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Health - October 28, 2008
Early puberty also a factor in increased chance of knee, hip surgeries, study finds
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Women Smokers Prone to Dangerous Blood Vessel Condition
Health - October 15, 2008
Risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm is 8 times higher than in nonsmokers, study says
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Timing, Dosage of HRT Affect Chances of Heart Trouble
Health - October 1, 2008
Large study found younger women taking it for a longer time did have higher risk
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HRT After Menopause Reduces Symptoms
Health - August 22, 2008
It reduced problems with sleep, sexual functioning and hot flashes, study finds
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HRT Drug Boosts Stroke Risk in Older Women
Health - August 13, 2008
Tibolone should not be used by those 60 and older, study says
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Hormone Replacement May Raise Women's Gallbladder Risk
Health - July 10, 2008
But taking the therapy in a non-oral form seems to cut the odds, study finds
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Patch Form of HRT Poses Less Clotting Risks Than Pill Does
Health - May 23, 2008
Analysis finds pill more than doubles risk while patch only increases it slightly
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Cholesterol Test Spots When HRT Raises Heart Risks
Health - May 22, 2008
Ratio of 'good' to 'bad' cholesterol determined chances of trouble in postmenopausal women, study shows
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Health Buzz: Kennedy's Brain Cancer and Other Health News
Health - May 21, 2008
Rare disease, hospital quality, and hormone replacement therapy for women
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'HRT Is Safe for Healthy Women'
By
Deborah Kotz
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On Women - May 20, 2008
But that blanket recommendation makes me cringe as much as the over-hyping of risks.
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Hormone Therapy Safe, Effective for Women Entering Menopause
Health - May 20, 2008
Experts stress that the finding applies only to those under 60 years of age
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Confusing News About Hormones and Stroke
By
Deborah Kotz
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On Women - April 30, 2008
The latest findings on hormone replacement therapy aren't as strange as they first appear.
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Whipsawed Again on Hormones
By
Deborah Kotz
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On Women - April 14, 2008
Good news, bad news: The latest is that they appear to protect your eyes against age-related macular degeneration.
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More on Hormones and Cancer
By
Deborah Kotz
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On Women - March 7, 2008
Here's a good example of why studies can be so frustrating to apply to real life.
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Health Buzz: The Latest Medical News
News Desk - March 5, 2008
New research on participants in the Women's Health Initiative study who underwent combined estrogen-progestin therapy shows a slightly increased risk of cancer for menopausal women after they stopped hormone replacement therapy about three years ago. But those results should be interpreted with caution, says U.S. News Health Editor Bernadine Healy, since the differences are quite small in absolute terms and could disappear over time. In related news, HRT also increases the risk of having an abnormal mammogram or breast biopsy.
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