Study Finds Some Heart Benefits of Estrogen
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New research suggests that estrogen pills may offer some heart benefits for certain younger women who have had hysterectomies and start taking the pills in their 50s.
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If you&#39;re taking raloxifene (Evista) because you have osteoporosis, a new study finds a probable added benefit: The drug may also significantly reduce your risk of developing breast cancer.
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One of the largest studies carried out on the oral contraceptive pill has found it might protect women from heart disease and cancers of the ovaries and womb.
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About a quarter of US women who stopped taking hormone replacement therapy after it was found to raise the risk of heart disease and some cancers have gone back on it, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists said
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The heart-protecting benefits of taking aspirin could apply mainly to men, a study suggests.
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Oral contraceptives appear to prevent heart disease and some cancers in women, according to the largest study into the long-term health impact of the Pill.
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Women long past menopause should not use hormones to prevent heart disease, researchers said on Wednesday.
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A WORLD-first study conducted in South Australia has found taking the male hormone testosterone reduces the incidence of breast cancer in women on hormone replacement therapy.
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Two recent studies that suggested oral contraceptives reduced a woman&#39;s risk of heart disease and cancer seemed to take conventional wisdom and stand it on its head.
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WOMEN on the birth control pill have surprisingly lower risks of heart disease, strokes and cancer, according to the largest women&#39;s health study ever done.
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About a quarter of U.S. women who stopped taking hormone replacement therapy after it was found to raise the risk of heart disease and some cancers have gone back on it, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists said on Friday.
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Researchers are discovering that major illnesses like heart disease and lung cancer are influenced by gender and that perhaps treatments for women ought to be slightly different than for men.
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A class of hormone-blocking drugs was more effective in preventing breast cancer recurrence in women past menopause than was a medication now prescribed by many doctors.
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Oct. 20, 2004 -- Birth control pills may lower women&#39;s risk of certain cancers and heart disease, according to two new studies from Wayne State University.
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About a quarter of U.S. women who stopped taking hormone replacement therapy after it was found to raise the risk of heart disease and some cancers have gone back on it, according to a new study.
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Tiny differences in genes linked to the hormone estrogen can strongly influence a woman's risk of developing breast cancer, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.
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The impotence drug Viagra may also  help prevent the abnormal growth of the heart seen in some  types of heart disease, researchers reported on Sunday.