
Breast cancer risk from using HRT is ‘twice what was thought’
Fri, 08/30/2019 - 07:14
theguardian.com - The risk of breast cancer from using hormone replacement therapy is double what was previously thought, according to a major piece of research, which confirms that HRT is a direct…
Category: Science
theguardian.com - The risk of breast cancer from using hormone replacement therapy is double what was previously thought, according to a major piece of research, which confirms that HRT is a direct…

Trump eyes mental institutions as answer to gun violence
Fri, 08/30/2019 - 07:05
apnews.com - WASHINGTON (AP) — When shots rang out last year at a high school in Parkland, Florida, leaving 17 people dead, President Donald Trump quickly turned his thoughts to creating more mental…
Category: Health
apnews.com - WASHINGTON (AP) — When shots rang out last year at a high school in Parkland, Florida, leaving 17 people dead, President Donald Trump quickly turned his thoughts to creating more mental…


No-deal Brexit threatens flu vaccine supply, doctors warn
Fri, 08/30/2019 - 05:07
theguardian.com - A no-deal Brexit would “likely” interrupt flu vaccine supplies, at the same time the UK is facing “a particularly virulent” strain of the illness, doctors have warned. Flu vaccines…
Category: Health
theguardian.com - A no-deal Brexit would “likely” interrupt flu vaccine supplies, at the same time the UK is facing “a particularly virulent” strain of the illness, doctors have warned. Flu vaccines…

Hormone replacement therapy shortages ‘devastating’ for trans women
Fri, 08/30/2019 - 03:12
pinknews.co.uk - Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) shortages across the UK could have a “devastating” impact on trans women, according to an endocrinologist. A “major and widespread” shortage of HRT…
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pinknews.co.uk - Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) shortages across the UK could have a “devastating” impact on trans women, according to an endocrinologist. A “major and widespread” shortage of HRT…

Denver woman to sue city after being forced to give birth alone in jail cell
Fri, 08/30/2019 - 02:30
abc.net.au - A woman who gave birth alone in her jail cell in Denver is suing the city after deputies and nurses allegedly ignored her pleas for help during about five hours of labour. Clips of…
Category: World
abc.net.au - A woman who gave birth alone in her jail cell in Denver is suing the city after deputies and nurses allegedly ignored her pleas for help during about five hours of labour. Clips of…

Yes, there are cancer risks - but I'd still prescribe HRT
Fri, 08/30/2019 - 01:36
dailymail.co.uk - For years I have been telling my patients: ‘If I was a woman with troubling menopausal symptoms, I would take HRT for at least five years.’ Does this latest study change my view?…
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dailymail.co.uk - For years I have been telling my patients: ‘If I was a woman with troubling menopausal symptoms, I would take HRT for at least five years.’ Does this latest study change my view?…


Milwaukee Issues Urgent Warning Against Vaping After Recent String Of Hospitalizations
Thu, 08/29/2019 - 18:10
hightimes.com - Health officials in Milwaukee, Wisconsin issued an alert on Wednesday that urged residents of the city to stop vaping due to a rash of recent hospitalizations. In a health alert…
Category: Science
hightimes.com - Health officials in Milwaukee, Wisconsin issued an alert on Wednesday that urged residents of the city to stop vaping due to a rash of recent hospitalizations. In a health alert…

The California senator fighting for the strictest vaccination laws in the US
Thu, 08/29/2019 - 17:27
theguardian.com - The Facebook video shows Richard Pan smiling amiably in the moments before the anti-vaccine activist badgering him on a street near the California state capitol shoves him from…
Category: Health
theguardian.com - The Facebook video shows Richard Pan smiling amiably in the moments before the anti-vaccine activist badgering him on a street near the California state capitol shoves him from…