Menopause Knowledge | Menopause Natural Therapies » Postmenopausal Women http://www.menopauseknowledge.com Menopause Symptoms and Menopause Natural Therapies Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:00:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 Position Statement On The Role Of Vitamin D In Postmenopausal Women Published In Maturitas http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7128/position-statement-on-the-role-of-vitamin-d-in-postmenopausal-women-published-in-maturitas/ http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7128/position-statement-on-the-role-of-vitamin-d-in-postmenopausal-women-published-in-maturitas/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:00:03 +0000 http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7128/position-statement-on-the-role-of-vitamin-d-in-postmenopausal-women-published-in-maturitas/ Elsevier, 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…

]]> http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7128/position-statement-on-the-role-of-vitamin-d-in-postmenopausal-women-published-in-maturitas/feed/ 0 Older Women On Statins Have Higher Risk Of Diabetes http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7102/older-women-on-statins-have-higher-risk-of-diabetes/ http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7102/older-women-on-statins-have-higher-risk-of-diabetes/#comments Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:00:04 +0000 http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7102/older-women-on-statins-have-higher-risk-of-diabetes/ According 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…

]]> http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7102/older-women-on-statins-have-higher-risk-of-diabetes/feed/ 0 Bionovo Initiates Menerba (MF101) Phase 3 Clinical Trial For Menopausal Hot Flashes http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7049/bionovo-initiates-menerba-mf101-phase-3-clinical-trial-for-menopausal-hot-flashes/ http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7049/bionovo-initiates-menerba-mf101-phase-3-clinical-trial-for-menopausal-hot-flashes/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:00:07 +0000 http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7049/bionovo-initiates-menerba-mf101-phase-3-clinical-trial-for-menopausal-hot-flashes/ Bionovo, 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…

]]> http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7049/bionovo-initiates-menerba-mf101-phase-3-clinical-trial-for-menopausal-hot-flashes/feed/ 0 Yoga may ease insomnia, menopause problems http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6892/yoga-may-ease-insomnia-menopause-problems/ http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6892/yoga-may-ease-insomnia-menopause-problems/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 09:00:10 +0000 http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6892/yoga-may-ease-insomnia-menopause-problems/ NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A couple of yoga sessions a week could help ease sleep problems and other effects of menopause, a small study suggests. The study, reported in the journal Menopause, included postmenopausal women diagnosed with insomnia. “We are not saying that yoga can cure postmenopausal symptoms,” Dr. Helena Hachul, one of the study authors, wrote in an email to Reuters Health …

]]> http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6892/yoga-may-ease-insomnia-menopause-problems/feed/ 0 Unigene Announces Positive Top-Line Results Of Phase 2 Oral PTH Study For The Treatment Of Osteoporosis In Postmenopausal Women http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6802/unigene-announces-positive-top-line-results-of-phase-2-oral-pth-study-for-the-treatment-of-osteoporosis-in-postmenopausal-women/ http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6802/unigene-announces-positive-top-line-results-of-phase-2-oral-pth-study-for-the-treatment-of-osteoporosis-in-postmenopausal-women/#comments Sun, 13 Nov 2011 09:00:05 +0000 http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6802/unigene-announces-positive-top-line-results-of-phase-2-oral-pth-study-for-the-treatment-of-osteoporosis-in-postmenopausal-women/ Unigene 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…

]]> http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6802/unigene-announces-positive-top-line-results-of-phase-2-oral-pth-study-for-the-treatment-of-osteoporosis-in-postmenopausal-women/feed/ 0 No Mortality Benefit For Older Women Found In Vitamin D Study http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6777/no-mortality-benefit-for-older-women-found-in-vitamin-d-study/ http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6777/no-mortality-benefit-for-older-women-found-in-vitamin-d-study/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 09:00:03 +0000 http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6777/no-mortality-benefit-for-older-women-found-in-vitamin-d-study/ A 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…

]]> http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6777/no-mortality-benefit-for-older-women-found-in-vitamin-d-study/feed/ 0 Association Between NSAID Use And Lower Colorectal Cancer Mortality Rates Among Postmenopausal Women http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6693/association-between-nsaid-use-and-lower-colorectal-cancer-mortality-rates-among-postmenopausal-women/ http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6693/association-between-nsaid-use-and-lower-colorectal-cancer-mortality-rates-among-postmenopausal-women/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 08:00:05 +0000 http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6693/association-between-nsaid-use-and-lower-colorectal-cancer-mortality-rates-among-postmenopausal-women/ Postmenopausal 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…

]]> http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6693/association-between-nsaid-use-and-lower-colorectal-cancer-mortality-rates-among-postmenopausal-women/feed/ 0 Women Do Not Get Enough Vitamin D During The Menopause http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6681/women-do-not-get-enough-vitamin-d-during-the-menopause/ http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6681/women-do-not-get-enough-vitamin-d-during-the-menopause/#comments Sat, 22 Oct 2011 08:00:12 +0000 http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6681/women-do-not-get-enough-vitamin-d-during-the-menopause/ A healthy diet is especially important during the menopause a period in which the risk of suffering from health problems increases. Various studies analyse the diet of peri and postmenopausal women in Spain alongside the troubles that come with this transition. The results show that all of those groups studied have a deficient intake of vitamin D…

]]> http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6681/women-do-not-get-enough-vitamin-d-during-the-menopause/feed/ 0 Women do not get enough vitamin D during the menopause, Spanish study suggests http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6678/women-do-not-get-enough-vitamin-d-during-the-menopause-spanish-study-suggests/ http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6678/women-do-not-get-enough-vitamin-d-during-the-menopause-spanish-study-suggests/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 08:00:13 +0000 http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6678/women-do-not-get-enough-vitamin-d-during-the-menopause-spanish-study-suggests/ A healthy diet is especially important during the menopause – a period in which the risk of suffering from health problems increases. Various studies analyze the diet of peri- and postmenopausal women in Spain alongside the troubles that come with this transition. The results show that all of those groups studied have a deficient intake of vitamin D.

]]> http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6678/women-do-not-get-enough-vitamin-d-during-the-menopause-spanish-study-suggests/feed/ 0 Flaxseed No Help For Hot Flashes During Breast Cancer Or Menopause, Study Finds http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6475/flaxseed-no-help-for-hot-flashes-during-breast-cancer-or-menopause-study-finds/ http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6475/flaxseed-no-help-for-hot-flashes-during-breast-cancer-or-menopause-study-finds/#comments Sat, 10 Sep 2011 08:00:14 +0000 http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/6475/flaxseed-no-help-for-hot-flashes-during-breast-cancer-or-menopause-study-finds/ A study by Mayo Clinic physician and North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG) researcher Sandhya Pruthi, M.D., and colleagues found that flaxseed provided no benefit in easing hot flashes among breast cancer patients and postmenopausal women. The study is in the current online version of the journal Menopause…

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