Get Enough? Sep 15, 2008 'Burn After Reading' Edges Out Tyler Perry At Weekend Box Office Sep 15, 2008 Dr. Luiz Nascimento explains the importance of a healthy diet, exercise and preventative action against heart disease, diabetes and hypertension at Sandhills Regional Medical Center’s health fair on Saturday. Photo by Suzi Carter/Daily Journal Sep 14, 2008 Update: Pfizer Is Seeking FDAs Approval For Osteoporosis Drug Sep 11, 2008 Inside Fitness: Menopause and the menopot: Is it inevitable? Sep 11, 2008 Losing Weight Still Possible After 50 Sep 11, 2008 A berry good way to banish the pre-menstrual syndrome blues Sep 9, 2008 What A Sleep Study Can Reveal About Fibromyalgia Sep 8, 2008 'Unclean' blood may save life Sep 7, 2008 Why Men Die Sooner Sep 6, 2008 The dangers of three quiet cancers Sep 6, 2008 Now what? Dealing with a Breast Can... Sep 6, 2008 Jenny the gorilla, believed to be the oldest in the world, dies at Dallas Zoo Sep 6, 2008 AUDIO from Medialink and Duramed Pharmaceuticals: Option to Alleviate Menopausal Symptoms Sep 4, 2008 The Medicinal Powers Of Yoga Sep 4, 2008 The Dietitian Magician: Building a better baby Sep 4, 2008 Smoking women get heart disease earlier Sep 4, 2008 Smokingdeadlier for women than men Sep 3, 2008 Vitamin D's wild days: Who to test, what to take? Sep 3, 2008 Fitness for all ages, health tips during Ramadhan Sep 3, 2008 New Master Switch Found In Brain Regulates Appetite And Reproduction Sep 3, 2008 Cyclosporine Eyedrops Relieve Dry Eyes Sep 3, 2008 Estrogen helps form memories in mice Sep 2, 2008 Women's Health Office Funds Cut Sep 2, 2008 Ovarian cancer survivor pays it forward Sep 2, 2008 HEALTH BLOG: Opening up the medicine chest Sep 2, 2008 The good, the bad and the history Aug 29, 2008 Actor, Comedian Bernie Mac Dies At 50 Aug 29, 2008 International Journal of Impotence Research Aug 29, 2008 Get Rid of Spider and Varicose Veins Without Surgery Aug 29, 2008 Risk of fracture is significantly higher in HIV-infected patients Aug 29, 2008 The tell-tale signs Aug 28, 2008 HEALTH BLOG: Digging into the latest cancer studies Aug 28, 2008 Preventive Care for the Elderly Aug 27, 2008 Breastfeeding, Other Factors May Affect Risk Of Breast Cancer Type Aug 27, 2008 What's Your Juror Taking? Aug 26, 2008
Breast tenderness is a top reason women discontinue menopause treatment ... TRENTON, New Jersey (AP) -- An experimental menopause treatment that drugmaker Wyeth is developing reduced hot flashes, trouble sleeping and other symptoms and did not increase breast tenderness, a problem that bothers many women taking menopause drugs, according to data from two studies released Thursday ... In one late-stage study presented Thursday at The North American Menopause Society conference in Orlando,... (CNN -- Health)
Health Q&A Oct 3, 2008
Normal age-related mild memory decline can start happening in one's 40s or 50s, especially around the time of menopause. If you are leading a very hectic life and not paying close attention to things, then you can forget things. (USA Today)
The link shown is modest at best, and is comparable to other known risk factors, such as increasing age, not having children and having a late menopause. The biological mechanisms behind the association will need further evaluation. (NHS Choices)
Previous research indicated that HRT might have a negative effect on cardiovascular health in women who started therapy long after menopause, versus women taking it sooner after menopause. Before the WHI, many women took HRT in the belief that it would reduce their risk for heart disease. (MEDLINEplus)
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Substances called heterocyclic amines (HAs) found in cooked meat and fish don't appear to boost a woman's risk of developing breast cancer after menopause, Swedish researchers report. However, low intake of these substances combined with high consumption of omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), which are found in most types of vegetable oil, may indeed increase the likelihood that postmenopausal women will develop breast cancer, Dr. Emily Sonestedt, of Lund... (MEDLINEplus)
A licensed obstetrician and gynecologist, DeMone provides care for women from adolescence through menopause in both Marlborough and Worcester. Andrew s Helpful Hands, a Hudson based program that helps families going through bone marrow transplant, will be on hand at a WXLO Ladies Night Out that will be held tonight (Sept. (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)
