Recent news on Estrogen

COX Inhibitors May Weaken Protective Qualities Of Estrogen Hormone ...  -  25 May 2007
Science Daily (press release)Despite the cardiovascular advantage of premenopausal women, it has been difficult to identify a cardioprotective effect of taking estrogen in

Effects of estrogen therapy with perimenopausal women  -  25 May 2007
News-Medical.net,The study, dubbed "KEEPS" (the Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study), will evaluate the efficacy of four years of hormone therapy on measures of cognition

Best pill for bone loss  -  25 May 2007
Fort Wayne News Sentinel,Evista belongs to a class of drugs called selective estrogen receptor modulators or SERMs. Evista is selective because it possesses estrogen's favorable

Don't panic over PAP smear  -  25 May 2007
Chicago Sun-Times,Ninety percent of PAP smears due to dryness will revert to normal after inserting a tiny amount of estrogen cream (available by prescription) into the

Finger length foretells academic performance: Study  -  25 May 2007
People's Daily Online,Scientists have known that different levels of the hormones testosterone and estrogen in the womb account for the different finger lengths,

Pregnancy: Tips to Minimize Bitter Morning Sickness  -  25 May 2007
American Chronicle,An increase in the circulating level of the hormone estrogen. Estrogen levels may increase by up to a hundredfold during pregnancy.

Longer Ring Finger, Higher SAT Math Score  -  25 May 2007
E Canada Now,Different finger lengths are caused by various levels of hormones testosterone and estrogen in the womb. This is a reflection of the brain’s development.

Analysis Reveals Extent of DNA Repair Army  -  25 May 2007
GenomicsProteomics.com (press release),An intriguing offshoot of the findings, Elledge said, is that they provide a potential lead into understanding the role of estrogen in breast cancer.

Estrogen hikes aggression in mouse species  -  May 24, 2007
The Money Times,Columbus, Ohio -- US scientists have found estrogen acts to increase aggression in the Oldfield mouse species during winter months and lessens it during the

Researchers Find Estrogen Governs Genes That Affect Aggression  -  May 23, 2007
MedIndia,..."We found that estrogen has totally opposite effects on behaviour in these mice depending only on how much light they got each day.

Estrogen threatens minnow manhood  -  May 22, 2007
Scripps News,Back in the summer of 2001, a team of Canadian and US researchers spiked a lake in Northwestern Ontario with traces of synthetic estrogen used in human

Estrogen makes fish too feminine to reproduce  -  May 22, 2007
National Post,Estrogen that goes down Canadian toilets -- some naturally from women, some from birth-control pills -- is enough to make entire fish species too feminine

Estrogen's link with sunscreen unclear  -  May 22, 2007
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription),A: Several common ingredients in sunscreens have been shown to act like estrogen. One test-tube study showed that breast-cancer cells grew faster in the

Estrogen is important for bone health in men as well as women ...  -  May 22, 2007
exduco.net,The underlying causes of osteoporosis are numerous, but in women, low estrogen levels after menopause have been considered an important factor.

Estrogen threatens minnow manhood  -  May 21, 2007
Globe and Mail,Back in the summer of 2001, a team of Canadian and US researchers spiked a lake in Northwestern Ontario with traces of synthetic estrogen used in human

Estrogen in sewage causing fish sex identity issues  -  May 22, 2007
CTV.ca,The seven-year study involved adding five to six nanograms of estrogen per trillion litres of water - the equivalent of a few grains of sand in an Olympic

Government to undertake judicial commission of inquiry on estrogen ...  -  May 22, 2007
St. John's Telegram,Provincial Health Minister Ross Wiseman announced today a judicial commission of inquiry will be established on estrogen and progesterone receptor testing

Estrogen causing sex-identity crisis in fish  -  May 22, 2007
Canoe.ca,...in northwestern Ontario began to collapse after prolonged exposure to small amounts of synthetic estrogen, similar to that found in birth control pills.

Demi Moore 'wouldn't mind balancing out the estrogen' in her house  -  May 21, 2007
Celebrity Baby Blog,I wouldn't mind a little balance, you know, balancing out that estrogen. The actress called having a baby "one of the most empowering experiences a woman

Canadian study uncovers disturbing conclusions  -  May 24, 2007
The Barrie Examiner,Following prolonged exposure to synthetic estrogen, minnow populations began to collapse and the males of some larger fish, including trout and sucker,

How Does Day Length Affect Aggression In Mice? It's In The Genes  -  May 21, 2007
Science Daily (press release)However, when daylight increases in the summer, estrogen decreases aggression among male Oldfield mice, a species commonly found in the southeastern United

On a mission to combat Alzheimer's  -  May 24, 2007
Philadelphia Inquirer,The would-be researcher had boned up on medical journals in the meantime, and a few articles on estrogen studies piqued his interest.

