Different Risks For Heart Attack And Stroke Posed By Different Hormone Therapy Formulations

Following a 2002 study by the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI), a randomized clinical trial sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute that tied hormone replacement therapy to an increased risk for heart disease and stroke, many women avoided hormone therapy altogether. The WHI trials examined only synthetically-derived hormones delivered in pill form. Shufelt and a team of investigators at the Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center, Harvard Medical School, and other WHI clinical centers reviewed the scientific data collected by the Women’s Health Initiative on 93,000 post-menopausal women and tracked their use of hormone therapy, along with their health outcomes. Results have been published on the website of the medical journal Menopause and will appear in the March 2014 print edition.
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Hormone therapy risks may vary by weight, other factors

To investigate further, Huo and his team analyzed data from the National Cancer Institute’s Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium, which includes 1,642,824 screening mammograms and 9,300 breast cancer cases. In their analysis, they looked at women 45 years old and older and considered the women’s ethnicity and BMI, as well as their breast density. Greater breast density means a woman has more breast tissue and connective tissue than fatty tissue, while lower density means she has more fatty tissue relative to breast and connective tissue. Women with extremely dense breasts, who represent about 15 percent of the general female population, are known to have a greater risk of breast cancer. The researchers found that HRT use was linked with an increased risk of cancer for white, Asian and Hispanic women, but not for black women. The highest risk was seen for women with normal to low BMI and extremely dense breasts, who were 49 percent more likely to develop breast cancer on HRT than women with the same traits not taking HRT.
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Hormone therapy, calcium may lower fracture risk

However, the combination treatment had no effect on women’s bone mineral density – a reflection of osteoporosis and fracture risk, Wactawski-Wende and her team reported in the journal Menopause. Some previous studies have suggested that vitamin D may protect against fractures less by strengthening bones than by improving muscle strength and thereby reducing falls, but others have not found the same effect. Hormone therapy has become less common since WHI data linked hormone use to heart disease, stroke and breast cancer, though it’s still considered the most effective treatment for some symptoms of menopause, such as hot flashes. Curtis, who wasn’t involved in the new research, said she thinks the pendulum initially swung too far away from hormone therapy, and that doctors are coming to realize it may still help some women. “I think ultimately people have become aware that maybe it’s not the placebo for getting older that some may have perceived it was being marketed as, but that maybe there are benefits for it,” she told Reuters Health. Because of the risks, women shouldn’t take hormone therapy just to prevent fractures, Wactawski-Wende said. “The major indication for taking hormone therapy is for management of moderate to severe menopausal symptoms,” she told Reuters Health.
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Aaron Alexis Insomnia: Navy Yard Shooting Suspect Treated For Sleep Disorder

Get Some Sleep: ADHD, sleep disorders often entwined

The shooting sparked a massive show of force as police and federal agents surrounded the Navy Yard, cordoning off streets only blocks from the US Capitol, home of Congress. US officials gave no indication of any link to terrorism while police said the motive for the attack on the naval installation was unknown. ‘At this hour, it appears that we have at least 12 fatalities,’ Washington DC police chief Cathy Lanier told a press conference. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) US-MILITARY-SHOOTING Police work as they investigate a shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington, DC, September 16, 2013. A shooting rampage Monday at a US naval base in the heart of Washington claimed at least 13 lives, including the unidentified gunman, while another possible suspect was still at large, police said. The shooting sparked a massive show of force as police and federal agents surrounded the Navy Yard, cordoning off streets only blocks from the US Capitol, home of Congress.
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Snoring may be harmless, but it could also be a warning sign for sleep apnea a dangerous condition in which your airway becomes obstructed and you stop breathing in your sleep. Signs You Could Have a Sleep Disorder You sleep during the day The problem: You nod off during everyday activities like reading or driving. It’s normal to be tired after a night of tossing and turning, but when you start to experience excessive daytime sleepinessfalling asleep at work or behind the wheel, for exampleit’s time to consider whether you’re getting enough sleep, and whether you might have a sleep disorder. Signs You Could Have a Sleep Disorder It’s been a long, tired road The problem: You’ve had trouble falling asleep (or staying asleep) for at least a month. It may seem obvious, but people suffering from insomnia often don’t seek help from their doctors; they either assume they’re meant to be that way or that the problem will go away on its own. But if a sleep problem becomes chronicmeaning that the brain retrains itself to not sleep when it’s supposed toyou may need medication or therapy to get back on the right track. Signs You Could Have a Sleep Disorder Sleep isn’t the only issue The problem: You suffer from another chronic health condition or experience mysterious symptoms that keep you awake.
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5 Signs You Could Have a Sleep Disorder

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Health Is About Being Honest With Yourself

At least for me, the real changes have been in my body composition (more muscle and less fat), my overall endurance and my mental toughness. I’ve learned that being healthy is ultimately about being honest with myself. It’s about being honest about what I can accomplish and what I can expect to accomplish in the short- and long-term. I think I would be doing myself and my health a disservice if I accepted the premise that I could be fat and fit, or at least as fit as I want to and can be. While I’m healthier now that I was at the beginning of the year, I still have improvements to make and fitness to gain.
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Health Blog Roundup: Creative Watermelon Recipes, Tips For A Full Body Workout And More

Click through the slideshow below for some creative ways to get in shape! Loading Slideshow Jump Rope Constantly on the go? “Stick it in your bag,” says Patel. “It’s something you can do anywhere you are.” A solo jump-rope workout, like this 10-minute sculpting routine from Fitness magazine, can burn over 100 calories, and tone the shoulders, chest arms and legs. Some gyms even offer jump-rope fitness classes. Or, if a less structured jump sounds more like your thing, grab some friends for some Double Dutch.
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California unveils ads for new health insurance market

That money may not go far given the state’s size and diversity as well as the high cost of advertising in the biggest markets. Meantime, opponents of the health law have dominated much of the discussion thus far. “There has been so much negative publicity and misinformation that makes it that much harder to do a public information campaign,” said Stan Dorn, a senior fellow at the Urban Institute, a nonpartisan think tank in Washington. The commercials shown Thursday, in English and Spanish, played up the tag line of “Welcome to a new state of health.” One of the ads features people driving along California’s signature coastline with green road signs that read “Welcome to getting care” and “Welcome to feeling at ease.” A Spanish-language ad shows smiling faces inviting people into their homes, an auto repair shop and a cafe as they say, “Bienvenidos.” Two more ads play on the fears of those without health insurance, showing scenes of car crashes, basketball injuries and packed emergency rooms. The narrator tells viewers that they can move from the “state of what-if” to a new “state of health.” Starting in January, the healthcare law requires insurers to cover people regardless of their preexisting medical conditions. The law also requires most Americans to buy health coverage or pay a penalty.
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