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MENOPAUSE PRESS ARCHIVE                --- (jump down to womens health press archive - click here)

  1. Obesity And Physical Inactivity Poses Arthritis Risk, Especially For Women : 26 Feb 2010 Medical News Today
  2. Hormone Changes During Menopause Increase Risk Of Heart Disease And Stroke : 26 Feb 2010 Medical News Today
  3. Women on oestrogen only HRT 'at increased risk of asthma' : 12 Feb 2010 The Telegraph
  4. AdvaCAL Calcium Effective Against Bone Loss In Postmenopausal Women : 12 Feb 2010 Medicalnewstoday.com
  5. HRT tied to lower colon cancer risk : 8 Feb 2010 Reuters
  6. St. John's wort may cool hot flashes : 18 January 2010 Reuters
  7. 59 year old offered IVF by a British clinic. : 18 January 2010 Daily Mail
  8. Heart attack rate rising for middle-aged women : 4 Nov 2009 Daily Mail
  9. Women not getting bone treatment : 1 Nov 2009 BBC News Online
  10. Women not getting bone treatment : 1 Nov 2009 BBC News Online
  11. HRT decreases mortality in younger postmenopausal woman : 29 Oct 2009 Medicalnewstoday.com
  12. Getting fatter in mid-life may worsen hot flashes : 25 Sept 2009 Reuters
  13. HRT 'leaves women more vulnerable to lung cancer' : 21 Sept 2009 Daily Mail
  14. Video: Men ignorant about their partner's menopause : 21 Sept 2009 thefamilygp.com
  15. Fertility drug may reduce hot flashes : 17 Sept 2009 Reuters
  16. Seizure drug helps women with hot flashes sleep : 14 Sept 2009 Reuters
  17. Woman's death blamed on menopause : 9 Sept 2009 BBC News Online
  18. Buyer Beware: Estrogen Supplements Not As Effective As Claimed : 4 Sept 2009 Medical News Today
  19. Low-dose estrogen may help if breast cancer recurs : 25 Aug 2009 Reuters
  20. Hormone Therapy Increases Risk of Ovarian Cancer : 20 July 2009 health.com
  21. Should middle-aged women be taking natural HRT? : 7 July 2009 Daily Mail
  22. HRT Special: What's the prognosis for women who reject HRT? : 22 June 2009 Telegraph
  23. Menopause DOES cause loss of memory (but it comes back) : 26 May 2009 Daily Mail
  24. Nerve injection that can stop the nightmare of hot flushes : 26 May 2009 Daily Mail
  25. Clues found to menopause timing : 25 May 2009 BBC News Online
  26. Why the menopause could be the best years of your life : 30 March 2009 Daily Mail
  27. Menopausal sex 'myths' analysed : 6 March 2009 BBC News Online
  28. HRT 'could double the threat of skin cancer' : 26 Feb 2009 Daily Mail
  29. MDs give OK to hormone therapy : 9 Feb 2009 Canada.com
  30. Opinions differ on herbal remedy to ease menopause : 9 Feb 2009 Independent
  31. HRT cancer connection 'confirmed' : 5 Feb 2009 BBC News Online
  32. Hormone therapy safe, says new study : 23 Jan 2009 TheSpec
  33. Little or no evidence that herbal remedies relieve menopausal symptoms. : 15 Jan 2009 Nursing in Practice
  34. Menopause, a survivors' guide : 15 Jan 2009 Daily Mail
  35. Menopause treatment reduces risk of bowel cancer. : 8 Jan 2009 The Telegraph
  36. Test predicts onset of menopause. : 4 Nov 2008 Daily Mail
  37. HRT increases the chance of needing joint replacement : 28 Oct 2008 BBC News Online
  38. Working Through The Menopause : 15 Oct 2008 medicalnewstoday
  39. Danish study finds HRT does not raise heart attack : 30 Sept 2008 Reuters
  40. Risk Of Fracture After Menopause Reduced By Oestrogen : 24 Sept 2008 medicalnewstoday
  41. HRT 'can cut risk of breat cancer for at-risk women' : 24 Sept 2008 The Telegraph
  42. Acupuncture beats drug to treat hot flashes : 22 Sept 2008 The Mirror
  43. Cancer and heart disease scares 'put one million women off HRT a year' : 20 Sept 2008 Daily Mail
  44. Yoga eases physical and mental menopause symptoms : 28 Aug 2008 Reuters