These grants will fund programs that teach women and girls about the health challenges they may face, such as cancer, heart disease, menopause and osteoporosis, said Dr. Damon T. Arnold, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health. The information these women learn will help them make positive behavioral changes that will help improve their lives and possibly prevent some of these chronic diseases. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
"I have no reservation about recommending HRT to my patients who have a [BRCA] mutation and who have had an oopherectomy [removal of ovaries] and, particularly, young women with surgical menopause," stated Dr. Steven Narod, senior author of the study and chair of breast cancer research at Women's College Hospital in Toronto ... In a prepared statement, Dr. Amos Pines, immediate past president of the International Menopause Society (IMS), said the results support "the IMS view that HRT in the... (MEDLINEplus)
The changing hormones that occur during menstrual cycles, pregnancy and menopause have an effect on sleep ... Women report the most sleep problems from pre-menopause to menopause. (Missoulian, MT)
Women in menopause, especially, are prone to weight gain, but a slowing metabolism is just an expected part of aging. Loss Of Muscle. (Click2Houston, TX)
It also produces heavily requested health information about menopause, pregnancy, birth control, osteoporosis and other topics. The administration had requested -- and Congress had budgeted -- $4 million for the office in fiscal 2007, just as they have for several years running. (Yahoo News -- Women's Issues)
Most older women are aware that their risk of heart disease increases once they've gone through menopause. But many women under the age of 55 don't realize that they're at risk too. (Suite101.com)
Treatments for breast cancer can induce early menopause, and many dampen the production of estrogen, leaving women with hot flashes, excessive sweating, fatigue and more. Women with breast cancer can't be given hormone replacement therapy, so doctors often prescribe antidepressants, which can have their own side effects. (Health-Finder)
A: Any unexpected bleeding - for example, after the menopause or after sex. Pelvic pain can also be a sign. (Daily Mail)
From the end of the 1970s to the late 1990s there was a significant reduction in the incidence of hip and distal forearm fractures among Oslo women in the early phase after menopause. Part of this decline can be explained by the large increase in the use of hormone replacement therapy after menopause in the same period, a new study shows ... Based on data from the Oslo Health Studies, we have estimated that almost half of the decline in fracture rates among women in the early phase after... (Hindu)
The research has discovered a free fall in men's libidos which is indicative of premature menopause. The research further suggests that men are now beginning to seek counseling for their impotence problem 00004000 s. Now, the question that strikes us is that what's gone wrong with the stronger of the two sexes. (India Times, India)
"My wife has beautiful skin. She takes a natural approach. She's in menopause, and we look at it as what we signed up for -- better or worse. We still dance together. Stay young that way.". And maybe add a monthly facial. (Click2Houston, TX)
the drug is designed to impede specific cell activities that contribute to bone loss, while increasing bone mass itself and decreasing the relatively speedy rate of loss associated with both menopause and corticosteroid medications. The new study involved 112 men under the age of 85, who were diagnosed with advanced but non-metastatic prostate cancer. (MEDLINEplus)
Age -- and, for women, menopause -- tilts the balance further toward bone loss. In osteoporosis, the bones have become dangerously weak. (WebMD)
Other causes include medical conditions such as diabetes, hypothyroidism, and menopause. The blood pressure lowering ACE inhibitor medications and others may cause this burning sensation. (Malden Observer, MA)
Phytoestrogens per se are thought to be powerful plant-based hormones that can overcome the side effects of menopause and improve health. In some instances they are thought to prevent cancer as well. (News Locale)
"You are not a victim. You don't age and go through menopause and become a sick old woman. That's not how it has to work. We have to understand that aging doesn't have to be associated with illness," she said. Another expert thinks doctors need to do more to promote healthy living. (MEDLINEplus)
The department's specialists also offer genetic counseling for high-risk pregnancies and assistance in managing menopause. For more information, visit. (EurekAlert!)
