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Anchor lead: What medication choices exist for women following breast cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports Ten years of aromatase inhibitors, a class of estrogen depleting medications used in women with the most common type of breast cancer, works better than taking …
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Anchor lead: How long should women take hormone treatments after breast cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports Women who’ve had the most common type of breast cancer often take hormone therapy for years to prevent recurrence, but how long should that go …
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Anchor lead: Can a high blood pressure medicine work for hot flashes? Elizabeth Tracey reports High blood pressure and more severe hot flashes may be related, a recent study found. Wen Shen, a menopause medicine expert at Johns Hopkins, says …
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Anchor lead: New data on hot flashes point to a greater duration of menopause, Elizabeth Tracey reports Some women with hot flashes during menopause experience 7 or more per day, with profuse sweating, sleep disruption, and profound fatigue. That’s according …
Anchor lead: Are hot flashes and high blood pressure related? Elizabeth Tracey reports Hot flashes are no fun for anyone, but now a new study suggests that women who have 7 or more a day, categorized as severe, may also …
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This week’s topics include genetics and asthma, obesity and diabetes among identical twins, a Zika update, and remote monitoring of patients. Program notes: 0:30 Zika and contraception use 1:34 In places with Zika risk are women using contraception 2:28 Some …
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Anchor lead: Helping childhood wounds heal may need physician help, Elizabeth Tracey reports If childhood trauma renders adults more susceptible to a variety of diseases, as reported in many studies discussed by Donna Jackson-Nakazawa at a recent symposium at Johns …
