Copyright 2012 Medical News TodayLatest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/menopause/admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin)editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors)en-us Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241355.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241355.phpWrist fractures, also called distal radius fractures (DRF), are among the most common osteoporosis-related fractures occurring on average 15 years earlier than hip fractures. As vitamin D deficiency has recently been linked with muscle weakness, increased fall risks, and bone fractures, investigators sought to determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among post menopausal women with DRF...Bones / Orthopedics Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241248.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241248.phpA research team led by UC Davis Health System scientists has developed a novel technique to enhance bone growth by using a molecule which, when injected into the bloodstream, directs the body's stem cells to travel to the surface of bones...Bones / Orthopedics Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241240.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241240.phpA recent study published in The Lancet Oncology shows how exemestane (Aromasin), a drug that prevents the development of breast cancer in postmenopausal women, may significantly worsen age-related bone loss. As an aromatase inhibitor, exemestane works by blocking the synthesis of estrogen, slowing down the growth of cancers that have estrogen receptors...Breast Cancer Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241116.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241116.phpAccording to an investigation published on bmj.com, hip fractures are 35% more likely to occur in post-menopausal women if they take indigestion medications, known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). This figure rises to 50% if the women are former or current smokers. Globally, PPIs are one of the most prevalent drugs used, and are often used to treat acid reflex and heartburn...Bones / Orthopedics Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241048.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241048.phpPPIs (proton pump inhibitors), medications taken for indigestion, can raise the risk of hip fractures by 35% in post-menopausal women, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital reported in the BMJ (British Medical Journal). The authors added that women who smoke or used to smoke have a 50% higher risk of hip fractures when taking PPIs...Menopause Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240795.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240795.phpElsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, has announced the publication of a position statement by the European Menopause and Andropause Society (EMAS) in journal Maturitas on the role of vitamin D in postmenopausal women with summary recommendations. Vitamin D deficiency is common and may affect up to 70% of Europeans...Menopause Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240660.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240660.phpAn international team of researchers has discovered 13 new regions of the genome associated with the timing of menopause. These genes shed light on the biological pathways involved in reproductive lifespan and will provide insights into conditions connected to menopause, such as breast cancer and heart disease...Menopause Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240638.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240638.phpWomen who took pomegranate seed oil pills to relieve symptoms of the menopause, such as hot flashes, were found to receive no significantly better benefits than those who were given a placebo pill which contained sunflower oil, researchers from the Medical University of Vienna wrote in the journal Menopause...Menopause Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240190.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240190.phpA group of experts has prepared a report on vitamin D supplementation for menopausal women after it was revealed that Europeans have suffered an alarming decrease in their levels of this vitamin. In their opinion, the ideal would be to maintain blood levels above 30 ng/ml. Vitamin D is essential to the immune system and processes such as calcium absorption...Nutrition / Diet Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240202.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240202.phpAccording to a study published Online First in the Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, using statins in postmenopausal women, is linked to an increased risk of diabetes...Statins Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239938.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239938.php Daily doses of a soy germ-based nutritional supplement containing S-equol significantly improved menopausal symptoms, including significantly reducing hot flash frequency after 12 weeks according to a placebo-controlled study in postmenopausal Japanese women published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Women's Health...Menopause Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239572.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239572.php McMaster University researchers have found consistent evidence that use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is associated with breast cancer globally. This study comes at a time when more women are again asking for this medication to control hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause. The rising trend is at odds with a U.S...Menopause Tue, 20 Dec 2011 02:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239463.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239463.phpThe hormone DHEA has been found to help relieve menopausal symptoms in women, as well as helping them improve their sex lives, Italian researchers wrote in the Climacteric, the peer-reviewed journal of the International Menopause Society. DHEA stands for Dehydroepiandrosterone, a steroid hormone secreted mainly by the adrenal glands - it is the most abundant circulating steroid in humans...Menopause Mon, 19 Dec 2011 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239434.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239434.phpBionovo, Inc. (Nasdaq: BNVI), a pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of safe and effective treatments for women's health and cancer, announced that enrollment has started to the Phase 3 pivotal clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of two doses of Menerba™ (MF101) among a cohort of postmenopausal women for the treatment of menopausal hot flashes...Menopause Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239275.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239275.phpAccording to a study recently published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, older women who lose weight but do not maintain the loss might suffer some negative consequences in their overall health. The National Institute on Aging sponsored the investigation...Menopause Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239213.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239213.phpWomen with a short cervix should be treated with vaginal progesterone to prevent preterm birth, according to a landmark study by leading obstetricians around the world...Pregnancy / Obstetrics Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/237984.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/237984.phpThe debate about using menopausal hormone therapies to relieve symptoms in post-menopausal women has been ongoing...Menopause Wed, 16 Nov 2011 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/237699.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/237699.phpIn a finding that confirms what many obstetricians and gynecologists suspected, Duke University researchers report that younger women who undergo hysterectomies face a nearly two-fold increased risk for developing menopause early...Menopause Tue, 15 Nov 2011 02:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/237649.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/237649.php 1. High CHADS2 Score Associated with Complications, Death Among A-Fib Patients on Oral Anticoagulants The CHADS2 score is a clinical prediction rule for estimating stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation, but the usefulness of the score in predicting risk of bleeding on anticoagulants is unknown...Cardiovascular / Cardiology Thu, 10 Nov 2011 02:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/237411.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/237411.phpA recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM) found that consumption of dairy foods and higher protein resulted in improvements in markers of bone formation and reductions in markers of bone degradation in overweight and obese young women over 16 weeks of diet- and exercise-induced weight loss...Women's Health / Gynecology Thu, 10 Nov 2011 02:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/237413.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/237413.phpUnigene Laboratories, Inc. (OTCBB: UGNE), a leader in the design, delivery, manufacture and development of peptide-based therapeutics, today announced positive top-line results of its Phase 2 clinical study evaluating an experimental oral parathyroid hormone (PTH) analog for the treatment of osteoporosis in 93 postmenopausal women...Women's Health / Gynecology Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/237148.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/237148.phpA well-done analysis by Chen WY et al, published in JAMA assesses the association of moderate alcohol consumption during adult life, drinking patterns, and breast cancer risk. The authors use prospectively collected data from the 105,986 women enrolled in the Nurses' Health Study followed up from 1980 until 2008 with an early adult alcohol assessment and 8 follow ups...Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Thu, 03 Nov 2011 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/236995.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/236995.phpA study of postmenopausal women found no significant mortality benefit from vitamin D after controlling for health risk factors such as abdominal obesity. The only exception was that thin-waisted women with low vitamin D levels might face some risk. The results agree with advice issued last year by the Institute of Medicine that cautioned against vitamin D having a benefit beyond bone health...Women's Health / Gynecology Mon, 24 Oct 2011 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/236474.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/236474.phpPostmenopausal women who gained weight during adulthood had an increased risk for endometrial cancer compared with women who maintained a stable weight, according to data from the American Cancer Society's Cancer Prevention Study II Nutrition Cohort. Victoria L. Stevens, Ph.D...Cancer / Oncology Mon, 24 Oct 2011 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/236475.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/236475.phpPostmenopausal women who reported having used nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for at least 10 years at the time of enrollment in the Women's Health Initiative study had a lower risk for death from colorectal cancer compared with women who reported no use of these drugs at enrollment, according to data presented at the 10th AACR International Conference on Frontiers in Canc...Colorectal Cancer