Estrogen therapy raises no extra breast cancer risk study says
A Vanderbilt led study of nearly 10 000 women with benign breast disease finds estrogen replacement therapy does not add appreciable risk of breast cancer beyond existing levels. The Nashville Breast Cohort notes heart and bone benefits support estrogen use, while acknowledging long term use may elevate risk in general.
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Willinn Dupont
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Cancer
Vanderbilt
Central Tennessee
Dupont
New England
Tennessee
Nashville
Dr Dupont
Perimenopause Focus Shifts to Middle Age Women
In California experts push puberty timing research as baby boomers near menopause. Rose Mary Hardy recalls early signs at 38 and late nights with hot flashes. Perimenopause, not menopause, may precede the change by years and affects heart, bone, and potentially brain health. The study questions why symptoms vary and how to treat them.
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Sacramento
Calif
Rosemary Hardy
Ms. Hardy
Unconscious bias tied to heart care testing
A study of 720 physicians finds women and blacks far less likely to receive catheterization for chest pain than men and whites, with black women only 40 percent as likely. Researchers say the effect may be underestimated since doctors knew their decisions were being recorded.
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Kevin Schulman
Georgetown University Medical Center
New England Journal of Medicine
Pacifier Use Linked to Earlier Weaning in NY Study
AP reports from Rochester that a Pediatrics study of 265 mothers finds pacifier use reduces breast feeding frequency from nine to eight times daily and speeds weaning by about one month. Researchers say sucking satisfaction lowers milk supply, prompting earlier formula or solid foods. advise delaying pacifier use until breastfeeding is established.
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Rochester
Upstate
New York
Pediatrics
Vinegar test aids cervical cancer detection in study
Baltimore and Zimbabwe researchers report a cheap vinegar based screening that combined with visual exam detected over 75 percent of potential cancers in more than 10 000 Zimbabwean women. The method yielded more cases than Pap smears though with more false positives, highlighting a critical need for screening in the developing world.
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Baltimore
Zimbabwe
the Lancet
Developing World
Johns Hopkins University Medical
Dr. Blumenthal
SWAN study tracks perimenopause in 3200 women
The SWAN study begun in 1996 follows 3,200 women aged 42 to 52 across five ethnic groups to map perimenopause. Researchers seek to identify who has symptoms and how hormonal fluctuations shape menopause, with investigators like Sherry Sherman and Ellen Gold noting uncertain hormonal dynamics during this transition.
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Sherry Sherman
SWAN
Ellen Gold
Department of
Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
University of California, Davis
California
Dr Gold
Susan Love
Rise in demand for morning-after pill grows nationwide
The New York AP notes emergency contraception gains mainstream use led by Preven. Clinics report rising requests and doctors prescribe Preven, sold nationally by Barr Laboratories and Genetics Inc. Studies show 75 percent effectiveness within three days, versus 99 percent for regular pills. The medication delays ovulation rather than terminate pregnancies.
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New York
Gloria Felt
Planned Parenthood of America
Penn State University
State College
Barr Laboratories
Pomona
N.Y
Genetics Inc
Somerville N.J
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