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Hormone therapy doesn't boost brainpower: study

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Hormone therapy with either estrogen or testosterone might not affect women's thinking and memory skills in the years soon after menopause, hints a new study. The findings are the latest addition to a complicated picture of the ...

Estrogen-only therapy may not up lung cancer deaths

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who use estrogen-only hormone replacement therapy don't appear to be at increased risk of dying from lung cancer. That's according to a new analysis of earlier data from postmenopausal women who had had their uterus removed ...

Mediterranean diet tied to lower breast cancer risk

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who follow a traditional Mediterranean diet may have a lower risk of developing breast cancer after menopause than women with different eating habits, a new study suggests. Researchers found that among 14,800 Greek women followed for ...

Womb environment may affect timing of menopause

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 ...

Testosterone may not help memory after menopause

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Researchers have wondered whether replacing the small amount of testosterone women stop producing after having hysterectomies could improve the memory loss many postmenopausal women experience. But testosterone treatment may not improve women's memory skills after such surgeries, ...

Estrogen-like lignan diet, less breast cancer linked

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Postmenopausal women who eat foods rich in estrogen-like plant chemicals called lignans may have a modestly decreased risk of developing breast cancer, a research review suggests. In an analysis of 21 studies published in the past 13 ...

Antidepressant cools hot flashes in study

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The antidepressant citalopram may help lessen the severity of menopausal hot flashes, at least in the short term, a new clinical trial suggests. The findings, from a seven-week study of 254 women, add to evidence that certain ...

Soy trims postmenopausal fat, study suggests

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A small new study has found that taking soy supplements may help postmenopausal women slim down. The effect, however, differed between African-Americans and whites: While white women lost more fat around their middles, black women showed greater ...

Walking may ease some burdens of menopause

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Walking for 45 minutes a few times a week may help women in the "battle of the bulge" that often accompanies menopause, and at the same time improve overall well being, hints new research from Canada. Pointing ...

Raquel Welch deals with aging gracefully in new book

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 ...
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