News About Estrogen and Menopause
Estrogen News
Lifechangers: Hormone Health (Extra TV)\How much help or harm can a little estrogen be? "Extra" Lifechanger Dr. Erika Schwartz hit the streets of New York City to answer questions ranging from the dangers of mammography, to the anti-aging secret found in testosterone!
Novel basis identified for tamoxifen failure (EurekAlert!)\( BioMed Central ) Tamoxifen may worsen breast cancer in a small subset of patients. Research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Breast Cancer Research suggests that in patients who show reduced or absent expression of the protein E-cadherin, commonly used anti-estrogen drugs such as tamoxifen may promote more harmful cancer cell behavior.
Duramed wins FDA approval for estrogen cream (BizJournals)\Duramed Pharmaceuticals has received the go-ahead from the Food and Drug Administration to market a synthetic conjugated estrogens vaginal cream, its parent, Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc., said Monday. (BRL)
Bisphenol A opponents, Obama team to meet (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)\A coalition of health advocates, looking to seize the momentum of a new administration, will meet with members of President-elect Barack Obama's transition team next week in Washington, D.C., to push for a ban on bisphenol A.
ews)\Anthropologist finds that high testosterone makes women tougher, more competitive -- and also puts more fat on waist.
'Twilight' Director Catherine Hardwicke Aims To Finish 'New Moon' By End Of 2009 -- If She Gets The Gig (MTV Asia)\She's an award-winning indie director known for her gritty style, ability to effectively fuse music with film and firm grasp on the difficulties of being young. And she recently reinvented herself as an estrogen-fueled Michael Bay, capturing the record for largest opening by a female filmmaker.
rowth in women (Cy-Fair Sun)\Fibroids are benign (non-cancerous) tumors in the uterus and are the results of overgrowth of the uterine muscle in women.
Menopause Weight Gain Due to Less Exercise (ThirdAge)\The reason women in menopause gain weight is not because they eat more, it is because they exercise less, U.S. and Australian researchers suggest. Dr. Jennifer Lovejoy of the University of Washington in Seattle and Dr. Amanda Sainsbury-Salis of the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney say many women get confused when they start to gain weight during menopause , because their eating ...
Stereotypical imperfections offer health benefits when it comes to bodies (News-Medical-Net)\Having an imperfect body may come with some substantial benefits for some women, according to a new article in the December issue of Current Anthropology.
Her story of courage deserves an award (Peoria Journal Star)\ Illinois State's Arnold earns MVC's Most Courageous honor
Menopause News
Menopause Weight Gain Due to Less Exercise (ThirdAge)\The reason women in menopause gain weight is not because they eat more, it is because they exercise less, U.S. and Australian researchers suggest. Dr. Jennifer Lovejoy of the University of Washington in Seattle and Dr. Amanda Sainsbury-Salis of the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney say many women get confused when they start to gain weight during menopause , because their eating ...
Andropause: Do Men Go Through Menopause Too? (ThirdAge)\The male analog to menopause—or “andropause”—has been associated with menopausal-like symptoms, including weakened bones , decreased sex drive, and even hot flashes and irritability.
Menopause has ruined my life (ThirdAge)\When menopause began for me (which was hard to figure out as I'd had a hysterectomy 25 years earlier) I was taken over by hot flashes. I tried "New Phase" for awhile and it worked pretty well on the hot flashes.
Chill Out Diet for Hot Flashes (ThirdAge)\By Michael O'Reilly, M.D. Although you may have experienced occasional hot flashes at some time in your life, when you're going through menopause , they can be unrelenting and even debilitating.
59-yr-old gives birth to a baby (The Times of India)\CHENNAI: It was a glorious moment for Vedam and Selvamary as they hugged their new-born son. Almost a decade after she attained her menopause, 59-year-old Selvamary delivered a baby boy weighing 2.9 kilograms at a private hospital in the city on Tuesday.
Chennai: 59-yr-old gives birth to baby (The Times of India)\9 kilograms on Tuesday.
More High-Risk Women Preempt Breast Cancer (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)\ WEDNESDAY, Dec. 3 (HealthDay News) -- SheKayla Love, 26, of Dallas, had the first cyst in her breast removed when she was just 14, the second when she was 19.
Doctor discusses treatment methods for common growth in women (Copperfield Sun)\Fibroids are benign (non-cancerous) tumors in the uterus and are the results of overgrowth of the uterine muscle in women.
Bionovo Announces Development Plans For Menopausal Hot Flash Drug Candidate, Menerba (MF101), Following FDA Meetings (DrugDiscoveryOnline)\Bionovo, Inc. recently announced that the FDA has reviewed the company's manufacturing and control process descriptions (CMC), and has provided guidance on how Bionovo can move forward with the development of Menerba (formerly named MF101) for menopausal hot flashes
More High-Risk Women Preempt Breast Cancer (US News & World Report)\Growing number with genetic, familial susceptibilities opt for double mastectomy.
