News tagged with hormone oestrogen

BPA and testosterone levels: First evidence for small changes in men

An international group of researchers led by the Peninsula Medical School and the University of Exeter have for the first time identified changes in sex hormones associated with BPA exposure in men, in a large population ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 25, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Estrogen-only HRT may increase risk of asthma after menopause

Oestrogen-only hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may increase the risk of developing asthma after the menopause, suggests a large scale study published ahead of print in the journal Thorax.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 08, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Grapefruit diet almost cost woman her leg

A woman who ate a grapefruit each day almost had to have her leg amputated because of a dangerous blood clot, according to an unusual case study reported in the Lancet.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 02, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 2