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CLEVELAND, July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- After 10 years of debate regarding the risks and benefits of hormone therapy, 15 top medical organizations have come together to issue a statement of agreement regarding the benefits of hormone therapy for symptomatic menopausal women. It was July 9, 2002, when the controversial, highly publicized Women's Health Initiative (WHI) published its assessment of hormone therapy for the prevention of chronic disease and concluded that risks exceeded...

Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Successful ovary transplants could lead to women remaining fertile indefinitely and also postponing menopause until they are well in their 50s, according to doctors speaking at a conference in Istanbul. The breakthrough uses a technique to remove pieces of ovary, store it away for decades, then transplant it back later in life, perhaps effectively holding off menopause as well. The doctors said that only physical inability to...

SAN FRANCISCO, July 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A frustrating side effect of childbirth is pregnancy weight gain. After childbirth, many women find that baby weight is seemingly impossible to shed. Even women who watch what they eat and work out may find themselves held captive to that stubborn baby weight gain. These moms want to feel energized and able to take care of their responsibilities, but they don't know how to lose pregnancy weight. Donna Parker, a licensed acupuncturist and...

NEW YORK, LONDON, BERLIN and PARIS, July 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The global Neuroendocrine carcinoma therapeutics market [http://www.reportstack.com/product/67275/neuroendocrine-carcinoma-therapeutics-pipeline-assessment-and-market-forecast-to-2019.html ] was worth $127m in 2011 and now the market is forecast to grow at Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 17.9% to reach $475m by 2019. The high growth is primarily attributed to the advent of approved drugs, Sutent...

Intensive early treatment of type 2 diabetes slows down progression of the disease by preserving the body’s insulin-producing capacity, a UT Southwestern study has shown. “We can potentially change the course of this prevalent disease, which would represent a breakthrough,” said Dr. Ildiko Lingvay, assistant professor of internal medicine and author of the study published online in Diabetes Care. “The intensive treatment regimen we propose is different from the stepwise approach...

Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Increased energy and a fit body are just a few of the benefits of exercising. Scientists identified another advantage of working out for women. Researchers recently discovered that, for menopausal women who exercise, they experience fewer hot flashes in the 24 hours after physical activity. Steriani Elavsky, an assistant professor of kinesiology at Penn State, and colleagues conducted the study. The findings showed that women who...

Patients with a gland disorder that causes excessive calcium in their blood who also have vitamin D deficiency can safely receive vitamin D treatment without it raising their calcium levels, a new study has determined. The results with one-year follow-up will be presented Tuesday at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston. Doctors often fear that raising vitamin D levels will further raise calcium blood levels in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism—in which glands in...

Endocrine Society issues Statement of Principles on endocrine-disrupting chemicals and public health protection In a Statement of Principles unveiled today, The Endocrine Society proposes a streamlined definition for endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and offers recommendations that will strengthen the ability of current screening programs to identify EDCs. An endocrine-disrupting chemical (EDC) is a chemical or mixture of chemicals in the environment, that can interfere with any...

Prenatal exposure to the environmental contaminants polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, causes long-term changes to the developing brain that have adverse effects on reproductive function later in life, a new study finds. Results will be presented Saturday at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston. The study used rats, whose genes and molecules in the hypothalamus—the region of the brain important for reproductive function—are virtually identical to those in humans,...

After tallying hundreds of thousands of patient reviews, Dr. Genene Bekele / Alpha Omega Endocrinology of Scottsdale, AZ has been identified as one of our nation's Most Compassionate Doctors. SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Patients' Choice has announced that Dr. Genene Bekele / Alpha Omega Endocrinology has been named a Compassionate Doctor honoree for 2011. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120626/DC30817) In 2011, nearly 100 million patients...