News tagged with hormonal therapy
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Caution for estrogen therapy after hysterectomy
An editorial in the April 6 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association cautions against estrogen-only hormone therapy in women who have had a hysterectomy because of longstanding evidence that it raises the ri ...
Apr 05, 2011 |
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Stress hormone cortisol to help overcome phobias
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers are showing the potential benefit of using the stress hormone Cortisol in addition to exposure therapy to hel ...
Association found between industry funding and promotional pieces on menopausal hormone therapy
There may be a link between receiving industry funding for speaking, consulting, or research, and the publication of apparently promotional opinion pieces on menopausal hormone therapy. Furthermore, such publications may ...
Mar 15, 2011 |
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Study finds breast cancer incidence rates no longer declining in US women
A sharp decline in breast cancer incidence rates among non-Hispanic white women in the U.S. after a dramatic drop in the use of postmenopausal hormone therapy did not continue through 2007, according to a new study from the ...
Feb 28, 2011 |
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Sterility in frogs caused by environmental pharmaceutical progestogens
Frogs appear to be very sensitive to progestogens, a kind of pharmaceutical that is released into the environment. Female tadpoles that swim in water containing a specific progestogen, levonorgestrel, are subject to abnormal ...
Feb 16, 2011 |
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Estrogen linked with lower dementia risk when taken in middle age, higher risk later in life
Estrogen therapy taken around the time of menopause was associated with a lowered risk of dementia in old age, but when taken in late life was linked with an increased dementia risk, according to a study led by a physician ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 02, 2011 |
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Hormone therapy begun at menopause may pose risk for breast cancer
Starting hormone therapy at around the time of menopause is associated with a greater risk of breast cancer compared to starting after a longer gap, according to a study published online Jan. 28 in The Journal of the Na ...
Jan 28, 2011 |
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Researchers unlock how progesterone increases breast cancer risk
Researchers have identified how the hormones progesterone and estrogen interact to increase cell growth in normal mammary cells and mammary cancers, a novel finding that may explain why postmenopausal women receiving hormone ...
Jan 18, 2011 |
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Scientists identify avoidable breast cancer risk factors
Many risk factors for breast cancer are well studied and documented. Thus, scientists are sure by now that early first menstrual period, late onset of menopause and a family history of breast cancer are associated with an ...
Jan 18, 2011 |
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Light therapy promising for treating major depression
(PhysOrg.com) -- A small clinical trial in The Netherlands suggests bright light therapy may be a useful treatment for the symptoms of major depression in older adults.
Estrogen alone is effective for reducing breast cancer risk
While endogenous estrogen (i.e., estrogen produced by ovaries and by other tissues) does have a well-known carcinogenic impact, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) utilizing estrogen alone (the exogenous estrogen) provides ...
Dec 09, 2010 |
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Doctors failing to prescribe low-dose menopausal hormone therapy, study finds
Doctors across the country are still prescribing higher-dose menopausal hormone therapy pills, despite clinical evidence that low doses and skin patches work just as well and carry fewer health risks. That's what researchers ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Dec 02, 2010 |
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Reduced hormone therapy linked with drop in breast cancer rates
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a new UCSF study of more than 2 million mammogram screenings performed on nearly 700,000 women in the United States, scientists for the first time show a direct link between reduced hormone therapy and ...
Nov 30, 2010 |
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Hormone therapy may prevent -- or contribute to -- dementia risk
Hormone therapy appears to affect the brain differently depending on the age of the woman when she receives it, researchers reported Thursday.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 19, 2010 |
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Hormone therapy use may increase or decrease dementia risk depending upon timing
Compared to women never on hormone therapy, those taking hormone therapy only at midlife had a 26 percent decreased risk of dementia; while women taking HT only in late life had a 48 percent increased risk of dementia, according ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 18, 2010 |
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