Menopause Knowledge | Menopause Natural Therapies » Womens Health 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 Dropping Planned Parenthood Is Not Political, Says Susan G. Komen For The Cure http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7158/dropping-planned-parenthood-is-not-political-says-susan-g-komen-for-the-cure/ http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7158/dropping-planned-parenthood-is-not-political-says-susan-g-komen-for-the-cure/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:00:06 +0000 http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7158/dropping-planned-parenthood-is-not-political-says-susan-g-komen-for-the-cure/ Breast cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, says that dropping Planned Parenthood from its granting process is not political, and says it is “dismayed and extremely disappointed” that its action has been mischaracterized. The charity says it has taken actions to make its granting process stronger and more effective, resulting in Planned Parenthood being dropped from its list of grantees…

]]> http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7158/dropping-planned-parenthood-is-not-political-says-susan-g-komen-for-the-cure/feed/ 0 Hope For Effective Endometriosis Screening Following Gene Mutation Discovery http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7157/hope-for-effective-endometriosis-screening-following-gene-mutation-discovery/ http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7157/hope-for-effective-endometriosis-screening-following-gene-mutation-discovery/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:00:04 +0000 http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7157/hope-for-effective-endometriosis-screening-following-gene-mutation-discovery/ Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have, for the first time, described the genetic basis of endometriosis, a condition affecting millions of women that is marked by chronic pelvic pain and infertility. The researchers’ discovery of a new gene mutation provides hope for new screening methods…

]]> http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7157/hope-for-effective-endometriosis-screening-following-gene-mutation-discovery/feed/ 0 Male Tummy Tucks Up 15% In UK http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7156/male-tummy-tucks-up-15-in-uk/ http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7156/male-tummy-tucks-up-15-in-uk/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:00:07 +0000 http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7156/male-tummy-tucks-up-15-in-uk/ Britons appear to be tightening their belts in more ways than one: 2011 audit figures from the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) revealed on Monday that the number of men undergoing tummy tucks (abdominoplasty) was 15% higher than in 2010…

]]> http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7156/male-tummy-tucks-up-15-in-uk/feed/ 0 Older Women With High Triglyceride Levels At High Risk Of Stroke http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7155/older-women-with-high-triglyceride-levels-at-high-risk-of-stroke/ http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7155/older-women-with-high-triglyceride-levels-at-high-risk-of-stroke/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:00:06 +0000 http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7155/older-women-with-high-triglyceride-levels-at-high-risk-of-stroke/ In a surprising finding with significant implications for older women, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and NYU School of Medicine have found that high levels of triglycerides (blood fats) are the strongest risk factor for the most common type of stroke in older women – more of a risk factor than elevated levels of total cholesterol or of…

]]> http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7155/older-women-with-high-triglyceride-levels-at-high-risk-of-stroke/feed/ 0 Survivors Of Hurricane Katrina Struggle With Mental Health Years Later, Study Says http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7153/survivors-of-hurricane-katrina-struggle-with-mental-health-years-later-study-says/ http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7153/survivors-of-hurricane-katrina-struggle-with-mental-health-years-later-study-says/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:03 +0000 http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7153/survivors-of-hurricane-katrina-struggle-with-mental-health-years-later-study-says/ Survivors of Hurricane Katrina have struggled with poor mental health for years after the storm, according to a new study of low-income mothers in the New Orleans area. The study’s lead author, Christina Paxson of Princeton University, said that the results were a departure from other surveys both in the design and the results…

]]> http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7153/survivors-of-hurricane-katrina-struggle-with-mental-health-years-later-study-says/feed/ 0 Females More Sensitive To Pain Than Males? Possibly http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7152/females-more-sensitive-to-pain-than-males-possibly/ http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7152/females-more-sensitive-to-pain-than-males-possibly/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:00:06 +0000 http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7152/females-more-sensitive-to-pain-than-males-possibly/ The idea that men suffer more when in pain than women could well be a myth, according to a new report written by Stanford University researchers in the Journal of Pain. The authors say that their large study found that even though women are able to endure childbirth, an ordeal that males never have to go through, their findings showed that overall, males appear to endure pain better than women…

]]> http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7152/females-more-sensitive-to-pain-than-males-possibly/feed/ 0 Mentoring Helps Survivors Of Violence, Child Abuse http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7151/mentoring-helps-survivors-of-violence-child-abuse/ http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7151/mentoring-helps-survivors-of-violence-child-abuse/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:00:04 +0000 http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7151/mentoring-helps-survivors-of-violence-child-abuse/ Can mentoring relationships help female students who survive childhood abuse or domestic violence? Absolutely, according to new research from Concordia University, published in the Journal of College Student Development…

]]> http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7151/mentoring-helps-survivors-of-violence-child-abuse/feed/ 0 Discovery May Lead To New Treatment For Rett Syndrome http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7149/discovery-may-lead-to-new-treatment-for-rett-syndrome/ http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7149/discovery-may-lead-to-new-treatment-for-rett-syndrome/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:00:04 +0000 http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7149/discovery-may-lead-to-new-treatment-for-rett-syndrome/ Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have discovered that a molecule critical to the development and plasticity of nerve cells – brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) – is severely lacking in brainstem neurons in mutations leading to Rett syndrome, a neurological developmental disorder…

]]> http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7149/discovery-may-lead-to-new-treatment-for-rett-syndrome/feed/ 0 Indigestion Medications Raise Hip Fracture Risk In Post-menopausal Females http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7147/indigestion-medications-raise-hip-fracture-risk-in-post-menopausal-females/ http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7147/indigestion-medications-raise-hip-fracture-risk-in-post-menopausal-females/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:00:05 +0000 http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7147/indigestion-medications-raise-hip-fracture-risk-in-post-menopausal-females/ PPIs (proton pump inhibitors), medications taken for indigestion, can raise the risk of hip fractures by 35% in post-menopausal women, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital reported in the BMJ (British Medical Journal). The authors added that women who smoke or used to smoke have a 50% higher risk of hip fractures when taking PPIs…

]]> http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7147/indigestion-medications-raise-hip-fracture-risk-in-post-menopausal-females/feed/ 0 Improved Detection Of Colorectal Cancer By Flexible Sigmoidoscopy http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7145/improved-detection-of-colorectal-cancer-by-flexible-sigmoidoscopy/ http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7145/improved-detection-of-colorectal-cancer-by-flexible-sigmoidoscopy/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:00:07 +0000 http://www.menopauseknowledge.com/7145/improved-detection-of-colorectal-cancer-by-flexible-sigmoidoscopy/ Repeated screening by flexible sigmoidoscopy (FSG) increased the detection of colorectal cancer or advanced adenoma in women by one-fourth and in men by one-third, according to a study published Jan. 31 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute…

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