All articles tagged: Menopausal and female climacteric states (N95.1)
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Evalytics
19 February at 03.03 PM
Cold Water Swimming and Menopause Symptoms: A Study Reveals Promising BenefitsThe article discusses a study on cold water swimming's potential benefits for menopausal symptoms. It highlights findings suggesting improvements in sleep, mood, and well-being for women undergoing menopause who engage in this activity. The research suggests that cold water swimming could be a promising natural intervention to alleviate menopause-related discomforts. |
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HealthDay
19 December at 04.18 PM
San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, Dec. 5 to 9The annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium was held from Dec. 5 to 9 in San Antonio, with attendees including medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, researchers, and other health care professionals. The conference highlighted recent advances in the risk, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of breast cancer, and presentations focused on emerging tr |
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HealthDay
11 December at 04.41 PM
SABCS: Serum Hormones Can Help ID Benefit of AnastrozoleSerum hormone concentrations can help ascertain which women with breast cancer will benefit from anastrozole treatment, according to a study published online Dec. 6 in The Lancet Oncology to coincide with the annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held from Dec. 5 to 9 in San Antonio.Jack Cuzick, Ph.D., from Queen Mary University o |
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HealthDay
07 December at 11.01 PM
SABCS: Younger Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Patients Can Avoid Adjuvant RTFor postmenopausal women aged 50 to 69 years with stage 1 hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, the risk for recurrence is very low for those who do not undergo radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery (BCS), according to a study published online Dec. 7 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology to coincide with the annual San Antonio Breast |
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HealthDay
29 November at 10.36 PM
Long Reproductive Period Linked to Lower Risk for Low Handgrip StrengthFor postmenopausal women, a longer reproductive period is associated with a reduced risk for low handgrip strength (HGS), according to a study published online Nov. 28 in Menopause.Sae Rom Lee, M.D., from the Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital in South Korea, and colleagues examined the association between reproductive period |
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HealthDay
02 November at 03.32 PM
Moderate, Heavy Use of Chemical Hair Relaxer Linked to Uterine CancerAmong postmenopausal Black women, moderate and heavy use of chemical hair relaxers is associated with an increased risk for uterine cancer, according to a study published online in the upcoming Dec. 15 issue of Environmental Research.Kimberly A. Bertrand, Sc.D., M.P.H., from Slone Epidemiology Center at Boston University, and colleague |
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HealthDay
31 October at 03.55 PM
Therapeutic Touch, Music Before Bed Aid Sleep in Menopausal WomenTherapeutic touch (TT) and music both help to increase sleep quality and quality of life and reduce menopausal symptoms, according to a study published online Oct. 24 in Menopause.Fatma Keskin Töre, Ph.D., from Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, and Yurdagül Yağmur, Ph.D., from Inonu University in Malatya, both in Turkey, examin |
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Medical xPress
30 June at 07.40 AM
Decision to offer sedation for often-painful IUD insertion is 'groundbreaking,' health experts sayIntrauterine devices (IUDs) are a highly effective and long-lasting form of birth control placed in the uterus. Research shows that many people who get IUDs experience moderate to intense pain during the insertion. But it wasn't until recently that providers began to acknowledge this and do something about it. |
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HealthDay
27 June at 03.19 PM
Immunoglobulin Replacement Therapy Beneficial for Blood CancersImmunoglobulin replacement therapy (IgRT) is associated with reductions in hypogammaglobulinemia, infections, severe infections, and associated antimicrobial use among real-world patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), according to a study published online June 21 in Blood Advances.Jacob D. Soum |
Medpage Today
26 June at 04.59 PM
When Was the Last Time You Really Talked With Your Patient?My 10 o'clock patient's name is Maria*. Her chart has three "health maintenance" flags that are bright red, indicating that she is more than 3 years overdue for a mammogram, more than 6 years overdue for a Pap smear, and has... |
Medpage Today
23 June at 09.21 PM
Novel Triple-Hormone Agonist Boosts Beta-Cell Function in T2DORLANDO -- An investigational triple-hormone receptor agonist improved metabolic profiles of people with obesity with or without type 2 diabetes, an exploratory biomarker analysis of a phase II trial found. After 36 weeks... |
Medpage Today
22 June at 06.00 PM
Fenofibrate Slows Diabetic Retinopathy ProgressionORLANDO -- The cholesterol drug fenofibrate reduced progression of early eye disease among diabetes patients, the LENS trial showed. The fibrate reduced progression of early diabetic retinopathy or maculopathy by a relative... |
Medpage Today
22 June at 06.00 PM
Preventing Surgical-Site Infections; Drugs Go Head to Head for Ischemic StrokeTTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center... |
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Medical xPress
22 June at 05.20 PM
Lawsuit could challenge trust in Ozempic and other popular weight loss drugsThe manufacturers of the most popular weight loss drugs are being challenged in court. |
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HealthDay
21 June at 03.38 PM
Overall Prevalence of Being Up-to-Date With Lung Cancer Screening Is LowThe overall prevalence of up-to-date (UTD) lung cancer screening (LCS) was low in 2022, with prevalence increasing with age and number of comorbidities, according to a study published online June 10 in JAMA Internal Medicine.Priti Bandi, Ph.D., from the American Cancer Society in Atlanta, and colleagues estimated the contemporary preval |
Medpage Today
13 June at 06.56 PM
Upping Immunotherapy Activity; A Win for Lung Screening; Looming Drug Price Break?Finding a way to dissociate the activity of effector T cells from regulatory T cells could make immune checkpoint inhibitors more effective in the 60% of melanoma patients who do not benefit or develop resistance to the drugs... |
Medpage Today
08 June at 04.00 PM
Here Are the Top Supreme Court Health Cases to WatchBy early July, the Supreme Court will release its most controversial rulings for the 2023-2024 term. The Court's 6-3 conservative supermajority has already overturned Roe v. Wade, sharply limited affirmative action, expanded... |