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
Mar 20, 2013 |
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Abnormal stress response seen in toddlers exposed to meth in womb
Some 2-year-olds whose moms used methamphetamine during pregnancy may have an abnormal response to stressful situations, according to a study in the May issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
Addiction
Mar 20, 2013 |
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Genes identify breast cancer risk and may aid prevention
A newly identified set of genes may predict which women are at high risk for getting breast cancer that is sensitive to estrogen and, therefore, would be helped by taking drugs to prevent it, reports a new Northwestern Medicine ...
Cancer
Mar 19, 2013 |
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Tiny RNA molecule may have role in polycystic ovary syndrome, insulin resistance
A group of tiny RNA molecules with a big role in regulating gene expression also appear to have a role in causing insulin resistance in woman with polycystic ovary syndrome and, perhaps, in all women, researchers ...
Diabetes
Mar 19, 2013 |
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Zoledronic acid does not prevent bone metastases in high-risk PCa patients
The initial study results of the Zometa European Study (ZEUS) showed no difference in the incidence of bone metastases between the Zometa group and control arm, said Prof. Manfred Wirth during the closing and fourth plenary ...
Cancer
Mar 19, 2013 |
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Oral estrogen hormone therapy linked to increased risk of gallbladder surgery in menopausal women
Oral estrogen therapy for menopausal women is associated with an increased risk of gallbladder surgery, according to a large-scale study of more than 70 000 women in France published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) ...
Surgery
Mar 18, 2013 |
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How some prostate tumors resist treatment—and how it might be fixed
Hormonal therapies can help control advanced prostate cancer for a time. However, for most men, at some point their prostate cancer eventually stops responding to further hormonal treatment. This stage of ...
Cancer
Mar 18, 2013 |
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NY court: Group can sue over soap chemical
(AP)—A New York federal appeals court says environmental activists can try to prove that a chemical found in some soaps is potentially dangerous.
Health
Mar 15, 2013 |
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No clear evidence that decline in HRT use linked to fall in breast cancer
There is no clear evidence that the decline in the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is linked to a reported fall in the numbers of new cases of breast cancer, as has been claimed, suggests a study in the Journal of ...
Cancer
Mar 14, 2013 |
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US probes new pancreas risks with diabetes drugs (Update)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is looking into new evidence that suggests a group of recently approved diabetes drugs can increase the risk of pancreatitis and other problems.
Medications
Mar 14, 2013 |
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Series of studies first to examine acupuncture's mechanisms of action
While acupuncture is used widely to treat chronic stress, the mechanism of action leading to reported health benefits are not understood. In a series of studies at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC), researchers ...
Medical research
Mar 14, 2013 |
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DNA test shows promise in guiding advanced breast cancer care
(HealthDay)—An experimental blood test could help show whether women with advanced breast cancer are responding to treatment, a preliminary study suggests.
Cancer
Mar 13, 2013 |
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Polycystic ovary syndrome puts glucose control in double jeopardy
Polycystic ovary syndrome, a condition affecting about 10 percent of women and characterized by excess male hormone and increased risk of diabetes and heart disease, appears to cause a sort of double jeopardy ...
Medical research
Mar 13, 2013 |
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Fertility after ectopic pregnancy: Study finds reassuring evidence on different treatments
The first randomised trial to compare treatments for ectopic pregnancies has found no significant differences in subsequent fertility between medical treatment and conservative surgery on one hand, and conservative or radical ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Mar 12, 2013 |
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Breast cancer treatment halts bone metastases and also protects bones
A team of researchers at the MedUni Vienna, led by Michael Gnant from the University Department of Surgery at the MedUni Vienna, has discovered two further positive effects of the drug Everolimus, which is ...
Cancer
Mar 12, 2013 |
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