Women's Health Advisor back issues from May 2008:
Hormone therapy and VTE.
May 01, 2008; ... HRT, or hormone replacement therapy, serves many purposes for the peri- and post-menopausal woman. Benefits include the relief of menopausal symptoms and lowering the risk for osteoporosis. However, the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) is probably the most serious negative effect of ...
Protect yourself against blood clots to lower your mortality risk: legs and lungs are prime targets for dangerous clots; keep on the move and take blood thinners if necessary to stay clot-free.(RISK REDUCTION)
May 01, 2008; ... Venous thromboembolism (VTE)--blood clots that develop in the legs and may move to the lungs--is an all-too-often fatal vascular disease. Every year, more than one million Americans have blood clots, and as many as 300,000 die from them. VTE often produces no symptoms, so serious damage ...
Low-dose aspirin therapy decreases asthma risk.(FRONTLINE)
May 01, 2008 ... Regularly taking low-dose aspirin lowered the risk of developing adult-onset asthma by 10 percent in women age 45 and up, according to research published online March 13 in the journal Thorax. In the Women's Health Study, one group of 18,652 women took a 100-milligram dose of aspirin every ...
Unique pattern in blood of Parkinson's patients may lead to first diagnostic test.(FRONTLINE)
May 01, 2008 ... Researchers have discovered a distinctive pattern in the blood of patients with Parkinson's disease that may lead to the development of the first diagnostic test for the disease, according to a study in the February issue of the journal Brain. The researchers used "metabolomics," in which ...
Enzyme in breast tissue linked with higher rate of breast cancer.(FRONTLINE)
May 01, 2008 ... Women with atypical hyperplasia--cells that are irregular in shape and/or size and increased in number--are at higher risk of developing breast cancer in the future if high levels of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) enzymes are found in their breast tissue, according to a study in the March 11 ...
Children of two parents with Alzheimer's disease are at higher risk.(FRONTLINE)
May 01, 2008 ... Children of parents who are both diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (AD) are more likely to develop AD, according to a study in the March issue of the Archives of Neurology. Researchers identified 111 families in which both parents had AD and found that 22.6 percent of their children ...
Treatment extends survival time for patients with inoperable lung cancer.(FRONTLINE)
May 01, 2008 ... Among 244 patients who were treated with radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for inoperable (metastatic or primary non-small cell) lung cancer, 70 percent were still alive two years after receiving treatment, according to a study presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology's Annual ...
Treatments and strategies can help relieve irritable bowel syndrome: women with IBS are more sensitive to abdominal pain, but medications and dietary changes can provide relief.(DIGESTIVE HEALTH)
May 01, 2008 ... Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a disorder that causes cramping, abdominal pain, bloating, constipation, and diarrhea. As many as 20 percent of American adults have IBS, which is more common in women than in men. Diagnosing IBS means ruling out other problems such as colitis, ...
The latest on calcium supplement safety: a recent study links calcium supplements to a greater heart attack risk. But don't throw out your pills yet.(SUPPLEMENTS)
May 01, 2008 ... You take calcium supplements to protect your bones and prevent fractures, but a recent study suggests they might be damaging to your heart. The study, published online Jan. 15 in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), found that healthy postmenopausal women (average age 74) who took ...
High levels of natural steroid linked to improved brain function in women: DHEA occurs naturally in the body, but experts caution against taking the man-made supplements.(SUPPLEMENTS)
May 01, 2008 ... Recent research shows that women with high levels of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), a naturally occurring hormone that converts into more powerful hormones such as testosterone and estrogen, have better cognitive function than women with lower levels. The Australian study, ...
Still hungry? Learn the secrets to satiety: you can help your brain know when your stomach feels full by eating more nutritious, high-density foods.(WEIGHT MANAGEMENT)
May 01, 2008 ... If you wonder why you keep eating to the point of feeling beyond full, it may not be that the pie or pasta are that delicious. It may be a matter of communication--that your brain isn't getting the right signal from your stomach to put down the fork. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...
Restless legs syndrome may increase risk of heart disease: older adults with RLS are twice as likely to have vascular conditions, but cause and effect is not proven.(SLEEP DISORDERS)
May 01, 2008 ... A study published in the Jan. 1 issue of Neurology revealed an increase in the risk of heart disease and stroke among older adults who suffer from restless legs syndrome (RLS). The risk appears to be greatest in those who have the most frequent and severe symptoms. RLS is a ...
Depression more prevalent in older women: but don't despair--effective treatments are available.(SLEEP DISORDERS)
May 01, 2008 ... About two million Americans over 65 suffer from depression--and a new study indicates that older women are at higher risk than men. Researchers looked at 754 men and women age 70 or older and found that the rates of depression were substantially higher among women, and they ...
Ask Dr. Etingin.
May 01, 2008; ... I plan on traveling this summer, but I've heard that the air in planes can make people sick. Are there precautions I should take to avoid getting sick when I fly? There has been a lot of speculation about "infected air" being circulated during flights, but there are other ...
Women with CAD are given certain drugs less often than men.(FYI: NEWS FROM THE SOCIETY FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH)
May 01, 2008 ... Women with coronary artery disease (CAD)--a condition in which plaque builds up in the arteries that supply the heart with blood--receive statins, aspirin, and beta-blockers to treat their condition less frequently than men, according to a study in the March issue of Gender Medicine. ...