No Association Between Estrogen, Lung Cancer Incidence And Mortality Among Postmenopausal Women

Use of estrogen alone did not increase lung cancer mortality in postmenopausal women, according to a study published online in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute…

More women urged to get osteoporosis tests

Routine screening for osteoporosis should include all younger postmenopausal women who have at least the same chance of a bone break as an older woman, a government task force said Monday. Osteoporosis – Menopause – Health – Conditions and Diseases – Musculoskeletal Disorders

Testosterone may not help memory after menopause

Researchers have wondered whether replacing the small amount of testosterone women stop producing after having hysterectomies could improve the memory loss many postmenopausal women experience. But testosterone treatment may not improve women’s memory skills after such surgeries, according to a new study, suggesting that it may not help other women after menopause either.

Link Between Low Calcium Intake And Increased Risk Of Osteoporosis And Hypertension In Postmenopausal Women

Italian postmenopausal women who have a low calcium intake show a higher risk of developing both osteoporosis and hypertension (a chronic medical condition in which arterial blood pressure is elevated) than those who consume higher levels of calcium according to research presented at EULAR 2010, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Rome, Italy…

New Injectable Osteoporosis Drug Prolia Gains FDA Approval

Prolia, a new injectable drug to treat osteoporosis in postmenopausal women at high risk of fractures has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In a statement on its website on 1st June, the federal agency announced that approving Prolia, made by Amgen, offers postmenopausal women with osteoporosis at high risk of fractures another treatment option…

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