Risk Of Hip Fracture In Postmenopausal Women Rises Steeply With Age Nov 13, 2009
e. around the time of menopause), although hip fractures are rare, the risk of a fracture in postmenopausal women is twice that in premenopausal women. Women who had an early menopause before age 45 had a slightly increased risk of hip fracture ... However, any effect of early menopause on the risk of hip fracture was small compared to the effect of age itself, and the slightly increased risk of fractures in early menopause may have been due to other factors that could not be fully accounted for... (Science Daily)
Flower Essences to Relieve Menopaus... Nov 13, 2009
Flower Essences to Relieve Menopause Symptoms. Flower Essences to Relieve Menopause Symptoms ... Going through menopause is a unique experience for each woman. (Suite101.com)
Women's Health Office Funds Cut Nov 12, 2009
It also produces heavily requested health information about menopause, pregnancy, birth control, osteoporosis and other topics. The administration had requested -- and Congress had budgeted -- $4 million for the office in fiscal 2007, just as they have for several years running. (Yahoo News -- Women's Issues)
Menopause Through the Ages Nov 12, 2009
Over the centuries, menopause has been viewed as a psychological problem, a physical disease, and a natural life phase ... As the roles of women in society have changed and medical knowledge has grown, the treatment of menopause in medical literature and the way society views menopausal women has changed ... Early Menopause Beliefs. (Suite101.com)
Click to read:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's "Message of Hope" Nov 11, 2009
"And I wasn't a candidate for menopause, you know? So, trying to figure out what that was all about.". In the middle of a busy life - best-selling author, special coach for the L.A. Lakers, parent - Abdul-Jabbar learned last December that. (CBS News)
NBA Great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Has Leukemia Nov 11, 2009
"I'm not going through menopause. So I really needed to know what that's about. The next day they called and said, 'You need to go see a specialist. Your white blood cell count is sky high.". Abdul-Jabbar said his first thought was of his good friend, actor Bruno Kirby, who died in 2006 at age 57 from a different form of leukemia. (ABC News)
Here's why you must have sex daily Nov 11, 2009
In women, sex can also increase fertility, postpone the menopause and relieve PMS symptoms. Prostate protection Most of the fluid you ejaculate is secreted by the prostate gland. (India Times, India)
How long can you last without sex? Nov 11, 2009
Of course, these intervals vary from person to person, and they are dependent to certain factors, such as age, sex, lifestyle, physical condition, pregnancy, menopause etc. All in all, make sure you take some time and really analyze yourself and your body, your needs and your desires, and that way you will manage to understand the course of action you have to take so that everything returns on its' right normal "path" again. (India Times, India)
Why haven't I started menopause -- I'm 55? Nov 10, 2009
Why haven't I started menopause -- I'm 55 ... Why haven't I started menopause -- I'm 55 ... I have no symptoms of menopause at all. (CNN -- Health)
The Bearded Mom Nov 10, 2009
After she went through menopause (many years ago), I noticed she had a substantial mustache and beard, but she must have started taking hormone replacement drugs because they disappeared. Now, she is in her late 60s, and the mustache is back and very thick and noticeable. (Slate)
October Was Breast Cancer Awareness Month Nov 9, 2009
f) Late age of attaining menopause (ending your periods after 55years). g) Older age: A 70yr old woman has a higher risk than a 40yr old. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Younger women prone to breast cancer Nov 8, 2009
While genetics - if a woman below 45 years of age has breast cancer, her daughter's chances for the same rise - puts women in the high risk group, those who have had an early menarchy or have attained menopause are also a vulnerable group. According to B.Niranjan Naik of Dharamshila hospital, a cancer speciality hospital, almost 75,000 new cases of breast cancer are detected in India every year. (India Times, India)
Patients flock to California doctors practicing pot medicine Nov 8, 2009
These days pot physicians, touting marijuana as a healthier alternative to pharmaceuticals, are writing medical cannabis recommendations for a far wider range of ills, from restless leg syndrome to psoriasis, from sleep apnea to menopause. Call The Bee's Peter Hecht, (916) 326-5539. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Report: Obesity Causes 100K Cancer Cases Nov 6, 2009
With respect to breast cancer, according to the National Institute of Cancer, "Before menopause, obese women have a lower risk of developing breast cancer than do women of a healthy weight". Read that again, before menopause, obese women have a LOWER risk of breast cancer than healthy weight women ... It's only after menopause that their risk increases, but only for those women who aren't using HRT. The obese HRT users have the same risk as the non-obese HRT users. (CBS News)
