Medical Breakthroughs
Women's Health (Menopause, etc.)
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All-Natural
Menopause Relief
Hot flashes, mood
swings, even depression. Symptoms of menopause can be harsh. And since
researchers found hormone replacement therapy (HRT) increases the risk of
cancer, stroke and heart attack, women aren't left with many options.
Posted 02/20/07
Help
for Hot Flashes
Posted 5/3/06
Help
for Underactive Pituitary Glands
Posted 5/15/06
Hot
Flashes Linked to Insomnia
Hot flashes can be a frustrating part of life for menopausal women.
Now, researchers say they have a related side effect to deal with --
insomnia.
Posted 6/28/06
HPV
Testing Finds Precancerous Lesions Better than Pap Smears
Cervical cancer can be successfully treated
if caught early. If precancerous cells are detected, it can even be
prevented.
Posted 6/7/06
HRT:
Setting the Record Straight
Once,
hormone replacement therapy was hailed as the end to the misery of
menopause. But in recent years, many doctors have been turning away
from the treatment as more and more reports of the negative side
effects surface. Is HRT really as bad as some say it is? Or is it
even worse?
Posted 7/4/06
In-Vitro
More Cost-Effective Than Artificial Insemination
For some couples trying to get pregnant, in-vitro fertilization may
actually be more cost-effective than artificial insemination. A new study from
researchers in England reports the less-expensive option, artificial
insemination, must be repeated many times for some couples, making
it more expensive.
Posted 6/27/06
Painless,
3-D Mammograms
Graham has created a
new type of CT scanner that provides a 3-D image of the breast. Traditional
mammograms provide only a 2-D image and can be painful -- compressing the breast
and distorting the image.
Posted 2/27/07
Painless,
3-D Mammograms -- In-Depth Doctor's Interview
Dr. Tornai talks about a new 3-D approach to mammograms, which offers more
accuracy and less radiation than the standard mammogram.
Posted 3/28/07
Seizure
Drug as Effective as Estrogen for Hot Flashes
New
research from the University of Rochester in New York reveals the
seizure drug gabapentin -- sold under the brand name Neurontin -- is
as effective as estrogen in treating menopause symptoms.
Posted 7/5/06
a
story about an unlikely approach to treating fibroids, which
involves the controversial drug RU-486
Posted 5/1/07
Silicone
Back on the Market -- But Safety Still Questioned
The FDA has given the green light for silicone breast implants to be
sold again -- 14 years after the agency banned them. But many
doctors still question the safety of silicone, citing concerns that
led to the ban in the first place.
Posted 11/23/06
Soy
Reduces Postmenopausal Bone Loss
There may be a safer alternative to help maintain bone density than hormone
replacement therapy. A new study reveals soy germ isoflavones reduce bone
loss in non-obese postmenopausal women. These findings support previous
research.
Posted 7/10/06
Surgery
on the Smallest Patients
Baby Arissa Mangewala is healthy now, but her parents expected the
worst before she was born. Doctors discovered a birth defect where
her intestines protruded outside her body. She had the first of five
operations when she was only a few hours old.
Posted 1/30/07
Tick-Tock!
How Fast is Your Clock?
The biological clock ticks for every woman. How fast or how slow it
goes is different for each one of them. Now there's a new way for
women to know if they're running out of time, before it's too late
to have children.
Posted
6/27/06
Video:
All-Natural Menopause Relief
Hot
flashes, mood swings, even depression. Symptoms of menopause can be
harsh. Now, researchers may have found a treatment that works and is
safe.
Posted 2/22/07