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Study sees benefit to early menopause hot flashes

by | May 9th, 2011

Hot flashes that bedevil many women in menopause might actually be a good thing, depending on when they strike, according to new data from a long-running government study.

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Isoflavones May Reduce Insomnia Symptoms in Postmenopausal Women

by | February 10th, 2011

In a recent study in the February issue of Menopause, Isoflavones, a group of compounds found in plants, has been shown to reduce insomnia in postmenopausal women. The study also noted a decrease in hot flashes as well.

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Mandatory Cognitive Assessments Set to Become Part of Annual Wellness Visits

by | December 8th, 2010

The Alzheimer’s Association is establishing a new workgroup of field experts to provide primary care physicians with guidance on cognitive assessments, which are due to become a mandatory part of annual wellness visits by Medicare patients starting January 2011.

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Yearly Mammograms Starting at Age 40 Cut Mastectomy Risk in Half

by | December 7th, 2010

Annual mammograms beginning at 40 years of age would greatly reduce the risk for mastectomy in women between 40 and 50 years, according to a study presented by British researchers here at the Radiological Society of North America 96th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting. One of the aims of the researchers was to appeal to…Read the Rest of Article

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Hormone Therapy and Breast Cancer

by | October 21st, 2010

Follow-up analysis of data collected for the Women’s Health Initiative study of postmenpausal women has shown an increase risk of breast cancer in women taking combined estrogen and progesterone. The findings suggest there is an increased risk of invasive breast cancer, breast cancer presenting with positive lymph nodes, and breast cancer related deaths.

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