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Reducing Heart Disease Risk Naturally Post-menopause - Mar 18, 2008
Science Daily (press release)However, recent studies have reported detrimental effects of long-term use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) or estrogen replacement therapy,
SGO: Biology Role Cited for Racial Disparities in Uterine Cancer ... - Mar 13, 2008
MedPage Today,Dr. Maxwell presented data from a retrospective review of a Gynecologic Oncology Group clinical trial of postoperative estrogen replacement therapy in women
Ovarian cancer at a glance - Mar 3, 2008
Daily Camera,Ovarian cancer and estrogen replacement therapy: National Cancer Institute research suggests that women who take estrogen replacement therapy after
Breast Discomfort – Causes and Symptoms of Breast Discomfort - Mar 21, 2008
Los Angeles Chronicle,For many women monthly bouts of breast discomfort disappear with menopause--unless they undergo estrogen replacement therapy. Cyclic breast pain appears to
Advocate for Women's Health Care, - Feb 29, 2008
Wall Street Journal...published "The Greatest Experiment Ever Performed on Women: Exploding the Estrogen Myth," her broadest attack to date on estrogen-replacement therapy.
Global Osteoporosis Therapeutics Market to Reach US$11.1 Billion ... - Feb 26, 2008
PR Web (press release),Major therapeutic classes currently available include bisphosphonates, Estrogen Replacement Therapy (ERT) drugs, calcitonins and Selective Estrogen Receptor
Health: Women at risk for heart disease - Feb 6, 2008
Arizona Republic,In the light of more recent data, it is hard to recommend initiating estrogen replacement therapy after a woman has had a cardiac event or to prevent a
Conventional Medical Treatment for Endometriosis - Feb 13, 2008
American Chronicle,And since menopause usually remedies mild to moderate endometriosis, post-menopausal women who are not on estrogen replacement therapy usually need no
Breast cancer is No. 10 killer disease in Wabash Valley - Jan 23, 2008
Terre Haute Tribune Star,HRT, also known as estrogen replacement therapy, was stopped in 2002, she says. That was after research found a significant increase in the risks of breast
OSTEOPOROSIS A 'SIGNIFICANT' PROBLEM FOR MEN KNOW THIS - Jan 26, 2008
The Free Lance-Star,The condition was once treated primarily with calcium supplements and estrogen replacement therapy. But osteoporosis is now treated most often with drugs
What’s Cholesterol Got to Do With It? - Jan 26, 2008
New York Times,Estrogen replacement therapy also lowers LDL cholesterol, but it too has failed to prevent heart disease in clinical trials. The same goes for eating less
Bone up on osteoporosis - Feb 5, 2008
Orlando Sentinel,Once treated primarily with calcium supplements and estrogen-replacement therapy, osteoporosis is now treated most often with drugs known as bisphosphonates
Science has been wrong many times before - Jan 24, 2008
Atlanta Journal Constitution,In the 1980s, several observational studies indicated that hormone (estrogen) replacement therapy, which had long been used to alleviate the discomforts
Assessing For Your Health - Feb 9, 2008
American Chronicle,Regardless of when the test is done, the technician reading the smear must know whether you are taking oral contraceptives or estrogen-replacement therapy
A survivor's story - Jan 29, 2008
Frederick News Post (subscription),It’s important to point out that Volovar had been undergoing hormone or estrogen replacement therapy for the past 14 years — a process that is believed to
Pocket Doc - Jan 28, 2008
Chicago Flame Online (subscription),Increased risk is found in women who have used estrogen replacement therapy for symptoms of menopause for five years or more (however, the addition of
Rescued horse seeks new home - Dec 20, 2007
Rutland Herald,Wyeth, the pharmaceutical company that makes the drug used in estrogen replacement therapy and to prevent heart disease and osteoporosis,
Dante's Cove Episode 305 Recap: "Naked in the Dark" - Dec 19, 2007
AfterElton.comDiana's Tresum power transfer looks like an animation of the time-release action of Grace's estrogen replacement therapy. After Diana releases her hand,
menopause treatments - Nov 23, 2007
American Chronicle,...the problems of painful menopause. most of the menopause problems occur due to decrease in estrogen level. estrogen replacement therapy will help to get
select a community or newspaper » - Oct 30, 2007
Waukegan News Sun,...premarin". about a third of the approximately fifty-five million post menopausal women in the united states are on estrogen replacement therapy (ert),
readjusting after erectile dysfunction - Nov 13, 2007
