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Estrogen levels tied to risk for sudden cardiac death in study

(HealthDay)—Higher levels of the hormone estrogen are associated with an increased risk of sudden cardiac death in men and women, a new study suggests.

Cardiology created May 11, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Pfizer breast cancer drug gets breakthrough label

Pfizer Inc. says its experimental pill for advanced, often deadly breast cancer has been designated as a breakthrough therapy by the Food and Drug Administration.

Cancer created Apr 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Studies show increasing evidence that androgen drives breast cancer

Estrogen and progesterone receptors, and the gene HER2 – these are the big three markers and/or targets in breast cancer. Evidence presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013 adds a fourth: androgen receptors.

Cancer created Apr 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Estrogen helps keep joint pain at bay after hysterectomy

Estrogen therapy can help keep joint pain at bay after menopause for women who have had a hysterectomy. Joint pain was modestly, but significantly, lower in women who took estrogen alone than in women who took placebo in ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Meta-analyses of bisphenol A studies show human exposure is likely to be too low for estrogenic effects

A controversial component of plastic bottles and canned food linings that have helped make the world's food supply safer has recently come under attack: bisphenol A. Widely known as BPA, it has the potential to mimic the ...

Health created Feb 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fruit and vegetable intake is associated with lower risk of ER- breast cancer

There is no association between total fruit and vegetable intake and risk of overall breast cancer, but vegetable consumption is associated with a lower risk of estrogen receptor-negative (ER-) breast cancer, according to ...

Cancer created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

BPA substitute could spell trouble: Experiments show bisphenol S also disrupts hormone activity

A few years ago, manufacturers of water bottles, food containers, and baby products had a big problem. A key ingredient of the plastics they used to make their merchandise, an organic compound called bisphenol A, had been ...

Health created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

How belly fat differs from thigh fat—and why it matters

Men tend to store fat in the abdominal area, but don't usually have much in the way of hips or thighs. Women, on the other hand, are more often pear-shaped—storing more fat on their hips and thighs than in the belly. Why ...

Medical research created Jan 11, 2013 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (14) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

HRT for postmenopausal symptoms can be recommended as an alternative to hormone replacement therapy

Herbal and complementary medicines could be recommended as an alternative to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for treating postmenopausal symptoms says a new review published today in The Obstetrician and Gynaecologist (TOG). ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Jan 10, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study calls into doubt previous BPA research

(Medical Xpress)—Yellow coat color mice in Cheryl Rosenfeld's lab are not fortunate sons and daughters.Conventional knowledge says these mice will likely live fatter, more diseased lives than their black, ...

Medical research created Jan 02, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New hormone therapy shows promise for menopausal symptoms in animal model

Investigators at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have concluded research on a new postmenopausal hormone therapy that shows promise as an effective treatment for menopausal symptoms and the prevention of osteoporosis without ...

Medical research created Dec 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

What causes hot flushes during menopause? Research could lead to improved therapy

(Medical Xpress)—Hot flushes are not "in the head," but new research suggests they may start there. A UA research team has identified a region in the brain that may trigger the uncomfortable surges of heat ...

Medical research created Dec 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Soy-rich diets may not prevent hot flashes in most menopausal women

(HealthDay)—Consuming soy products doesn't prevent hot flashes and night sweats in most women, a large study suggests.

Health created Nov 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New finding gives clues for overcoming tamoxifen-resistant breast cancer

(Medical Xpress)—A University of Cincinnati (UC) cancer biology team reports breakthrough findings about specific cellular mechanisms that may help overcome endocrine (hormone) therapy-resistance in patients ...

Cancer created Nov 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Hormonal changes at menopause up abdominal obesity

(HealthDay)—The increase in total body fat and abdominal fat seen at menopause is due to the hormonal changes taking place, which can be improved by estrogen treatment, according to a study published in ...

Overweight and Obesity created Oct 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast