Hormones and Metabolism

Resveratrol's anti-aging potential gets a boost in study

2012-05-01 16:47:00

Resveratrol, the plant compound found in red wine and reputed to have anti-aging effects, including protection against cancer and diabetes, has just had a "told-you-so" moment. Resveratrol's discoverer, the embattled Harvard professor who hopes it will...

Qnexa approval may pave way for another obesity drug

2012-02-23 11:25:00

An FDA advisory committee’s endorsement of the anti-obesity drug Qnexa Wednesday could re-energized the pharmaceutical industry after several years of disappointment in trying to develop anti-obesity drugs. The committee voted 20 to 2 to recommend...

Judi Dench has degenerative eye condition; says she won't go blind

2012-02-20 16:05:00

British actress Judi Dench is seeking to downplay fears over the revelation that she is suffering from a degenerative eye condition. The Oscar-winning Dench, perhaps best known as James Bond's mysterious boss M, has been dealing with two different...

Drug may be near for cancer's companion condition cachexia

2012-02-27 00:00:00

Bonnie Addario didn't even know there was a word for what was happening to her. As if lung cancer weren't bad enough, the 54-year-old had lost 30 pounds off her normally 130-pound frame. Her life was limited to her husband's Barcalounger, where she had to...

Hormone replacement therapy questions continue

2012-03-06 15:41:00

Perhaps if there were other really effective medications to treat menopausal symptoms people wouldn't care so much about the safety of hormone replacement therapy. But there aren't medications that work as well as estrogen alone (for women who have...

Pregnancy seems to protect against multiple sclerosis

2012-03-07 13:17:00

Pregnancy is known to cause a remission in symptoms of multiple sclerosis in women who have MS prior to becoming pregnant. Now a study has found that multiple pregnancies may help prevent MS from ever developing. The study, published online Wednesday...

Pro/Con: Is sharing a bed with baby healthful or risky?

2012-02-20 00:00:00

If Facebook is any indication, new parents love to take photos of their partners happily dozing with a sleeping baby. But while this moment may be picturesque, how safe is it? The practice of having infants sleep in the same bed as mom and dad is known...

Birth control: IUDs and implants versus the pill

2012-02-28 13:47:00

In the heated debate over to what extent religiously affiliated employers should be required to provide free contraception for workers, no one has talked much about what methods are available to women who want to prevent pregnancy and how their choices...

Researchers ponder why estrogen-only HRT may reduce breast cancer risk

2012-03-15 13:14:00

Breast cancer risk may decline in postmenopausal women who take estrogen-only hormone replacement therapy, a review released Thursday concludes. That represents a substantial change from how estrogen-only hormone therapy was viewed a decade ago, the...

Women, the occasional drink, breast cancer and heart disease

2011-11-21 00:00:00

In the last year alone, medical researchers have reported that women who drink moderately are more likely to get breast cancer but also live longer after a heart attack; are more likely to have stronger bones if they choose wine; have lower odds of...

Shift work: Good for your pocketbook, bad for your health

2011-12-08 14:25:00

These days, it's just good to have a job. But remaining gainfully employed�can take a toll on health, especially if your work has you up at odd hours and sleeping irregularly. Shift work, say two studies out this week, poses particular problems for women,...

Prostate cancer therapy doesn't increase cardiovascular deaths, study says

2011-12-06 13:03:00

Dr. Theodore Mazzone has joined NorthShore University HealthSystem as chairman of the Department of Medicine. He comes to NorthShore from University of Illinois Center for Clinical and Translational Science, which encompassed faculty and leadership participation from 12 U. of I.

2011-07-17 22:00:00

Many studies have suggested that the ratio of a man's index-finger length and ring-finger length is tied to prenatal exposure to sex hormones . Now researchers have found that the lower the ratio, the longer the penis. Such findings have more impact than might be readily apparent, offering a way to

2011-07-08 09:33:52

The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

2011-06-29 21:00:00