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  • August 2008

    • Yoga Blunts Menopause: Study

      Reuters  |  Aug 23, 08 8:37 AM CDT

      Yoga Blunts Menopause: Study

      (Newser) - Menopausal women who do yoga experience fewer hot flashes and have greater mental acuity than their non-practicing counterparts, suggests a new study conducted by a yoga university in India. The research compared results from a control group against women who did yoga or stretches five days a week for 2 months, Reuters reports. The experimental group also heard lectures on yoga and yoga-related topics, while the control group listened to talks on the effects of menopause and stress. More »

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      India  • mental health  • scientific study  • stress  • menopause  • yoga

  • April 2008

    • Chocoholics: Science Wants You

      Reuters  |  Apr 29, 08 7:37 PM CDT

      Chocoholics: Science Wants You

      (Newser) - A bar of chocolate a day may keep heart disease away, Reuters reports—or so goes the theory British scientists want to test by recruiting 150 postmenopausal women willing to do their part for science. Eating one bar each day for a year will help study whether a key chemical compound can curb heart disease risk for menopausal women with type 2 diabetes. More »

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      heart disease  • blood pressure  • diet  • chocolate  • menopause  • The Hershey Company  • flavonoids

  • March 2008
  • January 2008

    • Hormone Therapy May Triple Risk of Breast Cancer

      Seattle Times  |  Jan 16, 08 5:33 AM CST

      Hormone Therapy May Triple Risk of Breast Cancer

      (Newser) - Millions of women who take combination hormones to counter symptoms of menopause may be three times more likely to develop a certain type of breast cancer, according to a new study. Most researchers assumed it takes five years of daily estrogen and progestin to increase cancer risks, but the threat may increase substantially in just three years, according to research published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention. More »

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      breast cancer  • estrogen  • mammogram  • menopause  • progestin

  • September 2007
  • August 2007

    • Estrogen Staves Off Dementia

      Time  |  Aug 30, 07 5:18 AM CDT

      Estrogen Staves Off Dementia

      (Newser) - Women under 50 who've had their ovaries removed double their risk of disorders like dementia and Parkinson's disease later in life if they don't undergo estrogen-replacement therapy, new research reveals. The findings may lead to more aggressive treatment for premenopausal women who don't produce estrogen naturally, Time reports. More »

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      health  • women  • women's health  • dementia  • Parkinson's disease  • estrogen  • menopause

  • June 2007

    • ESTROGEN THERAPY GETS A REPRIEVE

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 21, 07 6:09 PM CDT

      ESTROGEN THERAPY GETS A REPRIEVE

      (Newser) - Estrogen replacement therapy was wrongly villified five years ago, when researchers told millions of post-menopausal women to stop taking it because it increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes, a reanalysis of the same data shows. It was a false alarm, the Los Angeles Times reports. In fact, the new analysis says, it reduces heart risks. More »

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      health  • women  • women's health  • heart  • estrogen  • menopause  • estrogen replacement therapy

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