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PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- The art and science of hormone balancing vs. hormone replacement (HRT) is becoming the 'new normal' among many experts who believe that breast cancer and its risks can be prevented. According to David Zava, PH.D., biochemist/cancer researcher and co-author of the landmark book, "What Your Doctor May Not Tell You about Breast Cancer: How Hormone Balance Can Help Save Your Life", nearly all risk factors associated with breast cancer stem from an...

Sales of hormone replacement therapy have declined recently due to safety concerns, giving non-hormonal drugs for menopausal symptoms an estimated revenue potential of over $535m across the US and five major EU markets in 2007. However, as current developmental drugs do not reduce symptoms substantially, their use could be limited to the minority unable to take hormone replacement therapy. Despite its certainty, women's experiences of the menopause differ considerably. While some women...

By DR. MIRIAM STOPPARD A million women in the UK have stopped taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) thanks to scare stories based on flawed medical studies. New statistics show the number of prescriptions for HRT have fallen significantly. In 2001, doctors wrote just over six million HRT prescriptions, but experts estimate the number has now dropped to just 2.5m a year. I'm a great believer in HRT and, providing there aren't any medical reasons why you shouldn't take it, I think it's...

By HILL, Ruth HORMONE replacement therapy could be "the female Viagra" for post- menopausal women, new research involving Wellington women suggests. The study, which included 2130 women in New Zealand, Australia and Britain, found those taking combined oestrogen and progestogen hormone therapy had better sex lives, improved sleep and less joint pain. Lead New Zealand researcher Beverley Lawton, director of the Women's Health Research Centre at Otago University, said the new research...

By THOMAS, Kim Post-menopausal women can get a libido boost by taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT), new research has found. Researchers involved in one the world's largest and longest running trials of HRT found post-menopausal women had higher sex drives, less joint pain and less sleeplessness. The research, published yesterday in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), involved more than 2000 women in Britain, Australia and New Zealand, including women from Canterbury. HRT is a...

HORMONE replacement therapy (HRT) could improve sleep, boost sexuality and ease joint pain in older women, say researchers. Several studies have linked HRT with an increased risk of breast cancer, heart problems and deep vein thrombosis. Now researchers, led by Professor Alastair MacLennan, of the University of Adelaide in Australia, have found that, while these risks need to be considered, HRT could dramatically ease symptoms of the menopause which reduce quality of life. Thousands of...

By Lyndsay Moss MEDICAL research can often produce conflicting advice on a number of health issues, making it difficult for women to know what to do for the best. In recent years, much concern has been raised over the safety of hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Millions of women around the world used HRT to control symptoms linked to the menopause. However, a number of studies have linked the therapy to an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer, leading to many women stopping...

By Foidart, Jean-Michel Faustmann, Thomas Abstract Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) remains the most effective treatment for menopausal symptom relief, and may provide cardiovascular benefits in younger women initiating treatment soon after menopause. However, large surveys indicate that many symptomatic women refuse or discontinue HRT prematurely owing to fear of weight gain. A continuous combined HRT containing 17beta- estradiol (E^sub 2^) 1 mg plus drospirenone (DRSP) 2 mg is effective...

By Verdier-Sevrain, S ABSTRACT Estrogens have a profound influence on skin. The relative hypoestrogenism that accompanies menopause exacerbates the deleterious effects of both intrinsic and environmental aging. Estrogens prevent skin aging. They increase skin thickness and improve skin moisture. Beneficial effects of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on skin aging have been well documented, but HRT cannot obviously be recommended solely to treat skin aging in menopausal women. Topical...

By Li, Tinggang Li, Xiufen; Chen, Jian; Zhang, Guoping; Wang, Hongchun ABSTRACT: The removal performance of typical refractory organic compounds in landfill leachate was investigated during the electrochemical (EC) oxidation and anaerobic process combined treatment system in this paper. The results indicated that the treatment of landfill leachate by the combined system was highly effective. The toxicity of leachate was notably decreased after the electrochemical oxidation process and the...