Canoe.ca (subscription),...women who do not use (or have discontinued) estrogen replacement therapy may not be aware that their vagina has become dry. once intercourse is
horses saved from slaughter - Nov 3, 2007
Hartford Courant,...the popular drug used for estrogen-replacement therapy to treat menopausal women. the farms sell the urine to wyeth, the new jersey-based pharmaceutical
steeds in distress - Oct 30, 2007
Waukegan News Sun,...prime fodder for estrogen used in estrogen replacement therapy, the hound is told. authorities have praised horse volunteers who rushed to the scene,
the surgeon general's report on mental health - Nov 7, 2007
About - News & Issues,...such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (andersen et al., 1995; mcgeer et al., 1996) and estrogen replacement therapy (paganini-hill & henderson,
premarin horses rescued in westmoreland - Oct 31, 2007
Pittsburgh Channel.com,...which is short for pregnant mares' urine. the urine can be used as estrogen replacement therapy for menopausal women. fouls born of the pregnancy were
Taking Action Against Breast Cancer - 19 Oct 2007
6abc.com,So are those who've taken hormones such as oral contraceptives or estrogen replacement therapy. Being overweight, physically inactive or a heavy drinker are
Estrogen Replacement Therapy - Oct 17, 2007
NTV,Estrogen Replacement Therapy (ERT) is therapy to replace estrogen no longer made by a woman's body because she is post-menopausal or her ovaries have been
MC volleyball team to wear pink for breast cancer awareness month - Oct 18, 2007
MyWestTexas.com,Estrogen replacement therapy for more than five years slightly increases breast cancer risk; however the increased risk appears to disappear five to 10
Cholesterol metabolite might explain lack of protective benefit ... - Sep 21, 2007
TheHeart.Org,The investigators say these findings might help explain the repeated observations showing that estrogen replacement therapy is less likely to benefit women
Breast Cancer Awareness Month Misleads Women - Oct 16, 2007
AScribe (press release)These include: - Prolonged use of the Pill or estrogen replacement therapy. - High consumption of meat which is heavily contaminated with potent natural or
Live Life to the Fullest - Sep 29, 2007
PR-GB.com (press release),So it is advisable to consult your doctor about the benefits of estrogen replacement therapy. Estrogen replacement may be in the form of tablet or skin
Knowing risks is first line of defense for female cancers - Sep 29, 2007
North County Times,Risk factors for breast cancer are a family history of breast cancer, having had estrogen replacement therapy, and ethnicity. Since 1995, the death rate
3 Nevadans take on drugmaker - Sep 9, 2007
Reno Gazette Journal,..."Some studies have reported a moderately increased risk of breast cancer (relative risk of 1.3 to 20) in those women on estrogen replacement therapy taking
Mayo Clinic Research Shows Estrogen Protects Women's Brains Prior ... - Aug 30, 2007
All American Patriots (press release),To protect against these conditions, estrogen replacement therapy may be warranted for women who had their ovaries removed before menopause.
For Younger Women, Estrogen Helps Prevent Loss of Memory and ... - Sep 5, 2007
Voice of America...may play a role in protecting women against memory loss, but now it appears that the timing of estrogen replacement therapy may be a critical factor.
Estrogen may Ward off Dementia - Aug 29, 2007
Ivanhoe,However, having estrogen replacement therapy following surgery until age 50 removed any increased risk, giving insight into the role of estrogen in female
Ovary Removal May Up Dementia Risk - Aug 29, 2007
WebMDThe doubling in risk seen in women who had both ovaries removed but did not have estrogen replacement therapy until at least age 50 has important clinical
Estrogen protects women's brains prior to menopause - Aug 30, 2007
HULIQ,In addition, our findings suggest that there is a window of therapeutic opportunity for prescribing estrogen replacement therapy in women who undergo ovary
Study suggests premenopausal women need estrogen - Sep 1, 2007
Mathaba.Net,Rocca suggested the study also reveals there is a "window of therapeutic opportunity" for estrogen replacement therapy for women who undergo ovary removal
Estrogen loss contributes to obesity, high BP - Aug 13, 2007
ReutersMoreover, female rats without ovaries that receive estrogen replacement therapy do not experience any of these adverse hormonal and metabolic effects,
Early surgical menopause raises neurologic risk - Aug 29, 2007
Reuters...risk of neurological deficits with younger age at surgery, unless the women received estrogen replacement therapy until at least 50 years of age.
