Developing a culturally responsive breast cancer screening promotion with native Hawaiian women in churches.
Breast cancer is the second most commonly detected carcinoma among women in the United States and primarily affects older, postmenopausal women (American Cancer Society, 2003). Although women of all ethnicities and socioeconomic backgrounds are affected by breast cancer, the disease burden falls heavily on women of color, especially those...

Happily married women report less insomnia.
BALTIMORE--Women who are happily married in midlife report fewer sleep problems than unhappily married or unmarried women, based on data from nearly 3,000 women. Previous studies have shown that married people, especially women, consistently report less insomnia, compared with their single or divorced counterparts, said Wendy M....

HT may benefit postmenopausal cognition, memory: three new studies contradict past results.
CHICAGO -- Hormone therapy might preserve cognition and memory in postmenopausal women, and even attenuate some of the cognitive deficits that occur in Alzheimer's disease, new research suggests. Controversy exists over the possible cognitive benefits of hormone therapy in older women, Dr. Mary Tierney said at the...

Depomed Begins Phase 3 Program in Menopausal Hot Flashes.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-23 September 2008-Depomed Begins Phase 3 Program in Menopausal Hot Flashes(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Depomed announced the enrollment and dosing of the first patient in Breeze 1, the first of two pivotal Phase 3 clinical trials in Depomed's registration program for Gabapentin GR...

Take practical approach to manage menopause symptoms.
CALGARY, ALTA. -- Reassurance, relief, and reassessment are hallmark factors in providing practical management of menopausal symptoms. "We need to remind women that menopausal symptoms are normal," Dr. Cynthia Stuenkel said at the annual meeting of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada. "For many women,...

Jury out on HT's cognitive benefits.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CHICAGO -- Hormone therapy might preserve cognition and memory in postmenopausal women, and even attenuate some of the cognitive deficits that occur in Alzheimer's disease, new research suggests. Controversy exists over the possible cognitive benefits of hormone therapy in older women, Dr. Mary...

Take practical approach to menopause management.
CALGARY, ALTA. -- Reassurance, relief, and reassessment are hallmark factors in the practical management of menopause. "We need to remind women that menopausal symptoms are normal," Dr. Cynthia Stuenkel said at the annual meeting of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada. "For many women, vasomotor...

Hormone therapy may benefit cognition, memory.
CHICAGO -- Hormone therapy might preserve cognition and memory in postmenopausal women, and even attenuate some of the cognitive deficits that occur in Alzheimer's disease, new research suggests. Controversy exists over the possible cognitive benefits of hormone therapy in older women, Mary Tierney, Ph.D., said at the...

Osteoporosis drugs--controversies & challenges.
NWHN has had its "watchdog" eye on osteoporosis for over 25 years. During that time, the condition has gone through a pendulum swing--first it was ignored by all but a few specialists, now it's falsely promoted as a threat to every middle-aged woman. Over the years, NWHN has produced...

Metropolitan Chicago Breast Cancer Task Force Reports on Progress Toward Reducing the Black-White Disparity in Breast Cancer Mortality and Improving Breast Health for All Women.
Updated Breast Cancer Mortality Data Released; Huge Disparity Still Demands Attention Two Chicago community-based organizations receive grants as part of $400,000 to be awarded for community outreach and education efforts CHICAGO, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- In what is gaining national recognition as a model for...