News articles tagged with 'menopause' (Page 6)
Treatment advances for fibroids, menopause
— 3 May 2008 20:34 | HealthWomen with fibroids and endometriosis facing the possibility of hysterectomy may now choose less invasive treatment options to preserve fertility, according to Yale professor Aydin…
Hormone therapy in postmenopausal women linked to increased risk of stroke
— 1 May 2008 21:11 | HealthPostmenopausal women taking hormone therapy appear to have an increased risk of stroke regardless of when they started treatment, according to a report in the 28 April issue of Archives…
Getting a good night's sleep is the biggest problem for women entering the menopause
— 17 Apr 2008 14:12 | HealthSleep disruption is the most common and severe symptom reported by middle-aged women when their periods change and they start moving into the menopause, according to a study in the…
New study provides insight into menopause
— 3 Apr 2008 03:44 | HealthInsight into why females of some species undergo menopause while others do not has proven elusive despite an understanding of the biological mechanisms behind the change…
Keeping in good shape in old age is harder for women
— 26 Mar 2008 04:48 | HealthWomen aged 65-plus find it harder than men of the same age to preserve muscle - which probably impacts on their ability to stay as strong and fit, according to new research…
Breast cancer in black women may be connected to neighbourhood conditions
— 17 Mar 2008 21:52 | HealthResearchers at the University of Chicago are studying possible connections between living in disadvantaged neighbourhoods and the development of early onset breast cancer in a path-breaking…
Alendronate can help prevent bone fractures in many postmenopausal women
— 24 Jan 2008 21:36 | HealthGiving 10 mg per day of the bisphosphate drug alendronate to women after their menopause can help prevent loss of bone mass, reducing their risk of fractures, a Cochrane Review has…
No excess cardiovascular risk from hormone replacement therapy for most patients
— 2 Jan 2008 18:10 | HealthAn American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) analysis of several studies monitoring the impact of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) shows young women in early menopause…
Wild chimpanzees appear not to regularly experience menopause
— 13 Dec 2007 20:11 | BiologyA pioneering study of wild chimpanzees has found that these close human relatives do not routinely experience menopause, rebutting previous studies of captive individuals which had…