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Postmenopausal women who take hormone therapy – estrogen plus progestin – not only have an increased risk of developing breast cancer, but also of a faster progressing one, researchers from the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute reveal in an article published in the peer-reviewed journal JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association)…

Original post: Hormone Therapy Accelerates Breast Cancer Progression And Raises Risk

Researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center have identified biomarkers of poor outcomes in preterm infants that may help identify new approaches to prevention. Ardythe Morrow, PhD, a researcher at the Cincinnati Children’s Perinatal Institute, has identified a polymorphism – a variant in a particular DNA sequence – in a gene important to the development of the immune system…

Original post: Biomarkers Of Poor Outcomes In Preemies Identified By Researchers

The latest research into the health effects and safety of a soy-based compound called S-equol was described in talks and presentations by experts at a special session during the Ninth International Symposium on the Role of Soy in Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention and Treatment, held Oct. 16 to 19 in Washington, D.C…

Original post: Experts Discuss S-equol Data At Ninth International Symposium On Role Of Soy

The type of bacteria that colonize the placenta during pregnancy could be associated with preterm birth and other developmental problems in newborns according to research published in the current issue of the online journal mBio®…

Original post: Bacteria A Possible Cause Of Preterm Births

Estrogen therapy used by menopausal women causes a type of ovarian cancer to grow five times faster, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Colorado Cancer Center. Menopausal estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) also significantly increases the likelihood of the cancer metastasizing to the lymph nodes, according to the study, which will be published in the Nov…

Original post: New Study: Estrogen Replacement Therapy Speeds Ovarian Cancer Growth

Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers and colleagues from Research Institute for a Tobacco Free Society have found that a reduction in secondhand smoking in American homes was associated with fewer cases of otitis media, the scientific name for middle ear infection. The study appears as an online first article on the website of the journal Tobacco Control…

Original post: Secondhand Smoke Laws May Reduce Childhood Ear Infections

Almost half (45%) of post-menopausal women suffer or have suffered from vaginal atrophy, manifested as vaginal discomfort, increased tendency of infection, and pain during sexual intercourse1. But only a fraction actually receives the most appropriate treatment for the underlying cause – oestrogen deficiency. One reason is concern about the risk of excessive oestrogen exposure…

Original post: Novo Nordisk Launches Vagifem(R) 10μg , The Lowest Dose Of Local Oestrogen Available For Post-Menopausal Women With Vaginal Atrophy

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) will honor 13 individuals with awards recognizing extraordinary scientific achievements in the areas of biology, chemistry, physics, economics and psychology. The recipients for 2011 are: Bonnie L…

Original post: Academy Honors 13 For Major Contributions To Science

Lasofoxifene statistically reduced the overall risk of breast cancer, as well as ER positive invasive breast cancer in postmenopausal women with low bone density, according to a study published online in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Lasofoxifene is a SERM, or selective estrogen receptor modulator, that, like tamoxifen, blocks the effects of estrogen in breast tissue…

Original post: Breast Cancer Risk In Postmenopausal Osteoporotic Women Reduced By Lasofoxifene

Three members of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) are among the 13 scientists that will be honored by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) with awards recognizing extraordinary scientific achievement in the field of microbiology: Bonnie L…

Original post: Microbiologists Honoured For Major Scientific Contributions By National Academy Of Sciences