After Menopause Complex Changes In The Brain's Vascular System Occur Many women experience menopausal changes in their body including hot flashes, moodiness and fatigue, but the changes they don't notice can be more dangerous. In a new study, researchers at the University of Missouri have discovered significant changes in the brain's vascular system when the ovaries stop producing estrogen. MU scientists predict that currently used estrogen-based hormone therapies may complicate this process and may do more harm than good in postmenopausal women.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comDirected Enhanced Services Are A Must Do Says The CCA, UK In the wake of the Audit Commission and
Healthcare Commission's report Is the Treatment Working, the Company Chemists Association (CCA) has analysed its findings and the implications for community pharmacy. The picture it paints comes as no surprise to the CCA, and echoes the feedback the CCA receives from its members who operate nationally across all the PCTs in England.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comQuatrx Pharmaceuticals Presents Results From Ophena(TM) (Ospemifene Tablets) Phase 3 Study Related To Treatment Of Symptoms Of Vulvovaginal Atrophy QuatRx Pharmaceuticals announced detailed primary endpoint results from a pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial of Ophena(TM) (ospemifene tablets) to treat postmenopausal women with symptoms of vulvovaginal atrophy, a common condition associated with menopause. The study successfully met all four co-primary endpoints.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comHormone Disorder May Contribute To Lack Of Menstruation In Teenage Athletes Researchers from Harvard University have found a way to predict which teenage female athletes will stop menstruating, an important risk factor for bone thinning, according to a preliminary study. The results will be presented at The Endocrine Society's 90th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comOhio Governor Vetoes Stimulus Package Provision Prohibiting Use Of Funds For Stem Cell Research Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland (D) on Thursday signed an economic stimulus package (HB 554) into law but line-item vetoed a provision that would have prohibited $100 million in state biomedical funds from being used for research on human cloning, the
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comGlobe And Mail Examines Lack Of Prenatal Care Access In Southern Afghanistan Toronto's Globe and Mail on Friday examined the often dangerous journeys pregnant women in parts of rural southern Afghanistan are taking to obtain prenatal care. Afghanistan has one of the highest infant and maternal mortality rates in the world -- about 24,000 women die annually in the country after childbirth.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comMemory Performance And Hot Flashes Linked Women in midlife underreport the number of hot flashes that they experience by more than 40 percent, and these hot flashes are linked to poor verbal memory, according to a study by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago.The study is published online and will appear in the September/October issue of the journal Menopause.It is the first study to explore the relationship between objectively measured hot flashes and memory performance.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comBritish Women Are Denying The Menopause - A Result Of Today's Anti-Aging Society? Some British women are in denial when it comes to the menopause, according to results of a new survey released. They are also failing to recognise the discreet early symptoms leading to a possible delay in seeking essential advice and treatment.1 The research reveals that a staggering one in ten women are unaware that the menopause is a naturally occurring event affecting all women as they enter midlife.
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