Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hormone replacement may protect women's kidneys, study suggests
(HealthDay)—Hormone replacement therapy may be good for a woman's kidneys, a preliminary study suggests.
Oct 6, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
HRT safe and perhaps beneficial in women treated for ovarian cancer, major trial shows
Women with the commonest type of ovarian cancer can safely take hormone replacement therapy (HRT), and it could have a beneficial effect on their survival, a long-term clinical trial reports.
Sep 28, 2015
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Neuroscience
Birth control pills pose small but significant stroke risk
Birth control pills cause a small but significant increase in the risk of the most common type of stroke, according to a comprehensive report in the journal MedLink Neurology.
Sep 18, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Luteolin may inhibit growth of human breast cancer cells during postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy
More than 100 women die from breast cancer every day in the United States. The odds increase in postmenopausal women who have taken a combined estrogen and progestin hormone replacement therapy; these women also have an increased ...
Sep 9, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Free e-book offers tips for reducing breast cancer risk
Surprisingly, preventing breast cancer can begin as early as age 2. Eating right, being physically active and keeping weight in check - even at a young age - can substantially lower breast cancer risk.
Sep 3, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
SSRI antidepressants taken for menopausal symptoms may boost bone fracture risk
The class of antidepressants known as SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors), taken to curb menopausal symptoms, may boost bone fracture risk, suggests research published online in the journal Injury Prevention.
Jun 25, 2015
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
First live birth after transplantation of ovarian tissue frozen during childhood
A young woman has become the first in the world to give birth to a healthy child after doctors restored her fertility by transplanting ovarian tissue that had been removed and frozen while she was a child.
Jun 9, 2015
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Health
Inverse link for coffee intake, cholecystectomy risk
(HealthDay)—For premenopausal women and those using hormone replacement therapy (HRT), there is an inverse association between coffee consumption and risk of cholecystectomy, according to a study published in the June issue ...
Jun 2, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Exercise may blunt a woman's risk of lung and breast cancer: studies
(HealthDay)—Physical activity may reduce a woman's risk of lung or breast cancer, a pair of new studies suggest.
Jun 2, 2015
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Cardiology
Most women don't know female-specific stroke signs
A national survey released today by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center shows that most women don't know the risks or symptoms females face when it comes to having a stroke.
Apr 27, 2015
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