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Breast cancer warning over herbal remedy
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| LONDON By Health Newswire reporters The herbal extract black cohosh, used to treat menopausal symptoms, may not be safe for women with breast cancer say researchers. |
Vitamins "could cut pre-eclampsia death rate"
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| LONDON By Health Newswire reporters Researchers hope to find out whether mothers could reduce their risk of the potentially fatal condition pre-eclampsia by taking vitamins. |
Endometriosis "linked to certain cancers"
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| LONDON By Health Newswire reporters Women with endometriosis may be more at risk of developing certain cancers, according to the results of a Swedish study. |
Type 2 diabetes link to breast cancer
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| LONDON By Health Newswire reporters Women with type 2 diabetes may have a slightly increased risk of developing postmenopausal breast cancer, say US researchers. |
Anger link to heart disease after menopause
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| LONDON By Health Newswire reporters Healthy postmenopausal women who experience anxiety and angry moods could be putting themselves at risk of heart disease, warn US researchers. |
Radiotherapy "more effective" for treating pre-invasive breast cancer
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| LONDON By Health Newswire reporters Radiotherapy is more effective at preventing cancer recurrence than the drug tamoxifen in women with pre-invasive breast cancer, according to a UK study. |
Breakthrough fertility finding for women
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| LONDON By Health Newswire reporters A US scientist has identified two new biochemical markers that accurately assess the health of the lining of the uterus a finding that could have important significance in fertility treatment. |
Smoking and Pill use increases heart risk
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| LONDON By Health Newswire reporters A 35-year study to investigate the health of women taking the Pill has revealed a moderate increase in risk of death from heart disease for heavy smokers, compared with non-smokers. |
Breast cancer linked to fat consumption
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| LONDON By Health Newswire reporters Increased fat intake may be associated with an increased risk of breast cancer, warn UK researchers, who say that imprecise research methods in the past may have obscured the link. |
Sheep may be future for menopause research
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| LONDON By Health Newswire reporters Future research into the menopause may involve the use of sheep, suggest US experts. |
Older women "need less regular cervical screening"
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| LONDON By Health Newswire reporters Women over 50 only need to be called for cervical screening every five years, according to a report from Cancer Research UK . |
"Egg giving" under review
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| LONDON By Health Newswire reporters The governments fertility agency is to investigate whether to put limits on a controversial form of IVF egg donation called egg giving. |
Call for earlier breast cancer screening
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| LONDON By Health Newswire reporters Experts are calling for the age at which women are first invited for mammographic screening for breast cancer to be lowered from 50 to 47. |
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