Archive for Menopause News

'Brain fog' of menopause confirmed

Public release date: 14-Mar-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Tom Rickey tom_rickey@urmc.rochester.edu 585-275-7954 University of Rochester Medical Center The difficulties that many women describe as memory problems when menopause approaches are real, according to a study published today in the journal Menopause, the journal of the North American Menopause Society. The findings won’t come as a surprise to the millions of women who have had bouts of forgetfulness or who describe struggles with “brain fog” in their late 40s and 50s. But the results of the study, by scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center and the University of Illinois at Chicago who gave women a rigorous battery of cognitive tests, validate their experiences and provide some clues to what is happening in the brain as women hit menopause

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Estrogen could lower breast cancer risk, study suggests

maria cheng From Wednesday’s Globe and Mail Published Wednesday, Mar.

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Hormone pill may cut breast cancer risk for some

LONDON Women who take estrogen after menopause appear to have a lower risk of breast cancer even years after they quit taking the hormone, according to a new analysis of a landmark study.

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Study: Estrogen lowers breast cancer risk

LONDON — Women who take estrogen after menopause appear to have a lower risk of breast cancer even years after they quit taking the hormone, according to a new analysis of a landmark study. The results are reassuring news for women who have had hysterectomies and use the pills to relieve hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause, the researchers and other doctors say

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Study: Estrogen lowers breast cancer risk in some women

LONDON — Women who take estrogen after menopause appear to have a lower risk of breast cancer even years after they quit taking the hormone, according to a new analysis of a landmark study. The results are reassuring news for women who have had hysterectomies and use the pills to relieve hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause, the researchers and other doctors say. Previous observational studies have suggested a possible connection between estrogen and breast cancer.

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Study indicates estrogen benefit

LONDON Women who take estrogen after menopause appear to have a lower risk of breast cancer even years after they quit taking the hormone, according to a new analysis of a landmark study. The results are reassuring news for women who have had hysterectomies and use the pills to relieve hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause, the researchers and other doctors say.

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Pycnogenol (French maritime pine bark extract) shown to improve menopause symptoms in new study

Public release date: 7-Mar-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Katherine Davis kdavis@mww.com 312-981-8549 MWW Group (March 7, 2012) HOBOKEN, NJ Half the population experiences menopause, and for those women, it is a condition they will experience for approximately one third of their lifetime. Alternative or natural remedies are an easy, effective way to improve signs and symptoms linked to the menopausal transition, without side effects. Natural supplement Pycnogenol (pic-noj-en-all), an antioxidant plant extract from the bark of the French maritime pine tree, was found to significantly improve signs and symptoms of menopause in a recent clinical trial published in Panminerva Medica

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Beauty's Top 100 Articles of the Year: Skincare-News.com Guide to the Year's Top Articles on Skincare, Hair, Fashion …

SACRAMENTO, CA–(Marketwire -03/05/12)- Everyone can use a little help turning beauty goals into reality.

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For Sleep Struggles, Women Urged to Alter Routines

FRIDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) — Driven to sleeplessness by the effects of stress and the demands of their own biology, women are more likely than men to have serious sleep problems, experts say. “We see insomnia much more frequently in women, probably at least 50 percent more often than men,” said Dr. Ryan Hays, an assistant professor of neurology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.

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Older Adults Do Get a Good Night's Rest, Survey Finds

THURSDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) — The older you get, the better you sleep, according to new research that challenges conventional wisdom that a good night’s rest is harder to come by with age. In a survey of 150,000 adults, people in their 70s and 80s had the fewest complaints of sleep disturbance, while those between the ages of 18 and 24 had the most

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Senior LIVING News…

Area Senior LIVING News… BY HELGA GENDELL As if aging wasnt challenging enough, a recent Yale University study has found that women in early menopause who have deep wrinkles between their brows may also have problems with bone density. The more wrinkles a woman in early menopause has, the lower her bone density.

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Clinical guide on selective estrogen receptor modulators for postmenopausal osteoporosis

Public release date: 28-Feb-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Greyling Peoples g.peoples@elsevier.com 31-204-853-323 Elsevier Amsterdam, February 28, 2012 – Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, announced today the publication of an important clinical guide from the European Menopause and Andropause Society (EMAS) in the February issue of Maturitas.

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Extended HRT May Be OK

The North American Menopause Society consensus group has concluded that hormone therapy no longer needs to follow the “lowest dose for the shortest time” recommendation that has long been the gold standard for all women. The new guidelines endorse a more flexible strategy that considers the type and timing of therapy as well as attributes of each patient.