Estrogen And Stroke Risk: Long Period Of Estrogen Deprivation Can Lead To Loss Of Sensitivity And Protective Effects In The Brain Nov 5, 2009
Does Estrogen Replacement Need to Occur Before Menopause to Protect the Brain ... The study provides support for the theory that there may be a "critical period" for beneficial protective effect of estrogen on the brain -- e.g. that of estrogen replacement may need to be initiated prior to or at the time of menopause if estrogen is to protect the brain ... Rats whose ovaries had been removed were used for the study and received either placebo or 17 -estradiol after the ovaries were removed in an... (Science Daily)
Obesity linked to specific cancers Nov 5, 2009
Women who are overweight after menopause have more estrogen circulating in their blood, which increases cancer risk. For esophageal cancer, obesity leads to acid reflux, which damages the lower part of the esophagus. (USA Today -- News)
Ways to deal with premature menopause Nov 5, 2009
Hot flashes, night sweats, irritability, mood swings, irregular periods, loss of libido, anxiety, disorientation, aching joints, depression, weight gain, et al and many more symptoms are associated with menopause. And while normal menopause is a gradual process that starts between the ages of 45 and 55, premature menopause is the cessation of menstruation before a woman is 40, says Dr Ashwini Bhalerao Gandhi, Consultant Gynaecologist ... At that time, the supply of eggs is used up and... (India Times, India)
Court: Pfizer doesnt have to pay $27M Nov 4, 2009
doesn t have to pay more than $27 million in punitive damages to an Arkansas woman who blamed her breast cancer on the pharmaceutical giant s menopause drugs, an appeals court ruled Monday ... Wyeth, which Pfizer faces more than 9,000 lawsuits over its menopause drugs, Prempro and Premarin. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Suzette Martinez Standring: Surviving incest Nov 2, 2009
Later, menopause and all its hormonal changes churned up the long-buried turmoil, and Elizabeth desperately wanted resolution. I went to the library, she said, where she read books written by psychologists and incest survivors. (Wakefield Daily Item, MA)
City Beat (3) Nov 1, 2009
Includes keynote presentations by national and local experts, free health screenings, sessions on heart disease, skin care, menopause, and weight loss. Includes lunch. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Women not getting bone treatment Nov 1, 2009
Women are more at risk after the menopause because they lose oestrogen which protects bones from damage. Current guidelines from the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence say that women over the age of 75 who have had a fracture should automatically be offered preventive treatment with drugs such as bisphosphonates. (BBC News -- UK)
Testosterone Is Sure Looking Virile Oct 31, 2009
Testosterone is one of the fastest-growing therapies prescribed by the $80 billion-a-year anti-aging industry, which has embraced it as the cure du jour for andropause, more commonly known as male menopause. Conservative doctors question the existence of such a malady, and testosterone makers shy from discussing it because they're not allowed to promote the drug "off-label" for uses not endorsed by the FDA. Still, off-label prescriptions are likely to account for much of the market's rapid... (BusinessWeek)
Woman convicted of selling human growth hormone Oct 31, 2009
Miserable in menopause, Elizabeth Alsgaard pondered an awful choice: Drenching hot flashes or hormone therapies that might raise the risk of cancer. What former actress Suzanne Somers raved about held much more appeal - custom-mixed "bioidentical" hormones, just like ones the body makes. (Fresno Bee -- State)
'Bioidenticals' not FDA-approved, contain estrogen Oct 31, 2009
Miserable in menopause, Elizabeth Alsgaard pondered an awful choice: Drenching hot flashes or hormone therapies that might raise the risk of cancer ... (Most traditional menopause therapies use a different form of estrogen with a similar name estradiol ... She was 52 and living in San Diego when she stopped taking birth control pills, and menopause symptoms hit me like a brick wall. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Bioidenticals: Estrogen without FDA approval for menopause? Oct 30, 2009
Bioidenticals: Estrogen without FDA approval for menopause ... Bioidenticals: Estrogen without FDA approval for menopause ... Six months later, she was still miserable in menopause. (USA Today -- News)
Q&A: When changes come, your body knows it Oct 30, 2009
FOR INFORMATION ON MENOPAUSE. The North American Menopause Society () ... Women going through menopause often learn that. (USA Today -- News)
STUDY: Firmly ties hormone use to breast cancer Oct 30, 2009
