By Andy Dworkin, The Oregonian
March 11, 2010, 4:44AM
Women who take two-hormone replacement drugs for years may increase their risk of lung cancer, according to a study of more than 36,000 Washington women aged 50 to 76.
By Rich Eldred
WickedLocalCapeCod.com
Posted Mar 08, 2010 @ 08:04 AM
BREWSTER —
On our sandy peninsula, groundwater issues are ever more controversial concerns about nitrogen in the bays, phosphorus in the ponds and costs to residents, but researchers at Silent Spring Institute in Newton are peering into another corner of the kerfluffle.
For decades people have been flushing hormones and drugs, which don’t break down particularly fast, into not only the ponds but the drinking water supply.
February 23, 2010 – 7:39 pm
PointofLaw.com
Posted by Michael Krauss at 6:53 AM
February 23, 2010
Low doses of Wyeth’s Prempro, a combination of both kinds of female hormones, progesterones and estrogen, have been proven to relieve hot flashes, night sweats, and vaginal symptoms of menopause. But does Hormone Replacement Therapy cause breast cancer? This is a controversial question. The well-regarded Toronto Breast Cancer Study reported that women who received HRT for less than 15 years are not at increased risk of breast cancer. On the other hand a New Zealand study suggested that women taking may be at higher risk for breast cancer during the first 5 years, but therapy for more than 5 years confers no increased risk of breast cancer.
February 11, 2010 – 9:39 pm
Newswise
Released: 2/8/2010 12:45 PM EST
Embargo expired: 2/8/2010 3:00 PM EST
Source: Rockefeller University
Newswise — Scientists have identified a gene they say is a strong candidate for involvement in premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) and other maladies associated with the natural flux in hormones during the menstrual cycle. In a paper to be published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Rockefeller University researchers detail experiments in mice showing that a common human variant of the gene increases anxiety, dampens curiosity and tweaks the effects of estrogen on the brain, impairing memory.
February 11, 2010 – 8:13 pm
Better Health Research
By Donna Parker • Feb 8th, 2010
A new study is suggesting that estrogen-only hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may not only lead to estrogen dominance, but also an asthmatic condition in post-menopausal women.
January 3, 2010 – 1:44 pm
Symphony Orchestra
Posted on 3 Jan 2010 – by sdyaso In: Youth Orchestra
It is the natural biomimetic rhythm that is missing from most hormone replacement therapies which women in menopause are taking today to feel better, avoid hot flashes, and increase libido. People have become accustomed to talking about bio-identical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) for menopause.
December 30, 2009 – 7:44 pm
Bloomberg.com
By Jef Feeley and Sophia Pearson
Dec. 23 (Bloomberg) — Jurors said in 2007 that a Pfizer Inc. unit should pay more than $8 million in punitive damages to a woman who blamed the company’s menopause drugs for her breast cancer, according to people familiar with the sealed figure.
December 22, 2009 – 12:47 pm
Healthiertalk.com
By Christine O’Brien on 12/22/2009
Pfizer continues their track record of paying big bucks for underhanded dealings. I’m sure it doesn’t matter how much they rack up in damages—as long as they’re allowed to take consumers for everything they’ve got, this just isn’t going to stop.
It hasn’t been too good a year for Pfizer—in [...]
December 17, 2009 – 10:09 pm
The Huffington Post
Elissa Stein
Author, pop culture historian, social media participant
Posted: December 17, 2009 12:07 PM
This week The New York Times ran a disturbing article about hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and menopause, talking about how, for decades, women were pitched a message of decreased symptoms, disease protection, and a perennial youthful glow. The salesmen? Pharmaceutical companies and the medical profession. Their tools? Exceedingly effective advertising campaigns. The result? Countless women now battling cancer and other life-altering health issues.
By Leslie Carol Botha
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Posted in Breast Health, Cancer, HRT, Holy Hormones Honey! The Greatest Story Never Told, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Menopause, Menstrual Cycle, Mothers & Daughters, My Sister's Song, Pharmaceuticals, Women's Health, Women's Politics
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December 15, 2009 – 10:24 pm
MediaIndia
December 15, 2009
A study
conducted by the doctors of Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital says that an injection of progesterone can help bring about a 30% reduction in breast cancer death rates. The best part is that this injection costs just Rs 100.
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