Study: long-term estrogen use may cause breast cancer  -  May 17, 2007
Baku Sun,CHICAGO — Women who take estrogen-only pills for at least 15 years run a markedly higher risk of developing breast cancer, according to a study of nearly

Health Highlights: May 22, 2007  -  May 22, 2007
Austin American-Statesman (subscription),After traces of the synthetic estrogen that's used in birth control pills were put in a lake, male minnows started turning into females, according to an

Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy: IMS Updated Recommendations  -  May 22, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),In general, progestogen should be added to systemic estrogen for all women with a uterus to prevent endometrial hyperplasia and cancer.

Estrogen Reduces Risk of Alzheimer’s in Women  -  May 18, 2007
GNIF Brain Blogger,The study found that women who used any form of estrogen hormone therapy before the age of 65 were nearly 50 percent less likely to develop Alzheimer’s

Best Breast Cancer Prevention Drugs  -  May 21, 2007
DentalPlans.com,One of the first things to understand prior to learning about breast cancer prevention drugs is the role that estrogen plays in not only breast cancer but

Demi wants a little punk  -  May 24, 2007
Winnipeg Sun,..."I wouldn't mind a little balancing out of that estrogen," Moore told Access Hollywood. The actress shares three teenage daughters with her ex-husband,

New Dollars for New Medicines  -  May 23, 2007
Red Herring,Tens of millions of venture capital dollars were plowed this week into two drug companies developing treatments for everything from estrogen deficiencies to

Feminized to Extinction  -  May 22, 2007
Science Magazine (subscription)All across the world, people are polluting waterways with estrogen. Excreted in urine, the hormone passes through most wastewater plants and ends up in

Soy Estrogens And Breast Cancer: Researcher Offers Overview  -  May 21, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Genistein is of interest because it is the most active of the soy isoflavones, and because it activates estrogen receptors in cells, including some breast

QuatRx Boosts Pipeline Work With $44M Series E Financing  -  May 22, 2007
BioWorld Online,In early studies, Ophena demonstrated an ability to mimic estrogen's action in bone tissue without stimulating estrogen's effects in the breast and uterus

Underlying causes of hot flashes  -  26 Apr 2007
News-Medical.net,An earlier study by the same team had found that one of these genetic polymorphisms, in an estrogen metabolizing enzyme, cytochrome P450 1B1,

Pollutants leaving the Vltava River  -  26 Apr 2007
Prague Post,Unlike the estrogens used in contraceptives and the natural estrogen that women produce, PCBs are persistent organic chemicals, meaning they do not degrade

Treatment for hot flashes is explored  -  26 Apr 2007
Science Daily (press release)New Non-Hormonal Hot Flash Treatment Set For Clinical Trial (February 7, 2005) -- A novel non-estrogen-based therapy for hot flashes will be tested for

Combat brain drain with better food  -  26 Apr 2007
Canada.com,The loss of estrogen may be responsible for the decline in memory that many women experience late in life. Going through peri-menopause or menopause can

TS Wiley to Testify Before the Special Committee on Aging at the ...  -  26 Apr 2007
PR Web (press release),..."If estrogen and progesterone, or even testosterone, caused cancer, all young women would be dead. They're full of these hormones.

Detox - 10 Top Tips for Better Hormonal Health Posted By : Sandy ...  -  26 Apr 2007
Business Portal 24 (press release),...significant to your interest in detox scientists are linking the phenomenon to exposure to and body accumulation of estrogen mimicking pollutants.

Approvable Letter Issued for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis Drug  -  26 Apr 2007
Facts and Comparisons,The FDA has issued an approvable letter to Wyeth Pharmaceuticals for bazedoxifene, a selective estrogen receptor modulator for the prevention of

HRT Linked to Ovarian Cancer  -  26 Apr 2007
Cancer Consultants (press release),Hormone therapy—typically comprised of estrogen, with or without progestin—is a common and effective treatment for many of these symptoms.

Celera and LabCorp(R) Announce Licensing Agreement to ...  -  26 Apr 2007
PR Newswire (press release),...that they have signed an agreement granting LabCorp a license to Celera's breast cancer metastasis and estrogen/progesterone receptor discoveries.

Hormone therapy risks rise with age  -  Apr 25, 2007
Asbury Park Press,The Women's Health Initiative in 2002 reported that Prempro, a combination of estrogen and progestin, raised postmenopausal women's risk for heart attack,

Agile Therapeutics to Report on Development Status of New ...  -  Apr 23, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),Agile is an early stage Women's Healthcare company, whose low estrogen dose, seven-day transdermal contraceptive patch is currently in phase 2 clinical

Crucial Gene may Be Indicator of Breast Cancer Metastasis  -  Apr 25, 2007
MedIndia,These inhibitors cause the closure of an enzyme aromatase, which causes the body to produce estrogen outside the ovaries. These drugs offer the most

Study explores role of genes, obesity and alcohol in hot flashes ...  -  Apr 25, 2007
South Asian Women's Forum,An earlier study by the same team had found that one of these genetic polymorphisms, in an estrogen metabolizing enzyme, cytochrome P450 1B1,

Birth Control Patch Side Effects Lawsuit Filed by Hissey Kientz, LLP  -  Apr 25, 2007
PR Web (press release),The Ortho Evra birth control patch is applied to the skin and delivers up to 60% more estrogen than conventional oral contraceptives.