SAN ANTONIO (AP) Taking menopause hormones for five years doubles the risk for , according to a new analysis of a big federal study that reveals the most dramatic evidence yet of the dangers of these still-popular pills ... They are from the Women's Health Initiative, which tested estrogen and progestin pills that doctors long believed would prevent heart disease, bone loss and many other problems in women after menopause ... Since then, experts have debated whether these risks apply to women... (USA Today -- News)
Recognition, treatment key in keeping rosacea at bay Oct 30, 2009
Since it may be associated with menopause, the AAD said women are diagnosed more often than men. These women may begin to notice an extreme sensitivity to cosmetics. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Hormone Replacement Therapy Decreases Mortality In Younger Postmenopausal Woman, Study Shows Oct 30, 2009
If you are a woman in your 50s, hormone replacement therapy may have an added benefit that goes beyond just treating menopause. (Oct. (Science Daily)
BABIES WITHOUT MEN OR WOMEN Oct 29, 2009
The U.S. government-funded research also offers the prospect of a 'miracle pill' which staves off the menopause, allowing women to wait longer to have a child. It centres on stem cells, widely seen as a repair kit for the body. (The Drudge Report)
Celebrities and breast cancer Oct 28, 2009
Her primary message to women was to pay attention to their bodies; her mother was initially misdiagnosed by a doctor who thought that she was going through early menopause. Yasmin also donated the proceeds of her US$10,000 (RM35,000) win on the game show Celebrity Jeopardy to breast cancer research. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Tweens battle an adult disease Oct 27, 2009
Younger women are getting breast cancer; it normally strikes around menopause ... Younger women are getting a disease that usually strikes around menopause -- and no one knows why. (CNN)
Women's risk for heart attacks on the rise Oct 27, 2009
Women have been thought to be largely protected from heart attacks and stroke before menopause because of hormonal influences. But the rising rate of obesity, which is higher in middle-age women than middle-age men, could undermine that natural benefit. (AZCentral -- News)
Retailer Shows Off Muscles Amid Nutritional Supplement Boom Oct 27, 2009
Products in this line, such as "super antioxidants," omega-3, acai and so on, are taken to help with sleep, memory, pregnancy, menopause and specific health problems. Herbs and botanicals cater to natural-medicine fans, using traditional remedies such as gingko, milk thistle, turmeric and black cohosh. (Investors Business Daily)
Fertility breakthrough offers hope for breast cancer survivors Oct 26, 2009
Learning she might have no more children because chemotherapy could trigger early menopause was ''harder than being told I had cancer,'' said the Leichhardt mother, who was further advised against another baby because her tumour type was sensitive to pregnancy hormones. For women diagnosed today, the prospect of future motherhood is suddenly much better. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Childhood Cancer Survivors Experience Suicidal Thoughts Decades After Diagnosis Oct 26, 2009
(July 5, 2006) Women who survive childhood cancer are more likely to suffer premature menopause, according to a study in the July 5 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Risk factors include. (Science Daily)
Unknown risks from menopause remedies Oct 26, 2009
Menopause remedies contain unknown risks - Alternative medicine- msnbc ... Menopause remedies contain unknown risks ... Damian Dovarganes / APElizabeth Alsgaard, 52, shownoutsideher Los Angeles home, sought alternative remedies to ease her menopause symptoms. (MSNBC -- Health)
Preexisting conditional Oct 26, 2009
For Sallie, it was a gynecological issue that eventually resolved itself when she went through menopause. We d call the insurance agents, and once they heard about preexisting conditions, they didn t call us back, Sallie said. (Boston Globe)
Evolution continues, Framingham Heart Study says Oct 26, 2009
The researchers found that a number of traits were associated with having more children - being shorter and chubbier, having a first child at a younger age, experiencing menopause later, and having lower blood pressure or cholesterol - meaning that those traits would likely become more prevalent in the next generation ... They looked at two generations of women and chose a handful of traits to analyze: cholesterol level, blood pressure, height, weight, age at first childbearing, and age at... (Boston Globe)
Dear Betty: Have heart-to-heart about breast cancer Oct 25, 2009
Other risk factors, which might or might not apply to your mom, are being overweight, being physically inactive, starting menstruation early, going through menopause late, and giving birth after age 30. Mention too that early-stage cancer doesn't usually affect your energy. (Montana Standard, MT)