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Can Women Grow More Eggs? Stem Cells That Might Lead to Fresh Eggs Discovered in Humans | 80beats

A developing human egg. What’s the News: Since the 1950s, it’s been generally accepted that women are born with all the eggs they will ever have. One gets doled out with each menstrual cycle, and when they run out, you get menopause.

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New Guidelines to Help Breast Cancer Survivors

Guidelines Address Gynecologic Side Effects of Cancer Treatment By Kathleen Doheny WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD Feb. 22, 2012 — When women find out they have breast cancer, many leave their ob-gyn and go to a cancer specialist. After treatment, they return to their ob-gyn.

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Fashion Trends From Winter to Spring: Skincare-News.com Presents Warmer Weather Beauty Tips

SACRAMENTO, CA–(Marketwire -02/22/12)- Although it's still undeniably winter in most states, spring weather is just around the corner — and it's time to start thinking about warm weather fashion and beauty trends, as well as changes to your skincare regimen.

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Natural remedies help treat symptoms of menopause

Posted: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 12:00 pm | Updated: 10:33 am, Wed Feb 22, 2012. Menopause is a normal transition in a woman’s life  – not a disease that must be medically treated

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Male Menopause: It's real

(WFLX) – Like many men over 50, Chuck Mitzelfeld felt himself slowing down.

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Menopause Milestones Clarified

Editor's Choice Academic Journal Main Category: Menopause Also Included In: Endocrinology;  Women's Health / Gynecology Article Date: 20 Feb 2012 – 9:00 PST email to a friend   printer friendly   opinions   Current Article Ratings: Patient / Public: Healthcare Prof: A report entitled “STRAW+10″ allows researchers and physicians to systematically and consistently identify the various reproductive stages women experience from adolescence to post-menopause. This support structure will help clinicians predict when a woman will enter menopause, as well as help them choose the most effective treatment options for menopausal symptoms and other associated conditions. The report is published in the journals Menopause, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, Climacteric, and Fertility and Sterility.

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Bone Drug Teriparatide Delivered Through Wireless Microchip

Editor's Choice Academic Journal Main Category: Medical Devices / Diagnostics Also Included In: Menopause Article Date: 17 Feb 2012 – 13:00 PST email to a friend   printer friendly   opinions   Current Article Ratings: Patient / Public: Healthcare Prof: A human trial successfully used an implanted, programmable, wireless microchip to deliver teriparatide, a bone drug for post-menopausal females who had been diagnosed with osteoporosis, researchers from MicroCHIPS, Harvard Medical School and MIT reported in the journal Science Translational Medicine. The authors added that that this automated system is just as safe and effective, and much more convenient than multiple subcutaneous injections, the standard therapy.

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BioSante Exchanges $4 Million Aggregate Principal Amount of Convertible Senior Notes for 4.5 Million Shares of Common …

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: BPAX – News), announced today that the company has entered into a privately-negotiated securities exchange agreement with a holder of BioSante’s 3.125% convertible senior notes due May 1, 2013

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Man-O-Pause

JACKSONVILLE, FL — It's a common affliction not often talked about. Some of the same symptoms older women experience during menopause — affect men. The main difference: Women experience menopause at a certain age, while men experience hormonal changes gradually, over a period of years.

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BioSante Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Approval for Bio-T-Gel™

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: BPAX – News) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Bio-T-Gel, which is licensed by BioSante to Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy – Effective In Treating Menopause Symptoms

Editor's Choice Main Category: Menopause Also Included In: Women's Health / Gynecology;  Breast Cancer Article Date: 15 Feb 2012 – 14:00 PST email to a friend   printer friendly   opinions   Current Article Ratings: Patient / Public: 3 (2 votes) Healthcare Prof: Two new studies state that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has been proven to help treat menopause symptoms, including night sweats and hot flushes. Cognitive behavioral therapy is a method using a psychotherapeutic approach – a talking approach. Both studies, which were conducted by Professor Myra Hunter from the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London, and team, determined that CBT works as a safe substitute for the more the commonly used treatment: hormone replacement therapy (HRT)

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When Old Men Attack aka Male Menopause ~ A Duck Health Moment – Video


17-01-2012 19:05 www.youtube.com “andropause” aka male menopause So what’s the best way to refer to so-called male menopause? Many doctors use the term “andropause” to describe aging-related hormone changes in men.

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