Read more hormone replacement therapy stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1293/hormone-replacement-therapy.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:03:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69865/hormone-therapy-nearly-doubles-lung-cancer-risks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHormone replacement therapy nearly doubles women's risk of death from lung cancer, new research has discovered. The hormone therapy as women hit menopause was once nearly standard treatment. But the latest news—combined with other findings that the therapy increases risk of breast cancer, heart disease, and stroke—will likely...http://www.newser.com/story/69865/hormone-therapy-nearly-doubles-lung-cancer-risks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Sep 2009 2:10:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21315/alcohol-and-hormones-raise-cancer-risk-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPostmenopausal women who drink casually while taking hormones will raise their chance of getting breast cancer, researchers said today. A Danish study of 5,000 women showed that those on estrogen and other hormones increased breast cancer risk three-fold by downing one or two drinks a day; a third drink...http://www.newser.com/story/21315/alcohol-and-hormones-raise-cancer-risk-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Mar 2008 17:31:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20731/women-at-risk-after-hormone-therapy-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBreast cancer remains a risk for women even after they stop taking hormone therapy, researchers said yesterday. A follow-up to a 2002 study showed that women who dropped estrogen and progestin still had a 24% greater breast cancer risk. But their chance of a stroke, heart attack, or blood clot...http://www.newser.com/story/20731/women-at-risk-after-hormone-therapy-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 05 Mar 2008 11:14:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/20663/sex-hormone-tied-to-depression.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMen with low levels of testosterone are more likely to be depressed, Australian researchers have found, and they recommend that those with abnormally low levels be treated with injections of the sex hormone. A study of men over the age of 70 revealed that those with the lowest testosterone levels...http://www.newser.com/story/20663/sex-hormone-tied-to-depression.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Mar 2008 10:35:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/20022/hormone-therapy-skews-diagnosis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWomen who use hormone replacement therapy to combat menopause symptoms are more likely to get false mammogram results and have unneeded biopsies, new research shows. The UCLA analysis of an earlier study of more than 16,000 women found that 35% of those on hormones received skewed test results, as...http://www.newser.com/story/20022/hormone-therapy-skews-diagnosis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 26 Feb 2008 11:55:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/19425/suicides-spike-among-middle-aged.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSuicide rates among middle-aged Americans have spiked dramatically in recent years, in contrast to flat or declining rates in younger and older demographics, mystifying experts, reports the New York Times . For people 45 to 54, the rate jumped 20% between 1999 and 2004; for women, the increase was 31%. Theories...http://www.newser.com/story/19425/suicides-spike-among-middle-aged.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 19 Feb 2008 10:10:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/9566/jury-adds-punitive-99m-in-hormone-cancer-suit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Nevada jury has tacked on an additional $99 million in punitive damages against the Wyeth pharmaceutical company after ruling in favor of three women who argued that the drug maker's hormone replacement therapy caused their breast cancer. That amount, added to compensatory damages determined last week, makes the total...http://www.newser.com/story/9566/jury-adds-punitive-99m-in-hormone-cancer-suit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 16 Oct 2007 3:27:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/8520/lifestyle-changes-could-cut-breast-cancer-by10.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA tenth of all breast cancer cases could be prevented by 2024, a UK cancer research foundation projects, if women made simple lifestyle changes beginning now: reducing the duration of hormone replacement therapy, avoiding obesity, drinking less, getting more exercise, and breastfeeding longer.http://www.newser.com/story/8520/lifestyle-changes-could-cut-breast-cancer-by10.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 30 Sep 2007 17:45:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/7627/scientists-solve-estrogen-heart-mystery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA compound created as the body processes cholesterol was to blame for giving scientists conflicting data about the effect of hormone replacement therapy in menopausal women, researchers say. Initial studies had found that estrogen helps keep the heart healthy, but a later study reported that women taking estrogen actually exhibited...http://www.newser.com/story/7627/scientists-solve-estrogen-heart-mystery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 17 Sep 2007 3:30:54 CDT