The Panda Can Get Pregnant But I Can't Oct 24, 2009
Eventually, when only bad eggs remain, menopause begins. For some unknown reason, I have the same number of good eggs, and years left to reproduce, as a 40-year-old woman. (Slate)
Darwin Lives! Modern Humans Are Still Evolving Oct 23, 2009
2 lb.) heavier, have a healthier heart, have her first child five months earlier and enter menopause 10 months later than a woman today, the study found. "That rate of evolution is slow but pretty similar to what we see in other plants and animals. Humans don't seem to be any exception," Stearns says. (Time.com)
Empower Yourselves Oct 23, 2009
This includes early menarche, late menopause and the height of a woman taller women are more likely to have breast cancer. Does the size of the breast matter when it comes to breast cancer. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Wareham Library hosts discussion with doctor who spent time in Afghanistan Oct 23, 2009
From menarche to menopause, women are pretty secluded, he said. They can not have any interaction with men. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
Susie Essman's Enlarged Prostate Oct 23, 2009
Comedian, Author Talks Hypochondria, Menopause and Relationship Success with Dr. Jon LaPook ... For this week's CBS Doc Dot Com, I talked to Susie about some of her health issues covered in the book, including menopause, fear of germs, and hypochondria ... Click to watch Susie Essman discuss hypochondria, menopause, fear of germs, the teenage brain, intimacy in her marriage, the difference between men and women, what to look for in a man, and why she likes growing older. (CBS News -- Health)
As breast cancer treatments increase, so does hope Oct 22, 2009
Two women with Stage 1 breast cancer will be treated differently depending on what the pathologist finds, or what age the patient is, or whether they have been through menopause, as well as other factors, she said ... For women after menopause, a drug called Raloxefine, which is marketed as Evista, also experienced the same amount of reduction in breast cancer recurrence ... Women who gain more than 10 pounds after menopause have a higher risk of getting breast cancer, and women who ve had... (Kingston Mariner, MA)
Judge Who Denied Interracial Marriage Sued Oct 21, 2009
He would probably just say that no one knows what the Lord has in store for that woman and she might get pregnant despite her menopause and her fiancee's vasectomy. I'm sure he claims to be a "devout Christian". (CBS News)
Are Humans Still Evolving? Absolutely, Says A New Analysis Of A Long-term Survey Of Human Health Oct 21, 2009
After adjusting for factors such as education and smoking, their models predict that the descendents of these women will be slightly shorter and heavier, will have lower blood pressure and cholesterol, will have their first child at a younger age, and will reach menopause later in life. "The take-home message is that humans are currently evolving," said Stearns. (Science Daily)
Hormone Mix Could Cut Breast Cancer Risk And Treat Symptoms Of Menopause Oct 21, 2009
20, 2009) The right combination of estrogen and a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM), which blocks the effects of estrogen in breast tissue, could relieve menopause symptoms and cut breast cancer risk, Yale researchers report in an abstract presented at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) scientific meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, October 17-21 ... Women in menopause who have symptoms, but have not had a hysterectomy are currently treated with a combination of estrogen... (Science Daily)
Somers Argues Chemo Is Pointless In Book Oct 20, 2009
" Though his alternative treatments didn't work, the actor, who embodied a sense of rebellion and individualism, gave voice to an emerging feeling that mainstream medicine might not be enough, Lerner says. Fast forward to the 21st century, where Somers, who played the ditzy blonde in TV's "Three's Company," has written a series of books making that point. In "Ageless," she argued that doctors don't understand women's bodies, especially those going through menopause. With so-called "bioidentical"... (Click2Houston, TX)
Women's health problems doctors still miss Oct 20, 2009
"It may have something to do with hormonal changes and menopause," says integrative medicine expert Dr. Erika Schwartz, medical director of Cinergy Health, who treats women with hormonal disorders. How does it feel. (CNN)
Ex-con sues Oregon over near-death experience Oct 19, 2009
Doctors and nurses failed repeatedly to identify telltale signs she was dying of congestive heart failure, passing off her symptoms as anxiety, the flu, heartburn or menopause, Anderson alleges in a federal civil rights lawsuit ... She still recalls their comments: One said her lump was nothing to worry about, another diagnosed flu, still another said she was going through menopause. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Women's Health Office Funds Cut Oct 18, 2009
