AVVO February 11, 2011 Drugmaker Pfizer Incorporated has agreed to settle more than 2,200 lawsuits filed against its Wyeth unit over its hormone replacement drug Prempro. A company spokesman told Bloomberg News that Pfizer will pay $330 million over claims that Prempro caused breast cancer. More than 6 million women reportedly took the drug, which Continue Reading …
Bio-identical hormone therapy raising flags
February 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A new family planning tool to slow population growth.
February 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
PubMed.gov
IDRC Rep. 1993 Jan;20(4):16-8.
Newton P.
Abstract
PIP: The National Institute of Immunology in New Delhi, India, is conducting clinical trials of a prototype birth control vaccine. 88 20-36 year old women receive a series of 3 injections of 300 mcg human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) vaccine to theoretically protect them from pregnancy for 1 year.
Timing of HRT Influences Breast Cancer Risk
February 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Uncertainty about estrogen alone
Medscape Today
Nick Mulcahy
January 31, 2011
January 31, 2011 — Breast cancer risk associated with combination hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is greater if the therapy is started soon after menopause, according to the results of the observational Million Women Study conducted in the United Kingdom.
How Do I Boost Progesterone Naturally?
February 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Livestrong.com
February 2011
Overview
Progesterone is a hormone made naturally by the body that plays a role in the menstrual cycle and helps maintain a pregnancy. If you have low progesterone levels, your doctor may recommend medication to help raise the amount of progesterone in your body. Though synthetic progesterone may be given, there are some natural ways to help increase progesterone. Before using supplements for this purpose, consult with your health care provider or gynecologist to see if these are safe and appropriate in your situation.
Hormonal status in protracted critically illness and in-hospital mortality
February 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The mystery of the disappearing crystals
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RSC Advancing the Chemical Sciences
03 February 2011
Ben Merison
A particular crystal form of the female steroid hormone progesterone can no longer be made. UK chemists have analysed a fifty year old sample to find out why and say that it’s down to impurities. This takes researchers a step closer to understanding why certain pharmaceutical drugs lose their therapeutic effect.
Healthbeat: Is your diet giving you a headache?
January 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Seacoast Online
Maine
January 16, 2011 2:00 AM
Survey research tells us that close to 100 percent of people experience a headache some time in their life. There are many types of headaches and therefore many causes. The most common is a tension-type headache (not surprising). Migraines represent about 13 percent of all headaches, with women three times more likely than men to get this form.
A shot in arm to prevent pregnancy
January 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Times of India
Jyoti Shelar, MUMBAI MIRROR, Jan 15, 2011, 12.50pm IST
Indian doctors give go-ahead to radical new contraceptive method despite complaints from users in London.
A team of senior gynaecologists has given the nod for the large-scale distribution of the first injectable contraceptive in India, certifying it fool-proof, even though at least 550 London women who used the implant in recent weeks had complained that it didn’t stop them from getting pregnant.
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