Or that menopause causes weak bones which can cause lead to leak into your bloodstream ... More lead is released during times of high bone turnover: after a fracture, during pregnancy, or at menopause. (CBS News -- Early Show)
"A lot of people at menopause have found it's harder and harder to keep the weight off and they're trying to understand a better way," Cauchi said. Rick said the best approach is just to try something -- anything -- you think you'll like and stick with. (Click2Houston, TX)
The collagen content of women's skin is reduced after menopause, and investigations of the effects of topical estrogen replacement therapy on the skin have had mixed results. In the current study, Fisher's group looked at the effects of applying moisturizing cream containing 0. (MEDLINEplus)
Osteoporosis is especially common in women after menopause, but men get it, too. Other factors that increase osteoporosis are smoking, alcohol, low intake of calcium and vitamin D, lack of exercise, white ethnicity, low body weight, a family history of osteoporosis, certain drugs (especially corticosteroids), thyroid disease, and possibly caffeine. (Annals of Internal Medicine)
However, the effects of phytoestrogens are not all bad, with some studies suggesting they can ease the symptoms of the menopause, as well as protect against cancer and heart disease ... Some have hinted that the compounds protect against cancer, heart disease and the side-effects of the menopause, while others have linked high levels to an increased risk of breast cancer and male infertility. (Daily Mail)
- Leading sources of one-liners: shopping addictions, mind-altering prescription drug use, vibrators, menopause, chocolate. - A group argument where all four hens are crabbing at once, wide-eyed and with high-pitched voices, in some crowded locale. (Florida Times-Union)
11, 2002) Gaining more than 50 pounds during pregnancy, and not losing the excess weight post-pregnancy, could triple a woman s risk of developing breast cancer after menopause, according to a study. . (Science Daily)
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a minimum daily intake of calcium of 1,300 mg for women after the menopause and men over the age of 65. The Institute developed an online calculator for its website with the help of the Robert Koch Institute in Berlin. (Science Daily)
In fourth place, Diane English's "The Women" proved, like "Sex and the City" before it, that there is life after menopause, as the all-female comedy scored $10. 1 million. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Young also said that recent years have seen more women being diagnosed with uterine fibroids, a type of non-cancerous tumor that feeds off of estrogen hormones that a woman s body produces until menopause. The reason we re picking up more fibroid tumors is because more women are getting pap smears than before, she said. (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)
Osteoporosis risk factors include: advanced age (in both men and women), estrogen deficiency following menopause, a family history of osteoporosis. 2007 - 2008 - eFluxMedia Tags: , , , Share the News. (eFluxMedia)
Mid-Iowa Newspapers - Inside Fitness: Menopause and the menopot: Is it inevitable ... Sports Columnists Inside Fitness: Menopause and the menopot: Is it inevitable ... But, no. Women do not always gain weight during menopause. (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
Perhaps you have bought into this notion and abandoned the quest to shed those extra pounds that are often triggered by such things as menopause, loss of muscle dexterity and a slowed metabolism. While losing weight is not as easy as the snap of a finger for baby boomers, the good news is that weight loss after 50 is possible and does not have to be an unpleasant process. (Click2Houston, TX)
Today, it's used for all the same reasons as well as treating PMS and the menopause. Pretty impressive for one little herb. (Halifax Evening Courier)
Studies have often reported that sleep problems increase during the transition into menopause, reinforcing the idea. (June 12, 2007) Nurses who work the night shift are more likely to have poor sleep habits, a practice that can increase the likelihood of committing serious errors that can put the safety of themselves as well as. (Science Daily)
The blood that uselessly leaks away from a womans body every month until she hits menopause is a good source of stem cells, which are still at an early stage of development and retain the potential to turn into many different types of cell. Stem cell research classifies them as a super repair kit for the body because they can be used to grow new fat, cartilage, bone, skin, heart and brain cells. (India Times, India)
It's also a common symptom of "andropause," which is marked by a decrease of testosterone in males that is similar, if less dramatic, than the effect of menopause in females. Indeed, males are also susceptible to the notorious hot flashes that have often marked the change of life for women, albeit years later. (CBS News)
If you notice any vaginal bleeding after menopause or bleeding between your periods, or if you experience pelvic pain, especially during intercourse, tell your doctor immediately ... Avoid iron: A Swedish study has found that taking iron supplements after menopause raises the risk of endometrial cancer by 70 percent. (MSNBC -- Health)
These drugs will initiate menopause in pre-menopausal women. These are just a few of the important questions that women with a breast cancer diagnosis should ask. (Suite101.com)
In recent years, she had contributed to a national study on female menopause in gorillas. She loved to forage for food items, such as seeds and cereal hidden beneath pine shavings and wood wool, and could often be seen napping below a fig tree in her habitat, the zoo said. (KHOU.com, TX)
NEW YORK, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Approximately 5,700 women enter menopause every day. Many women are seeking relief for the symptoms associated with menopause. (PR Newswire)
But medical research that's been accumulating over the past 10 to 15 years is showing that yoga can provide health benefits that many people may not realize, positively affecting conditions such as heart disease and the symptoms of menopause. "As far as preventive medicine, it's as close to one-stop shopping as you can find," says Dr. Timothy McCall, a board-certified specialist in internal medicine and author of Yoga as Medicine: The Yogic Prescription for Health and Healing. (Sify.com, India)
