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Dorian Martin

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Gotta Go? Incontinence May Be Challenge for Menopausal Women

Gotta go? Nope, I don’t mean shopping. Instead, I mean going to the bathroom. It turns out that midlife women are twice as likely as men to suffer from incontinence. Older women experience urinary incontinence more often than younger women, according to Medicinenet.com. Menopause and the structure of the female urinary tract are two... Read more Chevron

posted 11/02/2010, comments (0)|

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New Study Adds to Concerns About Linkage Between Hormone Therapy, Breast Cancer

A new federal study has found that women who take estrogen and progestin after menopause increase their chances of getting breast cancer and also face a small increased risk of dying from this disease. The Women’s Health Initiative study, which involved 16,000 women who were followed for 11 years, found “that women who took the... Read more Chevron

posted 10/25/2010, comments (0)|

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Lessons on Aging After 50

Reaching perimenopause and menopause can cause an evaluation of your life. At least for me, it’s been a good reminder that the sands have definitely shifted from the top half of the traditional egg timer to the bottom half. I’ve been scouring the magazines, books, and other venues to find out how to age successfully. Most... Read more Chevron

posted 10/19/2010, comments (0)|

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Exercise Boot Camps Can Help Menopausal Women Challenge Their Physical Limits

Reaching menopause can make some women reconsider the limits of their physical endurance and strength. But have their abilities decreased? Or are women not being stretched to reach their physical potential? Some women who are nearing or who have gone through menopause are determining their physical limits through participating in... Read more Chevron

posted 10/17/2010, comments (0)|

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Shady Practice of "Ghostwriting" Surfaces in Articles About Hormone Replacement Therapy

One would assume that a peer-reviewed medical journal would provide straight information based on a study that would inform physicians about drugs without marketing to them. However, it seems that isn’t always the case. A study by Dr. Adriane Fugh-Berman, who works in Georgetown University Medical Center’s Department of Physiology and... Read more Chevron

posted 10/06/2010, comments (0)|

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