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Hormone replacement may not save women's muscle

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite some earlier evidence that hormone replacement therapy after menopause can help maintain women's muscle mass, a new study suggests that any such benefit does not last. That women's muscle mass declines after menopause has long been ...

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 ...
US government task force urges more postmenopausal women to be screened for osteoporosisRoutine screening for osteoporosis should include all younger postmenopausal women who have at least the same chance of a bone break as an older woman, a government task force said ...

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, ...

Early menopause raises heart disease risk

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Women who go through menopause early, before age 46, may have more than twice the risk of having a heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular event later in life, researchers reported on Monday. The risk was the same even ...

Hormone patch may be safer for women

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Women who want to use hormone replacement therapy may be less likely to have a stroke if they use low-dose patches instead of pills, Canadian researchers reported on Thursday. Their study of British women showed that those who used ...

Herb shows no added benefits for women's bones

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 ...

Evidence that soy eases hot flashes inconclusive

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 ...

Hormone replacement won't prevent physical decline

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite some hopeful hints from earlier research, a new study finds that older women on hormone replacement therapy may not gain any protection from disability as they age. Researchers have speculated that waning estrogen levels may contribute ...

Hormone replacement therapy tied to mental benefits

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older women who use certain forms of hormone replacement therapy seem to perform better on tests of memory and mental speed than other women do, a new study finds. In a four-year study of 3,130 French women ...
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