American Journal of Epidemiology - Facts About Menopause

By this time, you may begin to see the consequences of some of your unhealthy habits. About 10 per cent of women in their 40s have diabetes and by 45, one in four has high blood pressure, a precursor to heart disease. ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Events surrounding a baby girl's birth may affect the age at which she later goes through menopause.In a study of more than 20,000 middle-aged Puerto Rican and American women, researchers found that exposure in the womb to ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Postmenopausal women may lessen their chances of fracturing a hip by adding soy-based foods to their diet, a study from Singapore hints.Women in the study were 21 to 36 percent less likely to fracture a hip when ...

A new study that followed postmenopausal women for 20 years (1980 - 2000) found that dietary fat does not add significant risk for development of breast cancer. The study was published by Dr. Esther H. J. Kim in the American Journal of ...

Topic: American Journal of Epidemiology

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