  45. Experts say HRT improves quality of life. : 22 Aug 2008 Daily Mail
  46. Study shows improved quality of life for older women on HRT : 22 Aug 2008 BMJ Online First
  47. Tibolone 'doubles the risk of stroke' : 14 Aug 2008 Daily Mail
  48. 'Women must have brittle bone drug', campaigners beg Health Secretary : 1 August 2008 Daily Mail
  49. HRT study 'highlights pills risk' : 11 July 2008 BBC News Online
  50. Hormone replacement therapy 'could help fight dementia' : 6 July 2008 BBC News Online
  51. Difficulty Sleeping Increases As Women Progress Through Menopause : 2 July 2008 Medicalnewstoday
  52. British women in denial of the menopause : 17 June 2008 Nursing in practice
  53. Predicting Heart Disease Risk Due To Hormone Therapy : 28 May 2008 BBC News Online
  54. Benefit of the doubt: HRT today : The Herold BBC News Online
  55. HRT pills DOUBLE the risk of getting blood clots - but patches are safer, say experts : 23 May 2008 Daily Mail
  56. HRT is given the ALL CLEAR. : 20 May 2008 Daily Mail
  57. The blood test that will set a date for your menopause : 30 April 2008 Daily Mail
  58. Sleep disruption is biggest problem for menopausal women. : 17 April 2008 Medical News Today
  59. The Origin of Menopause: Why Do Women Outlive Fertility? : 3 April 2008 Scientific American
  60. HRT 'might ward off Alzheimer's'. : 25 March 2008 BBC News Online
  61. Drinking plus hormones may up breast cancer risk. : 11 March 2008 Reuters
  62. HRT still raises risk of cancer years after treatment finishes : 6 March 2008 The Scotman
  63. Hormone Therapy Compromised Breast Cancer Diagnosis Via Mammogram And Biopsy : 26 Feb 2007 medicalnewstoday.com
  64. From 'menopause' to baby for mum : 28 Jan 2008 BBC News Online
  65. Menopausal mood swings, headaches ease over time : 21 Jan 2008 Reuters
  66. Prolonged use of HRT increases breast cancer risks, researchers warn : 16 Jan 2008 Daily Mail
  67. Soy may thwart belly-fat gain after menopause : 14 Jan 2008 Reuters
  68. No Excess Cardiovascular Risk From HRT For Most Patients : 7 Jan 2008 medicalnewstoday.com
  69. Exercise May Ease Menopausal Symptoms : 7 Jan 2008 medicalnewstoday.com
  70. Study Analyzes Hormone Therapy In Younger Menopausal Women : 7 Jan 2008 medicalnewstoday.com
  71. Too young for the menopause? : 3 Jan 2008 Daily Mail
  72. Asthma risk 'rises in menopause' : 24 Dec 2007 BBC News Online
  73. Menopausal Women May Have An Increased Asthma Risk. : 20 Dec 2007 medicalnewstoday.com
  74. Decision Aids Help Women Make Menopause Treatment Choices : 26 Oct 2007 Newswise
  75. Sex lessons for 'cranky' miners : 25 Oct 2007 BBC News Online
  76. Lowest-dose estrogen patch relieves hot flashes : 16 Oct 2007 Reuters
  77. One million women 'have needlessly abandoned HRT' : 10 Oct 2007 Daily Mail
  78. Action call on 'cancer lifestyle' : 30 Sept 2007 BBC News Online
  79. Asthma risks 'double' during menopause : 18 Sept 2007 Times Online
  80. Early surgical menopause raises neurologic risk : 31 August 2007 Reuters
  81. Menopause hard on couple's sex lives : 17 August 2007 Reuters UK
  82. Grapes, soy and kudzu blunt some side effects : 10 August 2007 medicalnewstoday.com
  83. Smoking may bring on early menopause : 19 July 2007 Reuters
  84. HRT 'no benefit' to older hearts : 13 July 2007 BBC News Online
  85. New pill ends side effects of hormone replacement : 10 July 2007 The Scotsman
  86. Health scares take their toll on HRT : 3 July 2007 BBC News Online
  87. Stressful job 'hastens' menopause : 25 June 2007 BBC News Online
  88. HRT 'maintains clearer arteries' : 21 June 2007 Channel 4 News
  89. 'Male menopause' gel is launched : 12 June 2007 BBC News Online