Breast Cancer Deaths Decline More Slowly for Some  -  Apr 24, 2007
Cancerpage.com,While the rates have declined for women with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive or ER-negative tumors, lead investigator Dr. Ismail Jatoi told Reuters Health,

Reno woman who sued pharmaceutical firm dies  -  Apr 25, 2007
Reno Gazette Journal,She began taking Prempro, a combination of estrogen plus progestin, in 1998. Results released from a Women's Health Initiative survey in 2003 revealed a 24

Critic says no connection found because none wanted  -  Apr 23, 2007
WorldNetDaily,The basic biology underlying the ABC link boils down to the fact that breast cancer is linked to reproductive hormones, particularly estrogen.

What's In The Water? Estrogen-like Chemicals Found In Fish Caught ...  -  Apr 17, 2007
Science Daily (press release)Dr. Eagon found that extracts from the fish acted like estrogen, a female hormone, by binding to estrogen receptors -- the proteins within cells that render

Estrogen Protects Against the Development of Salt-Induced Cardiac ...  -  Apr 17, 2007
Journal of EndocrinologyThis has been mainly attributed in the reduction of the female sex hormone estrogen during menopause, suggesting that estrogen may have cardioprotective

I have a headache (until further notice)  -  Apr 23, 2007
Orange County Register,Doctors said they usually give testosterone only to women who have abnormally low levels, and always in combination with estrogen. That means women who have

Study: Abortion Does Not Increase Risk Of Breast Cancer  -  Apr 24, 2007
E Canada Now,The decline occurred primarily in women age 50-69, the researchers find, and was predominantly seen in estrogen-receptor(ER)-positive cancer - the type of

Health Tips: Surgery, vitamin D, HRT, salt  -  Apr 24, 2007
Earthtimes.orgMost of the drop took place among women ages 50 to 69 and in estrogen-receptor-positive cancer -- the type of tumors fueled by estrogen, a hormone that is

Decrease In Breast Cancer Linked To Reduced Use Of Hormone ...  -  Apr 23, 2007
eMaxHealth.com,The decrease occurred only in women over the age of 50 and was more evident in women with cancers that were estrogen receptor (ER) positive — tumors that

Decline In Breast Cancer Incidence Sustained In 2004, Study Says ...  -  Apr 24, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),In estrogen-receptor-negative tumors, the decline was 1.7% (Maugh, Los Angeles Times , 4/19). Researchers estimate that 16000 fewer cases of breast cancer

Fish on estrogen kinder, gentler  -  Apr 9, 2007
The Casper Star Tribune,As a science experiment, the two West High juniors introduced estrogen sulfate, and Bisphenol-A, an estrogen mimicker, to beta fish tanks to see if the

Genetic tests help prevent unnecessary chemo  -  Apr 24, 2007
NorthJersey.com,Breast cancer patients who are Stage 1, estrogen-receptor positive and have no lymph node involvement are eligible. Kapshull recommends genetic testing to

Estrogen Receptor Gene Amplification Common, Clinically Important ...  -  Apr 9, 2007
Cancerpage.com,NEW YORK APR 09, 2007 (Reuters Health) - An increase in copy number of the ESR1 gene encoding estrogen receptor alpha occurs frequently in breast cancer,

It's easy to bake in flaxseed's many benefits  -  Apr 22, 2007
commercialappeal.com (subscription),These phytoestrogens can displace the hormone estrogen on some cells. Women who are more at risk for breast cancer due to higher levels of estrogen may

Counter-Strike Tournaments Get a Dose of Estrogen  -  Apr 13, 2007
PressZoom (press release),April 12, 2007 - For the fifth time, the Electronic Sports World Cup will organize a Counter-Strike Women's tournament during Grand Final hosted at Expo

Estrogen Protects Liver After Traumatic Injury  -  Apr 5, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Researchers have identified the receptor pathway used by estrogen to decrease liver injury after trauma and hemorrhage. The related report by Hsieh et al,

Decrease in breast cancer incidence linked to drop in HRT  -  Apr 22, 2007
News-Medical.net,Risks and benefits of estrogen plus progestin in healthy postmenopausal women, and the ensuing drop in hormone-replacement therapy among postmenopausal

Estrogen-Only Hormone Therapy Approved for Menopause Relief  -  Apr 4, 2007
Voice of AmericaFor years, doctors recommended hormone therapy consisting of estrogen and progestin to relieve these uncomfortable symptoms. Then in 2002 and again in 2004,

Early Estrogen Therapy May Reduce Cardiovascular Risks  -  Apr 5, 2007
HealthNewsDigest.com,A new analysis of both estrogen and estrogen plus progestin data from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) hormone trials in the Journal of the American

Estrogen-only hormone therapy not so risky for younger women  -  Apr 4, 2007
Food Consumer,Dr. Rossouw and colleagues emphasize the recommendation for hormone therapy applies only to estrogen, not estrogen plus progestin. "We found that estrogen

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