August 27, 2008 – 1:52 pm
Posted by Leslie
American Chronicle
By Terry Leder
August 26, 2008
“That missing piece of our complex human body is known and taught in grade schools as the body´s messengers, hormones. Hormones have not been completely ignored; there have been significant advances in this area of medicine as well. We have Endocrinologists to investigate and research how all of these substances […]
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August 24, 2008 – 11:05 am
Posted by Leslie
The Journal
United Kingdom
by Katherine Neal
August 23, 2008
ARE you noticing more fat around your middle with each passing year? Now some of this fat may be dictated by the genes you inherit. But how you live and changes that your body goes through as you age also have a major role to play.
Hormonal fluctuations that […]
August 22, 2008 – 12:01 pm
Posted by Leslie
The following news article about hormone replacement therapy - all came out within the last week from around the world. And they all conflict. Is it any wonder that women are so confused?
Hormone therapy lifts the love life
The Dominion Post - New Zealand - Saturday, August 23, 2008
“Hormone replacement therapy could be “the female Viagra” for […]
August 11, 2008 – 8:57 am
Posted by Leslie
ioL
www.iol.ca.za
August 11, 2008
By Anastasia Stephens
A new Australian study suggests that the faster speed that athletes achieve when taking performance-enhancing drugs is all in the mind. The study compared athletes on growth hormones with those given a placebo.
Those taking the placebo were able to lift heavier weights than those taking the hormones. The results imply that […]
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Posted by Leslie
Two hormone-like compounds linked to soy-based foods can cause irreversible changes in the structure of the brain, resulting in early-onset puberty and symptoms of advanced menopause, according to a new study by researchers at North Carolina State University.
July 31, 2008
Newswise — Two hormone-like compounds linked to the consumption of soy-based foods can cause irreversible […]
Posted by Leslie
Psych Central
By Rick Nauert, Ph.D.
Senior News Editor
Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on July 31, 2008
Thursday, Jul 31 (Psych Central) — A new University of Florida study finds that recharging a naturally occurring estrogen receptor in the brain may improve mental performance.
The discovery is consistent with the acknowledgement that estrogen treatments improve mental performance […]
August 1, 2008 – 11:43 am
Posted by Leslie
ScienceDaily (Mar. 15, 2005) -
A new study finds men treated with hormone therapy for prostate cancer may experience temporary cognitive changes that can affect verbal fluency, visual recognition and visual memory. The study, published in the April 1, 2005 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, finds the degree of cognitive […]
August 1, 2008 – 11:14 am
Posted by Leslie
ScienceDaily (Aug. 1, 2008) —
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2008, August 1).
University of Illinois researchers report this week that chronic exposure to estradiol, the main estrogen in the body, diminishes some cognitive functions. Rats exposed to a steady dose of estradiol were impaired on tasks involving working memory and response inhibition, the researchers found.
Their report […]
Posted by Leslie
The North American Menopause Society addresses the risk-benefit analysis and therapeutic issues of menopausal hormone therapy.
July 31, 2008
The North American Menopause Society has issued an update to its 2007 recommendations on the use of menopausal hormone therapy in postmenopausal women.
The position statement was created by an advisory panel of women’s health experts in the research […]
Posted by Leslie
4/17/04
NY Times
By DENISE GRADY
Despite studies in recent years finding that hormone therapy after menopause did women more harm than good, researchers at a group of major medical centers have decided to test the treatment again because they still
suspect it may have benefits, particularly for younger women. The researchers hope to find out whether hormones […]