HRT After Menopause Reduces Symptoms (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Hormone replacement
therapy, even when it's started many years after menopause, can reduce
some of the quality-of-life problems caused by menopause, such as sleep
problems and hot flashes.
Yoga eases physical and mental menopause symptoms (Reuters)
Reuters - Yoga can reduce hot flashes and
night sweats among women going through menopause, and also
appears to sharpen their mental function, researchers from
India report.
Plant-based flavonoids may cut ovarian cancer risk (Reuters)
Reuters - High consumption of two types
of flavonoids -- antioxidant chemicals found in plant foods --
may help protect women from ovarian cancer, research from Italy
suggests.
Sex and sleep better for older women on HRT: study (AFP)
AFP - Older women who take hormone replacement therapy (HRT) have improved sexual function, less insomnia and fewer hot flushes, a study released Friday has found.
Drug Stops Bone Loss From Breast Cancer Chemo (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Zometa (zoledronic acid)
prevented bone loss at 12 months in premenopausal women undergoing
chemotherapy after they had surgery for early stage breast cancer, a new
study found.
Hormone replacement can improve life quality: study (Reuters)
Reuters - Hormone replacement therapy can
improve the quality of a woman's life, easing the distress of
hot flashes, sleep disturbances and restoring lost sexual
functioning, researchers reported on Thursday.
Osteo Drug Stops Bone Loss From Breast Cancer Chemo (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 21 (HealthDay News) -- The osteoporosis drug Zometa
(zoledronic acid) prevented bone loss at 12 months in premenopausal women
undergoing chemotherapy after they had surgery for early stage breast
cancer, a new study found.
Cervical Cancer Vaccine Worth the Cost: Study (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Vaccinating all
12-year-old girls against the virus that causes cervical cancer, along
with "catch-up" immunizations of women under the age of 21 and revised
screening guidelines, would be cost-effective ways to combat the disease,
a new study by Harvard researchers suggests.
Cervical cancer shots less cost-effective with age (AP)
AP - An expensive vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer makes sense for young teens when it comes to cost-effectiveness, but not for women in their 20s, contends a new report.
Zoledronic Acid Protects Bones of Women Getting Breast Cancer
Treatment (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Zoledronic acid prevents
bone loss in breast cancer patients undergoing endocrine therapy and
improves bone mineral density after treatment, according to an Austrian
study.
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