It is recommended that all women get 400 mcg of folic acid daily from puberty through menopause to prevent birth defects in their offspring. Best bet: Take a vitamin supplement containing folic acid before becoming pregnant. (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
Grundtvig said that smoking might make women go through menopause earlier, leaving them less protected against a heart attack. With rising rates of in women -- compared with falling rates in men -- Grundtvig said that doctors expect to see increased heart disease in women. (CNN -- Health)
Earlier menopauseDoctors have long suspected that female hormones protect women against heart disease ... Grundtvig said that smoking might make women to go through menopause earlier, leaving them less protected against a heart attack. (MSNBC -- Health)
You just have to keep your eyes and ears open to make sure something doesn t show up counterintuitive to what people thought, he adds, noting that other once-touted heart protections estrogen therapy after menopause, for example failed when more rigorously researched. Dr. Ann Marie Gordon, a Washington, D.C., internist, isn t hesitating. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
I am a 66-year-old grandmother who went through menopause some years ago. For people my age, what should we do to improve our health and fitness. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
20, 2007) Research on the effects of the female sex hormone estrogen in the brain lend credence to what many women have suspected about the hormonal changes that accompany aging: Menopause can make you fat. In. (Science Daily)
Women going through menopause also may develop dry eye syndrome. Dr. Henry D. Perry from Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island, New York and colleagues evaluated the effect of cyclosporine drops in 158 patients with mild, moderate, or severe dry eye disease that was unresponsive to artificial tears therapy. (MEDLINEplus)
Since estrogen levels plummet following menopause, one theory holds that estrogen normally helps with memory formation. Mice injected with estrogen, for example, perform better at memory-related tasks, like navigating through a maze or recognizing objects. (Boston Globe)
It also produces heavily requested health information about menopause, pregnancy, birth control, osteoporosis and other topics. The administration had requested -- and Congress had budgeted -- $4 million for the office in fiscal 2007, just as they have for several years running. (Yahoo News -- Women's Issues)
Like many women her age, she assumed her symptoms were related to menopause and would pass. In fact, the most unusual aspect of her story is that Ms. Heffler was diagnosed in the early stages of ovarian cancer, which is almost unheard of. (Globe and Mail)
Medicine chest - Better Life - USATODAY.com. Grapefruit juice can reduce drug absorption, too. (USA Today -- Money)
Less savoury observers have dismissed them as irrational "angry old bitches" or a "menopause caucus". As the convention rolls on, the hysteria surrounding these women and their recalcitrance will subside. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Toward the end of a 10-minute standup routine, Mac joked about menopause, sexual infidelity and promiscuity, and used occasional crude language. Obama took the stage about 15 minutes later, implored Mac to ``clean up your act next time,'' then let him off the hook, adding: ``By the way, I'm just messing with you, man. (Atlanta Daily World, GA)
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, IJIR continues to publish the most essential research on male and female sexual dysfunction, including important information related to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, menopause and vascular deficits. Volume 20, No 4July/August 2008ISSN: 0955-9930EISSN: 1476-5489. (Nature News Service)
These occur during puberty, pregnancy and menopause. Taking birth control pills and other medicines containing estrogen and progesterone also increase the risk of varicose or spider veins. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
"We also need to learn more about the mechanisms of this bone loss whether antiviral drugs, the virus itself, or other metabolic factors are responsible and investigate specific fracture rates for women before and after menopause." Grinspoon is a professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. . (EurekAlert!)
Women are hardly prepared to face perimenopause when that phase arrives. AFTER three medical checks which included a needle biopsy, a mammogram and three ultrasound scans, all done within a year, the specialist told me I could stop worrying about the multiple cysts in my breasts and start focusing on managing my perimenopause ... Now, I have heard of menopause, even pre- and post-menopause, but not perimenopause. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Among women who were five to 9 years postmenopausal, more than 20% said they were bothered by hot flashes, and among women who were at least a decade past menopause, nearly 10% said they were still bothered by hot flashes. These factors seemed to increase the likelihood that a woman would be bothered by hot flashes: fewer years of education, fewer years since menopause, hysterectomy, previous use of estrogen pills or patches, higher and lower , or "good," cholesterol ... And it didn't matter... (USA Today -- Money)
Osteoporosis: Screening for women should begin at age 65; those with risk factors (daily steroid use, family history, menopause before age 45, or infrequent menses) should be screened earlier. In men between the ages of 65 and 75, repair of large aneurysms in the abdominal aorta significantly reduces mortality. (Suite101.com)
26, 2008) Factors such as age at menopause as well as a woman's breastfeeding practices can influence her risk of developing certain types of breast cancer ... Both late age at menopause and use of estrogen plus progestin hormone therapy were associated with an increased risk of luminal disease. (Science Daily)
Singer urged her client, a plaintiffs attorney, to conduct a private voir dire and ask the juror, "Is there anything you want to say in private?" The woman responded, "To tell you the truth, I'm going through menopause and taking antidepressants." The juror was excused. "Let's put it this way," said Singer. (Law.com)
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