  90. Scientists develop pill to delay the menopause : 12 June 2007 Daily Mail
  91. Jury is out over HRT heart risks : 8 July 2007 BBC News Online
  92. Lifestyle helps protect heart postmenopause : 15 May 2007 Reuters
  93. The truth behind the HRT scares : 1 May 2007 The Mirror
  94. HRT linked to ovarian cancer risk : 19 April 2007 BBC News Online
  95. New study disputes HRT risks : 9 April 2007 Daily Mail
  96. U-turn on the risks of HRT as experts say it CAN cut heart disease : 9 April 2007 Daily Mail
  97. Patch 'to boost female sex drive' : 26 March 2007 BBC News Online
  98. Menopause.. or something more serious? : 6 March 2007 The Mirror
  99. HRT could be sold over the counter : 7 February 2007 The Telegraph
  100. Menopause at 30 for millions in poverty : 24 January 2007 The Times
  101. Women can stop bone-saving drug : 27 December 2006 BBC News Online
  102. Study rejects link between HRT and heart disease : 22 December 2006 The Guardian
  103. HRT 'could prevent heart disease' : 22 December 2006 BBC News Online
  104. Black cohosh 'does not ease menopause symptoms' : 21 December 2006 The Daily Mail
  105. Breast cancer drop linked to HRT : 15 December 2006 BBC News Online
  106. Menopause is delayed by 18 months : 8 December 2006 The Independent
  107. Keep Memories Alive with Hormone Therapy : 19 November 2006 Fox News
  108. HRT use 'linked to hearing risk' : 5 September 2006 BBC News Online
  109. Menopause alternative remedy fear : 1 September 2006 BBC News Online
  110. HRT - women lose out as the debate goes on : 26 July 2006 Financial Times
  111. Liver warning over menopause herb : 18 July 2006 BBC News Online
  112. To HRT or not to HRT? : 8 Feb 2006 The Times
  113. Menopause Matters website in the press : 21 Nov 2005 Daily Mail
  114. 'Fertility clock' test for women : 13 October 2005 BBC News Online
  115. HRT: the reality behind the hype : 5 August 2005 BBC News Online
  116. Red clover may combat hot flushes : 1 August 2005 BBC News Online
  117. HRT cancer causing, says WHO body : 29 July 2005 BBC News Online
  118. Birth date 'influences menopause' : 12 May 2005 BBC News Online
  119. Menopause delay 'a possibility' : 5 May 2005 BBC News Online
  120. HRT alternative linked to cancer : 29 April 2005 BBC News Online
  121. Chewing gum can 'enhance breasts' : 18 March 2005 BBC News Online
  122. Spray to boost female sex drive : 10 February 2005 BBC News Online
  123. Drug helps with menopause flushes : 1 February 2005 BBC News Online
  124. HRT 'bone aid in prostate care' : 31 January 2005 BBC News Online
  125. Gallbladder disease and HRT : 21 January 2005 BBC News Online
  126. Vitamin A and fractures : 12 January 2005 BBC News Online
  127. Older mums likely to live longer : 25 December 2004 BBC News Online
  128. Warning over long-term HRT use : 30 November 2004 BBC News Online
  129. Women can prolong lives by starting HRT before 60 : 19 October 2004 Times Online
  130. HRT 'increases blood clot risk' : 6 October 2004 BBC News Online
  131. Doubt raised over HRT heart study : 28 June 2004 BBC News Online
  132. Dementia risk 'increased by HRT' : 23 June 2004 BBC News Online
  133. Test 'may predict menopause date' : 17 June 2004 BBC News Online
  134. Menopause 'linked to the seasons' : 9 June 2004 BBC News Online
  135. HRT could affect ability to hear : 25 February, 2004 BBC News Online
  136. HRT 'scare' expert plays down risk : 16 February, 2004 BBC News Online
  137. Q&A: HRT and breast cancer : 3 February, 2004 BBC News Online
  138. Confusion over HRT breast advice : 3 February 2004 BBC News Online
  139. Expert resigns over HRT warning: : 4 December, 2003 BBC News Online

