Topic: Menopause
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) cuts a woman's risk of developing colon cancer, new research confirms. Millions of women stopped taking HRT when a Women's Health Initiative study showed in 2002 that the hormones raised the risk of ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Iconic actress and sex symbol Raquel Welch had to face the process of aging doubly -- as a woman and as an international celebrity famous by her body. In her new book, "Raquel: Beyond the Cleavage," the American ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Eating extra soy for one year doesn't help postmenopausal women cut their cholesterol levels, new research shows. The findings support the Food and Drug Administration's 2007 move to reevaluate its decade-old decision allowing soy product makers to ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Exercise may help older women maintain their bone density, but adding the supplement black cohosh to the routine does not bring any extra benefits, a new study suggests. Researchers found that among 128 postmenopausal women they studied ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite supplement makers' claims and popular perceptions, the benefits of soy in fighting hot flashes in women going through menopause remain unproven, according to a new analysis of 19 studies. Soy contains estrogen-like compounds, and researchers have ...
Diets rich in fat, trans fats, raise a woman's risk of stroke after menopause, study findsA moment on the lips, forever on the hips? A bad figure is hardly the worst of it. Eating a lot of fat, especially the kind that's ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Estrogen-like compounds found in soy won't help limit body fat in post-menopausal women, new research shows. Animal studies and small studies in humans have offered some evidence that these compounds, known as isoflavones, could help build muscle ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who use hormone replacement therapy combining estrogen and progestin may have a higher risk of lung cancer than non-users, a new study finds. Whether hormone replacement therapy (HRT) itself is to blame is not certain, researchers ...
HEALTHBEAT: Study tries zapping fibroids with radiofrequency waves; comparing therapies hardThey're a bane of that decade or two before menopause, growths in the uterus called fibroids that cause bleeding, pain or other problems in nearly a third of women — and they're ...
Women will soon be able to tell how many eggs they have in their ovaries in a simple hormone test that Australian researchers said Sunday could revolutionise family planning and fertility treatment. The so called "egg timer" blood test would be able ...
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