Breast cancer incidence declined among postmenopausal women in Canada as their use of hormone therapy declined, according to a study published online September 23 in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
The Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) trial of more than 16,000 postmenopausal women in the United States reported in 2002 that the risks of combined estrogen and progestin hormone replacement therapy outweighed the benefits. As a result, prescriptions for hormone therapy fell dramatically in several countries around the world and so did the incidence of breast cancer. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by doni | Posted in Cancer | Posted on 27-09-2010
The scourge of premenstrual tension, which affects more than half of women and causes physical as well as emotional trauma, could soon be eradicated by a safe, low-dose pill, scientists said yesterday.
A laboratory-based study has found that very low doses of the anti-depression drug Prozac can eliminate the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome, which include mood swings, tiredness, irritability, headaches and joint pains. Read the rest of this entry »
The National Institutes of Health is launching two major research efforts, totaling $72.5 million, to examine ways to curtail the nation’s childhood obesity epidemic.
One will study long-term approaches to prevent or treat childhood obesity, and the other will examine community efforts to reduce childhood obesity rates. Read the rest of this entry »
Pharmacists could reduce “unacceptably high” medication errors in care homes by more than 90 per cent if they were given responsibility for the task, according to a pilot study.
In January the Department of Health issued an alert after a report found that people in care homes were far more likely to be given the wrong medicine than those in the community. Read the rest of this entry »
Many parents are incapable of giving their children the correct dose of liquid medicines, claim Australian researchers.
Using household spoons to measure them out could mean a potentially dangerous overdose, they say.
Children under five are at the highest risk of accidental overdose. Read the rest of this entry »
There were almost half a million new cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the UK last year, figures show.
Experts at the Health Protection Agency (HPA) say young people are most affected.
And one in 10 of 15-24 year olds with an STI became infected again within a year.
Health ministers said they would look at what more could be done to increase young people’s awareness of risks. Read the rest of this entry »
Breast cancer incidence declined among postmenopausal women in Canada as their use of hormone therapy declined, according to a study published online September 23 in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 
