Study: Pill Cuts Cancer, Coronary Risks
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The same huge federal study that led millions of women to abandon use of hormones after menopause now provides reassurance that another hormone concoction &#151; the birth control pill &#151; is safe.
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The contraceptive pill is less likely to work in women who are obese or overweight, according to new research. Scientists from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre in Seattle found that overweight women
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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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ATLANTA, June 20 -- Five years after a landmark study scared millions of women off hormones for menopause symptoms, new research suggests the pills may offer some heart benefits for certain women who start taking them in their 50s.
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Statins -- those hard-working, cholesterol-fighting drugs -- may also cut the risk of developing cancer by as much as 25 percent, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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Science & environment: Drug that boosts ability to lower cholesterol could help guard against heart attacks, research shows
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Postmenopausal women with early breast cancer who take tamoxifen for five years appear to have a 30 percent lower risk of dying from coronary heart disease than
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A pill that starves tumors of their blood supply can help patients live longer, without adding to some of the worst effects of chemotherapy, researchers reported on Thursday.
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A regular dose of aspirin or any other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can considerably reduce the risk of developing various cancers, including prostate cancer in men, a new study has revealed.
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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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NEW YORK  - Previous research has shown a possible anti-cancer effect for aspirin. Now, new findings suggest that the drug achieves this by cutting off the tumor's blood supply, not just by blocking an enzyme called cyclooxygenase.
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WASHINGTON -- Cutting dietary fat may also cut the risk of ovarian cancer, says a study of almost 40,000 older women that found the first hard evidence that menu changes protect against this particularly lethal cancer.
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Diets rich in calcium reduce women's risk of colorectal cancer, and women who also take calcium supplements can cut their risk even more, researchers said on Thursday.
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Discounting fears that contraceptive pills adversely affect the health of women, a new research claims that the tablets, on the contrary, reduce chances of heart attacks.
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Taking a drug that boosts &quot;good&quot; cholesterol and a separate pill that lowers &quot;bad&quot; cholesterol appears to be a more effective weapon against heart disease than taking a single drug, researchers say.
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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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Women who take the Pill are protecting themselves against cancer and heart disease, says a new study that contradicts numerous investigations and health scares.