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  • Newly divorced women contract HIV - Times of India
    Newly divorced women contract HIVTimes of IndiaAdditionally, as ageing occurs, physiological changes due to menopause such as the thinning of vaginal walls make it more susceptible for a woman to contract a virus. Medications that would be used to treat an STD or HIV become hard for a woman to ...and more » […]
  • 'Menopause Makeover': New strategy helps women get through menopause - abc7.com
    abc7.com'Menopause Makeover': New strategy helps women get through menopauseabc7.comLOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Menopause, one of the most Googled words on the Internet, is a condition that every woman will experience. Some women have developed a new strategy to get through it called "Menopause Makeover." Two months after being engaged to a ... […]
  • New Education about Occupational Health and Menopausal Dry Eye on the Sharon ... - PR Web (press release)
    PR Web (press release)New Education about Occupational Health and Menopausal Dry Eye on the Sharon ...PR Web (press release)The same steps that prevent or minimize hot flashes will also prevent or minimize menopausal dry eye. Sharon Kleyne, host of the Sharon Kleyne Hour Power of Water syndicated radio talk show, recently interviewed Laurie Barber, MD, Profe […]
  • Christian Pope, MD: Demystifying menopause, first in a three-part series - SouthCoastToday.com
    Christian Pope, MD: Demystifying menopause, first in a three-part seriesSouthCoastToday.comBy Christian Pope, MD I have received several requests to revisit some concerns related to menopause. Over the next few weeks, I would like to address specific topics and many of the individual questions that are being asked.How to Manage the Menopause without HRTCisio […]
  • Pfizer targets approval for new menopause drug - FierceBiotech
    Pfizer targets approval for new menopause drugFierceBiotechPfizer ($PFE) hasn't given up on the experimental menopause drug Aprela despite delays in the program, and the drug giant aims to file for FDA approval of the treatment sometime this year, the company told Dow Jones Newswires' Peter Loftus.Pfizer to Seek Approval for Menopause Drug; PharMer […]
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Breakthrough in Breast Cancer Research

Canadian scientists researching breast cancer made an important breakthrough this month. Scientists were able to decode the cancer tumor DNA and identify the mutations which cause the disease to spread. Carly Weeks from the Globe and Mail reports: The possibility of using a patient’s genetic information to create personalized therapies to battle cancer is one [...]

October 13th, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Category: breast cancer | Leave a comment

Hormone Therapy and Breast Cancer

My sister was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and one of her treatments was Hormone Therapy. I was a little puzzled by this, as I always thought that HRT was unsafe for women with breast cancer. I’ve since found out that Hormone Therapy is NOT the same thing as Hormone Replacement Therapy or HRT. Hormone [...]

October 1st, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: breast cancer | Leave a comment