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5 Ways to Improve Your Heart Health
The director of the Ronald O. Perelman Heart Institute of New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center says there are five simple steps you can take to help lower your risk of heart disease. According to Dr. Holly Anderson, doing such things as starting to exercise, knowing your blood pressure and cholesterol levels, and laughing more can help improve your heart health.
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Scientists Find Way to ‘Restart’ Ovaries After Early Menopause
Scientists say they have found a way to get the ovaries of women who’ve gone through early menopause working again, a discovery that may one day pave the way for these women to have their own babies. Statistics suggest that premature ovarian failure affects one percent of women under age 40, and one in 1,000 women experience it before age 30. But researchers in Egypt say they have found a way to use stem cells to restore ovarian function in a group More >
Obesity Ups Older Women’s Death Risk from Colon Cancer
Researchers have found that postmenopausal women who are obese and diagnosed with colon Cancer have a greater risk of dying from all causes than those who are at a healthy weight or merely overweight. The study also showed that women who tried to lose weight after being diagnosed with colon cancer still faced this higher death risk. Women who had a body shape characterized by an unhealthy waist-to-hip ratio and a large waist also appeared to have More >
Evamist Menopause Treatment May Harm Children, Pets
Officials with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) say Evamist, a drug used to treat menopause-related hot flashes in women, may be harmful to children and pets who have skin contact with the drug. Evamist is sprayed on the inside of the forearm and contains the hormone estradiol. The drug was approved in 2007, but since then, the FDA has received eight reports of adverse events in children under five that have been linked to its use, including More >
Estrogen-Only Therapy Does Not Boost Lung Cancer Death Risk: Study
According to a new study, women who use estrogen-only hormone replacement therapy do not have a higher risk of dying from lung cancer. Previous research has linked the use of combined estrogen and progestin therapy to an increased risk of dying from lung cancer. But in the new study, scientists found that estrogen therapy alone resulted in only one more lung Cancer death than placebo pills over a nearly eight-year period.
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Relationship Anxiety May Harm Your Health
Canadian researchers say people who feel anxious and insecure about their relationships have a greater risk of suffering such conditions as cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, chronic pain, ulcers, and stroke. The scientists say this finding suggests that interventions that help people improve their attachment security might also help people improve their health.
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Womb Environment Linked to Timing of Menopause
Researchers have found that exposure in the womb to a type of artificial estrogen known as diethylstilbestrol (DES), along with certain characteristics of the mother, appear to have small effects on the timing of the offsprings’ menopause. In a recent study of Puerto Rican women, scientists found that DES exposure sped up the point at which a woman lost her last eggs by about a year. The researchers also noted that being born at low birth weight and More >
Less Excess Weight Means Fewer Hot Flashes: Study
According to a new study, middle-aged women who are overweight or obese who lose weight may reduce the hot flashes that come with menopause. Researchers put a group of women on an intensive lifestyle-intervention program aimed at reducing their weight between seven percent and nine percent and compared the incidence of their hot flashes to a control group. They found that decreases in body mass index, abdominal circumference, and weight were associated More >
At-Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Helps Keep it Low
British researchers say that people who have High blood pressure can control their condition more effectively on their own at home if they undergo proper training. In a recent study, the scientists found that hypertension patients who used telemonitoring of their blood pressure and adjusted their medications according to guidelines agreed upon in advance saw greater reductions in blood pressure than patients receiving standard care.
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Simple Blood Test Could Predict Menopause
According to new research, a simple blood test done in a doctor’s office may one day be used to predict when a woman will start menopause. The test, which measures levels of anti-mullerian hormone–might allow women as young and their mid-20s to know when they will enter menopause, researchers say. This information could theoretically be used to help women make decisions about having children, undergoing hysterectomies, or other medical issues.
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