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... »

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... »

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 other, more subtle symptoms  such as fatigue, nausea, shortness of breath, jaw pain or abdominal discomfort. Apart from eating right and... »