Menstruation key to bone rebuilding in anorexics
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NEW YORK  - Adequate nutrition can rebuild bone mass in women with anorexia, but the restoration of normal menstrual periods appears to be necessary for fully normal bone metabolism to be recovered, a new study shows.
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A woman&#39;s monthly cycle should be considered when scheduling breast-cancer surgery and mammograms, says a researcher who has studied the issue for 17 years.
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NEW YORK  - Women in early menopause who consume less calcium are at greater risk of osteoporosis than their peers who take in more of the mineral, Italian researchers report.
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Sydney scientists say a Chinese herbal preparation could alleviate the symptoms of menopause and improve bone mineralisation. Complementary medicine researchers from the University of Western Sydney are about
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While extreme thinness may the most obvious and life-threatening aspect of anorexia, new research suggests that it is often the psychological symptoms of eating disorders that take the longest to overcome.
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NEW YORK  - Spinal and non-spinal fractures  are reduced by almost a third in women age 80 or older who take  a drug called strontium ranelate, European investigators  announced at the annual meeting of the American College of  Rheumatology that is underway in San Antonio, Texas.
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Most women know that calcium is critical in preventing osteoporosis, the disease of progressive bone loss and fractures that affects millions of Americans.
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An appetite-curbing hormone that failed to live up to its early buzz as a possible key to slowing obesity is now being probed as a potential aid for women who suffer from infertility and eating disorders.
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NEW YORK  - Anorexia nervosa causes a loss  of lung tissue, resulting in changes that resemble emphysema,  according to a new report.
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BOSTON Oct. 5, 2004 - An appetite-curbing hormone that failed to live up to its early buzz as a possible key to slowing obesity is now being probed as a potential aid for women who suffer from infertility and eating disorders.
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The success of Prozac in easing depression in children may come at the price of impaired bone growth, suggests a study in mice. Researchers say cellular mechanisms important
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A new study has found that leptin plays a critical role in womenâs reproductive and neuroendocrine health and suggests a future for the hormone in treating a number of conditions including exercise-induced bone loss, eating disorders and some cases of
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NEW YORK  - Oral contraceptive use and loss of normal menstrual function may negatively impact bone health, according to a study of female military cadets.
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NEW YORK  - Although adults who lose weight may also lose some bone mass, obese adolescents seem to keep gaining bone density as they shed pounds, a study suggests.
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Research from Australia in this weekâs issue of THE LANCET suggests that tall girls given oestrogen therapy in adolescence to reduce adult height are more likely to experience later fertility problems than the general population.
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New research suggests that in mice, a simple treatment that does not involve drugs appears to be directing cells to turn into bone instead of fat.
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Treatment with an ultralow-dose of the hormone estradiol, administered as a patch, reduces the rate of bone loss in older women without promoting the build-up of cells in the uterine lining, which is associated with an increased risk of cancer, according to a new report.