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Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 28, 2013

Source: Diet rich in iron may prevent PMS Reference: Intake of Selected Minerals and Risk of Premenstrual Syndrome

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 9, 2013

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Stop Pap tests in women under 25, Canadian panel advises

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Recommendations on screening for cervical cancer

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 26, 2012

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Soy-Rich Diets May Not Prevent Hot Flashes in Most Menopausal Women

 

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 10, 2012

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Risk averted — hormone therapy regains support

 

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 30, 2012

 

 

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Still questions 10 years after study that questioned HRT

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Menopausal Hormone Therapy for the Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions: A Systematic Review to Update the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 13, 2012

 

 

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What Causes Hot Flashes, Anyway?

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Hot flashes and cardiac vagal control during women’s daily lives

Autonomic dysfunction: a common mechanism for heart failure and hot flashes?

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 15, 2012

 

 

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US health panel: Pap tests needed only every 3 years

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Screening for Cervical Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 22, 2012  

  Source: Endometriosis linked to 3 types of ovarian cancer   Reference: Association between endometriosis and risk of histological subtypes of ovarian cancer: a pooled analysis of case-control studies

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 10, 2012  

  Source: Fast-track testing helps to find ovarian cancer early     Reference: DOvE Project Lancet Oncology: Assessment of symptomatic women for early diagnosis of ovarian cancer

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 6, 2012

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New treatment for uterine fibroids looks promising for short term use to date

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Ulipristal Acetate versus Placebo for Fibroid Treatment before Surgery

Ulipristal Acetate versus Leuprolide Acetate for Uterine Fibroids

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 2, 2011

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DIYtest is likelier than Pap smear to find cancer

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Lazcano-Ponce E, et al “Self-collection of vaginal specimens for human papillomavirus testing in cervical cancer prevention (MARCH): A community-based randomised controlled trial” Lancet 2011; DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61522-5.

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 25, 2011

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New birth-control pills can triple the risk of blood clots

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Risk of venous thromboembolism in users of oral contraceptives containing drospirenone or levonorgestrel: nested case-control study based on UK General Practice Research Database

 

 

 

 

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 25, 2011

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The Hot Flashes of Menopause May Protect Women’s Hearts

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Vasomotor symptoms and cardiovascular events in postmenopausal women

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 21, 2011

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Common birth control pill not tied to heart attacks

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Progestogen-Only Contraceptives and the Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Meta-Analysis

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 22, 2010

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Most young women not protected against HPV

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for October 12 , 2010

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When Anxiety, Insomnia Aren’t Just in Your Head

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for March 12, 2010

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Birth-Control Pills Cut Cancer, Lengthen Women’s Lives in Study

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Mortality among contraceptive pill users: cohort evidence from Royal College of General Practitioners’ Oral Contraception Study