It also produces heavily requested health information about menopause, pregnancy, birth control, osteoporosis and other topics. The administration had requested -- and Congress had budgeted -- $4 million for the office in fiscal 2007, just as they have for several years running. (Yahoo News -- Women's Issues)
Obesity May Affect Fertility in Young Women Oct 17, 2009
The women in this group hadn't reached menopause and weren't sterilized, didn't have partners who were sterilized, and didn't have some other obstacle in the way of pregnancy. However, 30 percent of the women who could still become pregnant stated that pregnancy was very important to them, and one-third of this group planned to get pregnant within two years of undergoing bariatric surgery, the study authors noted. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Anxiety and Stress Disorders in Wom... Oct 16, 2009
Premenstrual cycles, and menopause can amplify anxiety and stress levels ... Perimenopause and menopause do not necessarily cause anxiety and stress. (Suite101.com)
US and Canada Regulators Approve Pfizer-Wyeth Deal Oct 15, 2009
Pfizer will have to sell about half of Wyeth's animal health business and change a Canadian distribution agreement for Estring, a hormone used to treat menopause symptoms. Pfizer said it will also sell its horse vaccine business. (ABC News -- Wire)
Sore breasts a warning with hormone therapy Oct 14, 2009
They said breast tenderness may be a way to identify women who have a higher risk of developing breast cancer while taking hormone replacement therapy to treat menopause ... Doctors now recommend hormone replacement therapy for women suffering severe menopause symptoms, but caution that they should use the lowest dose possible for the shortest period of time. (MSNBC -- Health)
Breast Cancer Gene: Who Wants To Know? Oct 13, 2009
"If they've already had their children, they seem to be pretty open to surgery, even though they seem to understand that they'll be plunged into instant menopause," Hamilton said. Salamone opted for a double mastectomy followed by reconstruction, and she promised her oncologist she'd have her ovaries removed by the time she's 40 to reduce her risk of ovarian cancer. (Click2Houston, TX)
Depomed Shares Plunge on Disappointing Trials for Hot Flash Drug Oct 13, 2009
Depomed Inc. (DEPO) announced that its drug Serada, which is used to treat hot flashes brought on by menopause and is in the Phase 3 of clinical trials, showed disappointing results. The company said Monday that its Breeze 1 and 2 trials for the drug saw disappointing results. (Fox News)
Polymorphisms Of The Interleukin-1 Gene Complex May Influence Alcohol Dependence Oct 13, 2009
3, 2006) Regulating a hormone abundant in women approaching menopause could offer alternatives for hormone replacement therapy, Medical College of Georgia researchers. (Aug. (Science Daily)
Gemstones for love Oct 12, 2009
Moonstone is considered a very strong and healing stone for women who suffer from hormonal imbalances or are going through menopause. It has been associated with fertility and childbearing from ancient times. (India Times, India)
Know the facts about breast cancer Oct 11, 2009
Reproductive history: Your risk increases if you do not have children, if you were older when you had your first child, if you began menstruation younger than age 12 or went through menopause after age 55. Estrogen: Women who take estrogen (either alone or with progestin) for five or more years after menopause may be at increased risk ... You are at greater risk if you become obese after menopause. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Locate a Male Menopause Physician with reNEW MAN Oct 10, 2009
reNEW MAN (), the first male hormone treatment program in the U.S., continues to promote its national network of male menopause doctors to men with low testosterone symptoms, including andropause. A common condition among men ages 35 and older, reNEW MAN helps connect professional men that exhibit male menopause symptoms with a local doctor that can test, diagnose and treat hormone deficiencies through safe, self-administered treatments ... The public understanding of 'male menopause,' also... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
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Locate a Male Menopause Physician with reNEW MAN - Yahoo ... Locate a Male Menopause Physician with reNEW MAN ... reNEW MAN (), the first male hormone treatment program in the U.S., continues to promote its national network of male menopause doctors to men with low testosterone symptoms, including andropause. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Her breast cancer, his secret feelings Oct 9, 2009
Many women are thrust into instant menopause because, depending on the cancer type, therapy aims to shut down the production of estrogen. These women may experience vaginal dryness, pain with intercourse, a less sensitive clitoris, and suffer a dramatic fall in libido. (MSNBC -- Health)