Early surgical removal of the ovaries increases a woman's risk of ... - Aug 30, 2007
News-Medical.net,...deficits with women of a younger age who had such surgery, unless the women received estrogen replacement therapy until at least 50 years of age.
New Study: Pine Bark Reduces Perimenopausal Symptoms - Aug 28, 2007
NPIcenter (press release),The results suggest Pycnogenol® may serve as an alternative treatment to estrogen replacement therapy, which is the most common remedy of pre-menopause
Pine bark treats perimenopausal symptoms - Aug 29, 2007
ImediNews,...says Pycnogenol -- pine bark extract from the French maritime pine tree -- may serve as an alternative treatment to estrogen replacement therapy.
Couple charged with animal cruelty to horses - Aug 25, 2007
Barre Montpelier Times Argus,The drug Premarin, used in estrogen replacement therapy and to prevent heart disease and osteoporosis, is made from the urine of pregnant mares.
“Spending Wisely on Health Care� by Dr. Judy Ann Bigby - Aug 8, 2007
WBUR,Take estrogen replacement therapy. Postmenopausal women were once told that taking estrogen would prevent heart disease, but studies now show that estrogen
Teaching women to be: 'Fearlessly Feminine' - Jul 16, 2007
Reporter-Times,The doctors also explained that HRT was different than estrogen replacement therapy (ERT), which leaves out progestin. Estrogen also is "heart neutral" or
Menstruation key to bone rebuilding in anorexics - Jul 23, 2007
Scientific AmericanThese drugs include antiresorptives -- drugs that block bone breakdown - and estrogen replacement therapy. In fact, they add, such treatment may not be
Doctors strive to sort risks, benefits of medicine - Aug 5, 2007
Baltimore Sun,Nearly five years ago, women were alarmed when researchers linked estrogen replacement therapy to an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, Saba noted.
Cancer patient goes all-natural for drug-free attempt - Aug 2, 2007
Daytona Beach News-Journal,First, a Naples doctor put her on estrogen replacement therapy, now linked to cancer. Then, she said she had to threaten litigation before she could get
Mammograms develop digitally - 08 Jul 2007
Press-Enterprise (subscription),...breasts (generally breast density decreases over time, but estrogen replacement therapy, menopause and weight gain or loss can change breast density).
The Basics of Menopause and Hormone Therapy III: Cognitive ... - Jul 5, 2007
ScienceBlogsPilot study on the effect of estrogen replacement therapy on brain dopamine transporter availability in healthy, postmenopausal women.
Consequences of Ovarian Hormone Loss and ERT or HRT - Jul 5, 2007
ScienceBlogsOsteoporosis: Albright et al (1941) suggested estrogen replacement therapy as a treatment for postmenopausal osteoporosis. Measures of bone density became
Estrogen replacement safe for most women, study finds - Jun 20, 2007
Los Angeles Times,By Thomas H. Maugh II, Times Staff Writer Nearly five years after government scientists told women that taking estrogen replacement therapy increased their
New Study Finds Estrogen Replacement Therapy Safe For Most Women - Jun 20, 2007
AHNAtlanta, GA (AHN) - Refuting earlier findings that taking estrogen replacement therapy increased a woman's risk of heart attacks and strokes,
Estrogen therapy called safe for most - Jun 21, 2007
Indianapolis Star,By Thomas H. Maugh II Nearly five years after government scientists told women that taking estrogen replacement therapy increased their risk of heart
Leading Israeli menopause researcher finds positive results for ... - Jul 3, 2007
Israel 21C,...announced good news this month for women around the world: controversial estrogen replacement therapy in fact decreases the chances of heart disease
Study: Health benefits of estrogen outweigh risks - Jun 21, 2007
Boston Globe,2007 LOS ANGELES -- Nearly five years after government scientists told women that taking estrogen replacement therapy increased their risk of heart
Study assures safety of Estrogen therapy for postmenopausal women - Jun 21, 2007
The Money Times,The Estrogen replacement therapy which was thought to increase the risk of breast cancer and heart attack in women (a finding by Women’s Health Initiative
Estrogen Therapy: Hot News or More of the Same? - Jun 24, 2007
Huffington Post,In response to news headlines announcing "doctors change in course on estrogen replacement therapy," Dr. Christiane Northrup, MD, the OB-GYN and bestselling
Estrogen May Lower Younger Women's Heart Risk - Jun 20, 2007
Forbes,They show that the women who took estrogen replacement therapy clearly have much smaller plaque than women who took a placebo," Sohrabji said.
