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Active pregnant women tend to stay healthier

November 17, 2008 — NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who exercise throughout pregnancy tend to stay healthier for decades, research shows.

Calcium/vitamin D pills won't lower blood pressure

November 6, 2008 — NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A daily dietary supplement of calcium plus vitamin D taken for 7 years neither reduces blood pressure nor alters the risk of developing high blood pressure, also called hypertension, in older postmenopausal women, results of a randomized study indicate.

Male hormone patch increases libido in women

November 5, 2008 — NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Postmenopausal women with low sexual desire levels reported improved sexual function after they were treated with a patch in which the male hormone testosterone was applied through the skin, a clinical study has found. However, more studies are needed to confirm the safety of this treatment.

Successive births, HRT hard on the joints

October 31, 2008 — NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Early puberty, giving birth to multiple children, and taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) all increase a woman's risk of needing joint replacement surgery due to arthritis, according to data from a large, study of middle-aged women in the UK.

Hot flushes may predict breast cancer drug success

October 30, 2008 — LONDON (Reuters) - Hot flushes, night sweats or painful joints may be good news for women taking hormone-based drugs for breast cancer -- it may mean their tumours are less likely to return, researchers said on Thursday.

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Arthur L. Weaver, M.D., M.S., F.A.C.P., M.A.C.R.
Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of Nebraska Medical Center


Sergio Schwartzman, MD,
Franchellie M. Cadwell Associate Professor of Medicine,
Weill Medical College
The Hospital for Special Surgery and
New York Presbyterian Hospital
Cornell University, New York, NY

Gary Williams, MD, PhD
Chairman
Department of Medicine
Scripps Clinic Medical Group
La Jolla, California.