Joint Surgery Predicted By Number Of Children And Use Of HRT According to a study published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, women who have many children, used hormone replacement therapy, and had early puberty are more likely to have surgery performed on their joints - especially on their knees. Researchers from the United Kingdom studied 1.3 million middle-aged UK women who took part in the Million Women Study.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comFewer Women Than Ever Before Need Their Cervical Screening Test Repeated, UK Fewer women than ever before are having to give a repeat cervical screening sample because the first proved inadequate; a new report from The NHS Information Centre shows today. Less than 100,000 women had to have a repeat screening in 2007-08, with the rate of inadequate screening samples now at its lowest level ever (2.9 per cent). The fall is largely attributable to the introduction of liquid based cytology (LBC) as a method of taking samples.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comWorld First Early Stage Diagnostic Test For Ovarian Cancer There is new hope for women around the world, with the launch of an early detection test for ovarian cancer. The test, developed in Melbourne by
HealthLinx scientists in collaboration with ARL Pathology, is called the OvPlex™ Panel and works by identifying whether five biomarkers (proteins) are present in a blood sample. Two Victorian women have become the first test recipients.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNews From The Journal Of The National Cancer Institute, Oct. 28 Skewed X Inactivation in BRCA1 Mutation Carriers One X chromosome is more frequently silenced than the other X chromosome in women who carry mutations in the BRCA1 gene, and the skewed X inactivation is associated with a later onset of breast or ovarian cancer in these women. Each cell in a woman's body carries two X chromosomes, while those of a man carry only one X chromosome.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comFDA Warns Bayer About Two Illegal Aspirins The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has written warning letters to drug company Bayer
HealthCare about two over the counter (OTC) aspirins that contain supplements and claim to be effective not only for pain relief but against heart disease, and this constitutes a use for which the
drugs have not been given approval and therefore makes them illegal said the agency in a statement on Tuesday.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
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