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HemOnc Today Posted on HemOncToday.com January 5, 2012 Women with breast cancer undergoing anti-estrogen treatment may have a lower risk for melanoma, according to researchers from Switzerland and France. Previous research has demonstrated that higher estrogen levels may be associated with melanoma etiology, suggesting that anti-estrogen use should be linked to a decreased risk Continue Reading …
For Immediate Release Thursday, January 26, 2012 Contact: Robert Bock or John McGrath 301-496-5133 Moderate caffeine intake associated with higher level for Asians, lower for whites Asian women who consumed an average of 200 milligrams or more of caffeine a day — the equivalent of roughly two cups of coffee — had Continue Reading …
Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS – Oct. 20, 2011 – A recent UT Southwestern Medical Center study found that estrogen regulates energy expenditure, appetite and body weight, while insufficient estrogen receptors in specific parts of the brain may lead to obesity. “Estrogen has a profound effect on metabolism,” said Dr. Deborah Clegg, associate professor of Continue Reading …
The Independent Thousands of women at risk from ‘silent Thalidomide’ A drug intended to prevent miscarriage is blamed for causing cancer in the daughters – and possibly even granddaughters – of women who took it decades ago. By Sarah Morrison and Jaymi McCann Sunday, January 22, 2012 Tens of thousands of British families are to Continue Reading …
Yahoo Finance Boston lawsuit claims link between anti-miscarriage drug and breast cancer in daughters By Denise Lavoie, AP Legal Affairs Writer January 10, 2012 BOSTON (AP) — Arline MacCormack first heard about DES from her mother when she was 17. Three decades later, MacCormack believes that the drug her mother took to prevent miscarriages caused Continue Reading …
Pap101.com Natural Hormone Treatment of Cervical Dysplasia by Elizabeth Smith MD Previously, scientists had thought that cervical cancer was linked to sexual promiscuity and/or certain varieties of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). Now, researchers believe that birth control pills are causing cervical cancer. Cervical dysplasia, is abnormal cells found on the cervix. If the cervical dysplasia Continue Reading …
New England Journal of Medicine
N Engl J Med 2011; 365:1304-1314October 6, 2011
Background
Before 1971, several million women were exposed in utero to diethylstilbestrol (DES) given to their mothers to prevent pregnancy complications. Several adverse outcomes have been linked to such exposure, but their cumulative effects are not well understood.
National Geographic Daily News
Finger length linked to aggression, musical ability, sexual orientation.
Christine Dell’Amore
National Geographic News
Published September 7, 2011
Is your ring finger longer or shorter than your index finger? The reason for the difference is in our hormones, a new study in mice shows for the first time.
Before birth, the sex hormones estrogen and testosterone control genes that in turn dictate finger length, the study found. Like us, mice naturally have both hormones in their bodies. (Get a genetics overview.)
As a result, most men have ring fingers that are longer than their index fingers, and the reverse is true in women.
Differences in finger length have been repeatedly linked to a range of human traits, from aggression to musical ability to sexual orientation. There are also connections to health problems such as autism, depression, heart attacks, and cancer.
Emax Health
Submitted by Timothy Boyer on 2011-09-11
Women who use contraceptives that suppress sex hormones such as estrogen and progesterone remember things differently than women who are not on the pill, states researchers at the University of California, Irvine. These differences may explain a sexual dimorphism with post traumatic stress syndrome disorder (PTSD) where women experience PTSD more frequently than men.
Endocrine Today
Posted on August 31, 2011
Marsh EE. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2011;doi:10.1210/jc.2011-1314.
New data suggest that black women have higher levels of estradiol and lower androstenedione-to-estradiol ratios throughout the menstrual cycle compared with white women, a trend that may contribute to differences in the incidence and prevalence of health issues between these two populations.
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