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HRT ‘can increase some women’s risk of heart attack by a quarter’

October 3, 2008 – 9:32 am
Posted by Leslie

Telegraph.co.uk
October 1, 2008
Hormone replacement therapy increases the chance of some women suffering a heart attack by almost a quarter, a new study suggests.
By Kate Devlin, Medical Correspondent
Taking the hormones for more than four years can raise the risk even further among women in their early 50s.
But giving different hormones at different times could cut the […]

By Leslie | Also posted in Estrogen, HRT, Heart Disease, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Women's Health | Comments (0)

Coffee Contributes to Estrogen Dominance in Women

August 15, 2008 – 1:06 pm
Posted by Leslie

Daily Planet
Telluride, Colo. -
August 13, 2008
You are probably reading this while sipping your hot beverage of choice this morning. Is it green tea, which you’ve heard contains lots of antioxidants that are good for you (but do what
exactly?!) What if you could have a drink in the morning that could lower your risk of diabetes, […]

By Leslie | Also posted in Breast Health, Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Endometriosis, Estrogen, Infertility, Migraines, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Women's Health | Comments (0)

Getting to the Heart of Women’s Health

August 10, 2008 – 10:36 am
Posted by Leslie

Natural News
August 8, 2008
by Leigh Erin Connealy, M.D. (see all articles by this author)
(NaturalNews) Cardiovascular Disease has long been thought of as a man’s disease while in reality it is the leading cause of death among women today. This year 435,000 women in America will have heart attacks with over half of them resulting in […]

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