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Breast feeding gain is lost at menopause?

Business Week reports on a study presented at the American Heart Association conference on cardiovascular health in San Francisco headling that "Breast-Feeding Helps Mom Stay Slimmer Later in Life". The study looked at mothers who averaged age 51 and had given birth at least 19 years ago. They found that on average they had waist circumferences that were  of 2.6 inches smaller than mothers who had never breast-fed. They also found their waist-to-hip ratio was 4.7 percent higher but they don't disclose what that WHR was. Since it is WHR and not waist measurement that is the marker for cardiovascular risk it seems a... »

Common Osteoporosis Drugs Are Associated With a Decrease in Risk of Breast Cancer

SEATTLE, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Women who take some types of bone-building drugs used to prevent and treat osteoporosis may be at lower risk of breast cancer, according to a study by U.S. researchers published today in the British Journal of Cancer. The study found that women who used bisphosphonate drugs, such as Fosamax, Boniva and Zomita, for more than two... »

HRT increases cataract risk – add alcohol and it gets worse?

ONSSuperSite report on a Swedish study that links links hormone replacement therapy and elevated cataract risk. Apparently, naturally secreted estrogen appears to protect the eye from cataract, but estrogen from outside sources in the form of hormone replacement therapy does not. Study data showed that women who had ever used hormone replacement therapy had a 14% higher risk of cataract than women who... »

Menopause increases heart risk

United International Press Health News are reminding women that as they enter menopause their risk of heart attack increases.  More importantly they need to know that the symptoms of heart attack are different from men. Men often experience chest discomfort while women have... »

Australia calls for free bone density tests

PhysOrg.com reports that Professor Chris Nordin, one of Australia's leading osteoporosis experts, has called on the Australian Government to provide free bone density tests to menopausal women in a bid to save taxpayers millions of dollars each year and some of the... »

Red Clover and Menopause

NutraIngredients.com is reporting on a recent study published in Maturitas that indicates Red Clover supplements may counter depression and anxiety in post-menopausal women. "Symptoms of depression and anxiety were reduced by about 80 per cent following 90 days of supplements containing 80... »

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