Celebrity doctor to Cindy Crawford, Suzanne Somers, and Fergie is disciplined by California medical board over controversial menopause therapy Dr
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Chemotherapy may lead to early menopause in young women with lung cancer
A new study suggests chemotherapy may cause acute amenorrhea leading to early menopause in women with lung cancer. The study
Continue reading »Birth study empowers pregnant women: Factors promoting and inhibiting natural birth
Research led by QUT Associate Professor Yvette Miller, from the Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, asked almost 6000 women
Continue reading »Artery hardening and thickness not affected by stopping hormone therapy
Heart disease is still the number one killer of US women, and hormone therapy remains a top treatment for menopause
Continue reading »Scientists trigger hot flashes in female and male mice
By activating a single type of neuron, scientists triggered hot-flash-like symptoms in mice. In the July 10 issue of Cell
Continue reading »Blood test for pregnant women can predict premature birth
A new blood test for pregnant women detects with 75-80 percent accuracy whether their pregnancies will end in premature birth.
Continue reading »Exercise mitigates genetic effects of obesity later in life: Importance of remaining physically active even after age 70
If you’re up there in age and feel like you can coast as a couch potato, you may want to
Continue reading »What’s the Best Way to Relieve Hot Flashes?
My mother told me about these things. She suffered from them pretty regularly through her first several years of menopause.
Continue reading »Medication-related harm in older adults is common, costly, and preventable
New research indicates that harm from medicines is common in older adults following hospital discharge, and it results in substantial
Continue reading »Saving aging nerves from ‘big eater’ immune cells: Treatment that destroys macrophages rescues nerve fiber in aging mice
Immune cells may contribute to weakness and mobility issues in the elderly by driving nerve degeneration, according to a study
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