Estrogen therapy improves low bone density due to anorexia nervosa in teenage girls with the…
Month: June 2011
Bariatric surgery linked to increased fracture risk
People who have had gastric bypass surgery or other bariatric weight-loss surgery have an even…
Hormone deprivation therapy for prostate cancer may raise diabetes risk
Men with prostate cancer are at higher risk of developing diabetes or diabetes risk factors…
Obesity raises breast cancer survivors’ risk of dying of the cancer, study finds
Women with a healthy body weight before and after diagnosis of breast cancer are more…
Fetal programming of disease risk to next generation depends on parental gender
Overexposure to stress hormones in the womb can program the potential for adverse health effects…
Surgery-related weight loss in men reverses testosterone deficiency, study finds
Low testosterone levels and symptoms of male sexual dysfunction due to obesity may be reversible…
Exemestane reduces breast cancer in high-risk women, researchers show
A major announcement that the drug exemestane significantly reduces the risk of breast cancer in…
Study identifies genetic mutations associated with cancer risk for hereditary cancer syndrome
Among various genetic mutations for individuals with Lynch syndrome, a hereditary cancer syndrome that carries…
Yoga helps older stroke victims improve balance, endurance, study suggests
A recent study that exposed older veterans with stroke to yoga produced promising results as…
Breast cancer surgery patients benefit from adding radiation therapy, study suggests
Additional radiation treatment improves disease free survival lessening the chance of cancer recurring in women…