WOMENS HEALTH PRESS ARCHIVE

  1. Unplanned pregnancy warning to older women over 35 : 9 Feb 2010 BBC News Online
  2. Pelvic symptoms unlikely to mean ovarian cancer : 1 Feb 2010 Reuters
  3. Women need 'wake-up' call over cardiac risk : 6 Jan 2010 Irish Times
  4. Alcohol link to breast cancer recurrence : 14 Dec 2009 BBC News Online
  5. Leading Doctor Calls For The Urgent Need To Study The Consequences Of Premature Ovarian Failure : 10 Dec 2009 medicalnewstoday.com
  6. Bike rides ‘cut 16yrs off age’ : 23 Sept 2009 The Sun
  7. Restrictions on prescription of osteoporosis drugs 'defy belief' : 10 Sept 2009 Daily Mail
  8. Hormones may tie caffeine to cancer risk : 8 July 2009 Reuters
  9. Eating Meat Does Not Raise Breast Cancer Risk In Older Women : 1 June 2009 medicalnewstoday
  10. Smear tests important in over 50s : 8 May 2009 BBC News Online
  11. Breast cancer deaths record low : 22 April 2009 BBC News Online
  12. Walnuts may prevent breast cancer : 22 April 2009 BBC News Online
  13. Coffee, tea tied to lower uterine cancer risk. : 16 April 2009 Reuters
  14. Women who have ovaries removed face increased risk of death : 21 April 2009 The Guardian
  15. GPs warn on internet drug sales : 16 April 2009 BBC News Online
  16. Many over-45s 'ignore STI risks' : 2 April 2009 BBC News Online
  17. How to spot the signs of heart disease in women : 2 March 2009 Independent
  18. Women Who Consume Olive Oil Preserve Their Bone Mass Better : 23 Feb 2009 Medical News Today
  19. women in their 40s are having the best sex of their lives : 4 Feb 2009 The Guardian
  20. Obesity raises risk of ovarian cancer : 7 Jan 2009 Globe and Mail
  21. Why women become LESS bitchy as they get older (and yes, it's to do with men) : 12 Nov 2008 Daily Mail
  22. Painkillers 'cut breast cancer' : 8 Oct 2008 BBC News Online
  23. Research Shows Physical Therapy Treatment Resolves Symptoms Of Urinary Incontinence In Women : 19 Sept 2008 medicalnewstoday
  24. Health moves 'halve early deaths' : 17 Sept 2008 BBC News Online
  25. Indigestion drugs 'can raise brittle bone risk,' researchers warn : 16 Aug 2008 Daily Mail
  26. Study Highlights Importance For Women To Know Their Risk Of Heart Disease. : 15 Aug 2008 Medical News Today
  27. Greater cancer risk for obese women : 17 July 2008 Nursing in Practice
  28. Questioning The Removal Of Ovaries During Hysterectomy : 17 July 2008 Medical News Today
  29. Sex diseases 'double in over-45s' : 30 June 2008 BBC News Online
  30. Lesbian health problems 'ignored' : 18 June 2008 BBC News Online
  31. Lifespan cheer for breast cancer : 11 June 2008 BBC News Online
  32. Broccoli is the new bone booster : 2 June 2008 Daily Mail
  33. Women get heart disease too. : 2 June 2008 The Northern Echo
  34. Forty per cent jump in female drinking fuels rise in breast cancer : 2 May 2008 Daily Mail
  35. Low thyroid output tied to heart attacks in women : 1 May 2008 Reuters
  36. Heart disease warning for women : 1 May 2008 BBC News Online
  37. Sex infections soar among elderly. : 23 April 2008 nursinginpractice.com
  38. Vitamins 'may shorten your life'. : 16 April 2008 BBC News Online
  39. Large waist 'an Alzheimer's risk'. : 27 March 2008 BBC News Online
  40. Staying in shape 'hard for women'. : 25 March 2008 BBC News Online
  41. Incontinence In Women Alleviated With Physical Therapy Treatment : 20 March 2008 medicalnewstoday.com
  42. Alcohol 'quickly' cuts heart risk. : 8 March 2008 BBC News Online
  43. Vitamin E linked to lung cancer : 29 Feb 2008 BBC News Online
  44. Women drinkers to be target of ad campaign : 25 Feb 2008 The Guardian
  45. High heels 'may improve sex life' : 4 Feb 2008 BBC News Online
  46. Many over-50s 'run risk of STI' : 31 Jan 2008 BBC News Online
  47. Calcium pills 'raise heart risk' : 16 Jan 2008 BBC News Online
