NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older women who use certain forms of hormone replacement therapy seem to perform better on tests of memory and mental speed than other women do, a new study finds. In a four-year study of 3,130 French women age 65 and older, researchers found that those currently on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) performed better on certain cognitive tests. Those who had used HRT in the past but were no longer on it showed no such advantage. The findings, published in the... Read Full Story
Synthetic Hormones, Pfizer-Wyeth Lose Big Court Case by Jeffrey Dach MD Pfizer-Wyeth Loses Big Case Prempro Causes Breast Cancer 112 Million in Punitive Damages by Jeffrey Dach MD A 112 million dollar punitive is a very loud statement. It states that the jury was outraged by the " wanton and reckless” conduct by Wyeth. 112 Million Dollars in punitive damages was awarded to two breast cancer victims who took Wyeth's synthetic hormone, Prempro, all the while thinking it safe. The jury... Read Full Story
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women with the highest heart disease risk were the most likely to quit taking hormone therapy after it was shown to offer no protection against cardiovascular disease, a new analysis of national data shows. Dr. Angela Hsu and colleagues from Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City found that while 28 percent of women with heart disease were taking hormone replacement therapy in 1999-2000, just 8 percent were in 2003-2004. But for low-risk women, the... Read Full Story
It’s a fact of life. Every woman experiences menopause. It’s simply something that she cannot escape. In earlier times, most women were quickly given hormone replacement therapy to help battle their menopause symptoms. However, many women today are trying to escape the presence of hormone replacement therapy and try to find their way through the maze of natural solutions to their horrible symptoms. Most women used hormone replacement therapy because many doctors and health care professionals... Read Full Story
Hormone replacement therapy is often the first thing out of your doctor’s mouth when you talk with him or her about menopause. Many doctors strongly believe in hormone replacement therapy. Others are a little more leery of the idea however. Millions of women do opt for this type of traditional menopause treatment however. Those who are just beginning often what they should expect. You may have heard rumors about hormone replacement therapy or you may just need information about it. If you... Read Full Story
(NaturalNews) There`s some great news for women who want to decrease their menopausal symptoms without increasing their risk for long term diseases associated with taking hormone replacements: Resveratrol. Because of the inherent risks associated with hormone replacement therapy (HRT), women approaching or in their menopausal years have been at somewhat of an impasse over the past seven years. For instance, should they opt for what the Mayo Clinic calls "the most effective treatment" in... Read Full Story
Deciding whether or not to use hormone replacement therapy during menopause can be a difficult decision. Menopause hormone replacement therapy, scientifically called HRT, helps a woman to replace the estrogen she has lost when her hormones stop producing it. In 1964, a New York gynecologist, Robert A. Wilson, wrote a book called “Feminine Forever” in which he suggested that hormone replacement therapy might help women stop experiencing the devastating side effects normally associated with... Read Full Story
EDITOR'S NOTE: Ten years and $2.5 billion in research have found no cures from alternative medicine. Yet these mostly unproven treatments are now mainstream and used by more than a third of all Americans. This is one in an occasional series examining their use and potential risks. ___ Miserable in menopause, Elizabeth Alsgaard pondered an awful choice: Drenching hot flashes or hormone therapies that might raise the risk of cancer. What former actress Suzanne Somers raved about held much more... Read Full Story
EDITOR'S NOTE — Ten years and $2.5 billion in research have found no cures from alternative medicine. Yet these mostly unproven treatments are now mainstream and used by more than a third of all Americans. This is the one in an occasional Associated Press series examining their use and potential risks. By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Medical Writer EDITOR'S NOTE: Ten years and $2.5 billion in research have found no cures from alternative medicine. Yet these mostly unproven treatments are now... Read Full Story
Pfizer-Wyeth Loses Big Case Prempro Causes Breast Cancer 112 Million in Punitive Damages by Jeffrey Dach MD A 112 million dollar punitive is a very loud statement. It states that the jury was outraged by the " wanton and reckless” conduct by Wyeth. 112 Million Dollars in punitive damages was awarded to two breast cancer victims who took Wyeth's synthetic hormone, Prempro, all the while thinking it safe. The jury was outraged that Wyeth ignored and... Read Full Story
