August 1, 2008 – 11:14 am
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Medical News Today
July 7, 2008
It’s an inevitable truth: as we get older, our muscles deteriorate and we become weaker. Not only can this be an immensely frustrating change, but it can also have many other, more serious implications. We become clumsier and begin to have more falls, often resulting in broken bones or even more […]
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FRIDAY, June 13 (HealthDay News) — Having delayed sleep phase syndrome (DSPS) appears to be linked to irregular menstrual cycles and increased premenstrual symptoms in women, according to a new report.
DSPS occurs when your internal clock is naturally out of sync with real time, so that staying up late and having difficulty waking early is […]
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Posted by Leslie
17:45 11 June 2008
NewScientist.com news service
Ewen Callaway
You might call it our circadian eye. A handful of retina cells sense light, not for vision, but instead to reset our body clocks each day. Killing off these cells in mice leaves their sight unharmed, but throws their clocks out of whack, two new studies show.
Jolting these […]
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Posted by Leslie
If Men Menstruated…
What would happen if suddenly, magically, men could menstruate and women didn’t ?
The answer is clear: menstruation would become an enviable, boast-worthy, masculine event.
Note:
Based on an essay written by Gloria Steinem.
Ms Steinem’s essay originally appeared in the October 1978 issue of Ms. Magazine.
Boys would mark the onset of menses, that longed-for proof of […]
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Posted by Leslie
“Pleasuring the Goddess”
By Pam Babbitt, S.I.
What does a Goddess want?
The answer is clear - she wants it all! She wants your full presence and to know that she is the object of your greatest desire. She wants heart connection, soul connection and body connection. She yearns to have all her senses stimulated. She wants gentle […]
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September 24, 2007 – 8:50 am
Posted by Leslie
WebMDNews
News Author: Caroline Cassels
CME Author: Penny Murata, MD
Release Date: September 24, 2007
September 24, 2007 — New research suggests that hormone therapy (HT) does not improve memory in recently postmenopausal women with cognitive complaints.
In the largest study to date to examine the effects of HT in early postmenopausal women, the Cognitive Complaints in Early Menopause Trial […]
December 15, 2006 – 1:00 pm
Posted by Leslie
CNN.com
Breast cancer drop linked to less use of menopause hormones
POSTED: 11:41 a.m. EST, December 15, 2006
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AP) — The millions of women who quit taking menopause hormones after a big federal study found that the pills raised the risk of breast cancer now have more reason to be glad they stopped.
A new […]
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