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Suicide Declared for Rebecca Zahau, Girlfriend of Pharma CEO
Rebecca Zahau, the girlfriend of the CEO of Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation, Jonah Shacknai, committed suicide and was not a homicide victim, The San Diego County Sheriff's Department said Friday.more
09 03, 2011
Athletic girls more likely to have impaired bone structure if menstrual cycle stops
Young female athletes who have stopped menstruating have a weakening in the quality of their bone structure that may predispose them to breaking a bone, despite getting plenty of weight-bearing exercise, a new study finds...more
06 06, 2011
Green tea and tai chi enhance bone health and reduce inflammation in postmenopausal women
C.S. Lewis, the famous author and Oxford academic, once proclaimed "You can't get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me." We sip it with toast in the morning, enjoy it with sweets and biscuits in the afternoon, and relax with it at the end of the day...more
04 11, 2011
Inadequate diet can lead to anemia in postmenopausal women
A new study published in the April 2011 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association indicates that inadequate nutrition is linked to a greater risk of anemia in postmenopausal women.more
03 25, 2011
Nearly 1 in 4 postmenopausal women with fractures is obese
Obesity is widely believed to be protective against fracture, although a recent study has documented a high prevalence of obesity in postmenopausal women with fragility fracture.more
03 25, 2011
Exposure to chemicals in environment associated with onset of early menopause
A recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM) found that higher levels of perfluorocarbons (PFCs) in the body are associated with increased odds of having experienced menopause in women between 42 and 64 years old. more
03 23, 2011
Post-menopausal hormone therapy increases risk of ovarian cancer
Women undertaking post-menopausal hormone therapy are at a higher risk for ovarian cancer, a study by the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition said.more
11 15, 2010
New drug for menopausal hot flashes gets FDA approval for development plan
Menerba, a new drug to cure menopausal hot flashes by pharmaceutical company Bionovo, Inc has got the US Food and Drug Administration approval stamp on Thursday. The company focuses on discovery and development of women's health and cancer drugs.more
11 12, 2010
Menopausal hormone therapy may increase risk of ovarian cancer
Women planning on taking hormone therapy for the treatment of menopausal symptoms should be aware of a possible increased risk for ovarian cancer, according to data presented at the Ninth Annual AACR Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research Conference, held here Nov. 7-10, 2010.more
11 09, 2010
Hormone therapy use by postmenopausal women may increase incidence of more advanced breast cancer
Follow-up of about 11 years of participants in the Women's Health Initiative finds that among postmenopausal women, use of estrogen plus progestin is associated with an increased incidence of breast cancers that are more advanced, and with a higher risk of deaths attributable to breast...more
10 20, 2010