  48. Breast screening 'really works' : 9 Jan 2008 BBC News Online
  49. How a brisk stroll can stave off mid-life depression. : 3 Jan 2008 Daily Mail
  50. Osteoporosis 'link to depression' : 8 Dec 2007 BBC News Online
  51. Wine may calm inflammation in blood vessels. : 28 Nov 2008 Reuters
  52. Obesity 'fuels cancer in women' : 7 Nov 2007 BBC News Online
  53. Is It All In The Head? - Understanding Psychosexual Disorders In Women : 2 Nov 2007 BBC News Online
  54. Food cravings battle 'pointless' : 22 Oct 2007 BBC News Online
  55. 60% 'unaware of cancer age link' : 21 Sept 2007 BBC News Online
  56. Old age 'no barrier' to sex life : 23 August 2007 BBC News Online
  57. Middle-age spread? It isn't just a big fat joke : 21 Aug 2007 The Daily Mail
  58. Coffee 'protects female memory' : 7 Aug 2007 BBC News Online
  59. Women over 40 'at risk' drinkers : 3 Aug 2007 BBC News Online
  60. Annual treatment for osteoporosis : 3 May 2007 BBC News Online
  61. Hope for sex-boost slimming pill : 30 April 2007 BBC News Online
  62. Heart risk pinned down for women : 14 February 2007 BBC News Online
  63. Cola 'is bad' for women's bones : 6 October 2006 BBC News Online
  64. The baby that defied the odds : 29 September 2006 BBC News Online
  65. Breast cancer 'blood test hope' : 4 August 2006 BBC News Online
  66. Breast cancer drug 'a life-saver' : 6 June 2006 BBC News Online
  67. Breast screening 'a life-saver' : 22 Feb 2006 BBC News Online
  68. Concern over womb cancer increase : 7 Feb 2006 BBC News Online
  69. Breast cancer survival rates soar : 10 Oct 2005 BBC News Online
  70. Fingernail test for osteoporosis : 12 July 2005 BBC News Online
  71. Drugs reduce breast cancer deaths : 2 June 2005 BBC News Online
  72. Low fat diet breast cancer hope : 17 May 2005 BBC News Online
  73. 'Memory pill' for the forgetful : 12 May 2005 BBC News Online
  74. Fracture risk same with vitamin D : 29 April 2005 BBC News Online
  75. Drug boosts dieting weight loss : 15 April 2005 BBC News Online
  76. Drug 'beats family breast cancer' : 14 April 2005 BBC News Online
  77. Vitamin D could cut elderly falls : 28 March 2005 BBC News Online
  78. Thyroid gland breast cancer clue : 26 March 2005 BBC News Online
  79. Wine 'can protect women's hearts' : 15 January 2005 BBC News Online
  80. Public turning to self-help books : 13 January 2005 BBC News Online
  81. Dietary supplements: which ones work, which ones don't : 12 January 2005 The Times
  82. NHS not geared for osteoporosis : 9 December 2004 BBC News Online
  83. Advance in breast cancer treatment : 8 December 2004 BBC News Online
  84. Pomegranates can protect the heart : 29 November 2004 BBC News Online
  85. Sleep deprivation leads to weight gain : 14 November 2004 The Times
  86. Heavier women more prone to PMS : 27 October 2004 BBC News Online
  87. Vitamin D protects against breast cancer : 9 August 2004 BBC News Online
  88. Post breast cancer diet advice : 5 August 2004 BBC News Online
  89. Test detects early ovarian cancer : 26 July 2004 BBC News Online
  90. Mental & Emotional Wellbeing Quiz : 22 July 2004 BBC Health Awareness
  91. Red meat risk for endometriosis : 15 July 2004 BBC News Online
  92. Endometriosis - plagued by painful periods : 5 July 2004 BBC News Online
  93. Alcohol may protect women's bones : 2 July 2004 BBC News Online
  94. WHO warns on alternative medicine : 23 June 2004 BBC News Online
  95. Breast cancer drug is lifesaver : 9 June 2004 BBC News Online
  96. National Osteoporosis Month : 1-30 June 2004 BBC Health Awareness
  97. Stroke fears halt major HRT trial : 2 March, 2004 BBC News Online
  98. Hormone found to block bone loss : 22 February, 2004 BBC News Online
  99. Missing ingredients in herb tests : 9 February, 2004 BBC News Online

