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Insulin levels may predict breast cancer risk
After menopause, unhealthy insulin levels may predict breast cancer risk even more than excess weight, according to research at Imperial College London.
Italy launches probe into its handling of pandemic
Italy, which was the first western country to report a Covid-19 outbreak and which had the second highest death toll in Europe, after Britain,...
Regular mammograms from 40, US experts now say
Alarmed by an increase in breast cancer diagnoses among younger women and persistently high death rates among black women in particular, US health experts...
The role of diet in menopausal hot flushes
There’s been only preliminary research on the link between diet and hot flushes, but some nutrients show promise for this uncomfortable and surprisingly mysterious...
Intermittent fasting and its effects on female reproductive hormones – Chicago study
A recent study has shown how intermittent fasting, seen as an effective way to lose weight, might negatively affect women’s reproductive hormones.
The study by...
Doctors in new turf war with pharmacists over ‘unlawful and unfair’ competition
Proposed changes to the Pharmacy Guidelines are “unlawful, unfair and not in the patients’ best interests”, says the SA Medical Association , while the...
No increased mortality risk from HRT — 18-year study
Among postmenopausal women in the Women’s Health Initiative trials, use of hormone therapy (HRT) for five to seven years was not associated with risk...
New drug compound cuts frequency of hot flushes
Women plagued by frequent hot flushes during the menopause could cut the number of flushes by almost three-quarters, thanks to a new drug compound,...
The evidence base for HRT: What can we believe?
A 'sensationalised cascade of fear' has for more than a decade led many women and their doctors incorrectly to believe hormone replacement therapy (HRT)...