Estrogen therapy safe for younger postmenopausal women - Jun 20, 2007
Xinhua,BEIJING, June 21 (Xinhuanet) -- Estrogen replacement therapy for younger postmenopausal women is proved to be safe after it was blamed for a higher risk of
Estrogen Replacement May Help with Heart Disease - Jun 22, 2007
American Council on Science and Health,By Patricia Ludwig Estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) can reduce coronary artery calcium deposits in women in their fifties, according to a new study
Estrogen Shown the Green Light - Jun 22, 2007
Earthtimes.orgFive years ago, in 2002, women were told that estrogen replacement therapy taken along with progestin increased the risk of them developing blood clots,
Rehabilitated treatment - Jun 26, 2007
Charlottesville Daily Progress,Artificial estrogen replacement therapy has been ruled safe for many women after all, according to a report in the recent New England Journal of Medicine.
Cancer treatment for women: Possible sexual side effects - Jun 18, 2007
MayoClinic.comDepending on your cancer type, your doctor may prescribe estrogen replacement therapy — also called hormone therapy for menopause — to reduce the sexual
Trouble at the Top - Jun 21, 2007
SlateThe Los Angeles Times leads with scientists reporting that, never mind what they told you before, estrogen replacement therapy doesn't increase the risk of
Effects of the Phytoestrogen Genistein on Bone Health in ... - Jun 18, 2007
Annals of Internal MedicineEstrogen replacement therapy is effective at maintaining bone, but because of its side effects, it is no longer recommended for this purpose.
Neglected horses removed from home - Jul 1, 2007
Barre Montpelier Times Argus,Premarin is a drug made from the urine of pregnant mares that is used in estrogen replacement therapy and for the prevention of osteoporosis and heart
Cipla Launches Estradiol Transdermal Spray in India - Jun 13, 2007
FDA news (subscription),EstaSpray, which provides estrogen replacement therapy (ERT), is the world’s first such estradiol spray, Cipla said. EstaSpray is a small, hand-held spray
My Turn: Risks of estrogen replacement therapy - May 25, 2007
BurlingtonFreePress.com,By Paula DeMichele. As a woman who was prescribed estrogen in 1974 for a mythical condition, I have followed the exchange between Dr. Katharine Hikel and
COX Inhibitors May Weaken Protective Qualities Of Estrogen Hormone ... - May 28, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),The researchers found that use of estrogen replacement therapy was associated with a significantly lower risk of heart attack than non-use.
Combination HRT linked to lower-risk breast cancers - May 9, 2007
Scientific American...after combination hormone replacement therapy was more favorable than tumors that occurred in women who received estrogen replacement therapy alone.
Weakness might mean more than aging - May 22, 2007
Burlington Times News,It is not simply a consequence of menopause or ceasing estrogen-replacement therapy. Revisit your gynecologist or primary-care physician to determine
'Sleep hygiene' may ward off menopausal insomnia - May 8, 2007
The News Journal,Estrogen replacement therapy has been shown to decrease the time it takes to fall asleep as well as to improve rapid eye movement sleep, which is the deep
Menopause, libido and the vexing jokes hormones play Disappearing ... - May 19, 2007
The Free Lance-Star,Many menopausal women are on estrogen replacement therapy, and though this is great for the hot flashes and night sweats, it may cause the little bit of
Avoidable Causes of Breast Cancer: Samuel S. Epstein, MD - May 16, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),The evidence incriminating estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) as a major risk of breast cancer is also long standing and extensive.
Avoidable Causes of Breast Cancer: Samuel S. Epstein, MD - May 16, 2007
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),...drugs; oral contraceptives; estrogen replacement therapy; and rBGH, a genetically engineered drug, injected in cows to increase milk production.
Study links breast cancer, chemicals - May 14, 2007
Science Daily (press release)...face a heightened risk for endometrial cancer, with that risk compounded in women who also have received estrogen replacement therapy or who are .
Prolonged Depression Requires Active Professional Treatment - May 12, 2007
saWorship.com,She could also be entering menopause and may need estrogen replacement therapy or some other hormone treatment. Of course, medication will not correct an
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