Dumfries Courier. February 2004

menopause news HELPING HAND ... Dr Heather Currie, left, and Sister Katrina Martin are eager to support menopausal women

Clearing up HRT question

WITH such a minefield of information on menopausal treatments, Dr Heather Currie has produced a website, which she regularly up-dates. Increasing numbers have been clicking on in recent months to ease concerns about the controversy surrounding HRT and its links with breast cancer.

HRT stands for Hormone Replacement Therapy, which is designed to counteract with effects of reduced oestrogen levels.

There are 40 types of HRT product on the market, mainly consisting of natural, low does oestrogen. They can be taken as a daily tablet, a weekly or twice weekly patch, daily gel, nasal spray, vaginal cream or six month implant.

And for some women it helps control apparent symptoms such as bladder problems, vaginal dryness, dry skin to thinning hair.

It can also prevent bone loss and reduce the risk of fractures with woman at risk of osteoporosis.

Current opinion is that HRT taken for less than five years does not significantly increase the risk of breast cancer.

However, if taken for more than five years, there appears to be a small risk. For example, for women aged 50 to 70, breast cancer is thought to affect 45 per 1000. If taken for more than five years, this increases to 47 per 1000.

Research also shows that HRT has been shown to cause a small increased risk of clotting, for example, deep vein thrombosis.

Dr Currie said: "It is vital that women know as much as possible about the menopause so they can get the best treatments that suit them "HRT has brought many significant benefits to women for relief of distressing symptoms while others not so good.

"We are aware it is not perfect but it is fair to say the risks have been exaggerated.

"The vast majority of women who take HRT do no have troublesome side effects but for those who do, adjustments can be made and many different treatment options are available."


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