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…

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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…

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No deal Brexít: Flu vaccine delays "very likely"

Fri, 08/30/2019 - 06:21

bbc.co.uk - Doctors and NHS leaders have warned that a no-deal Brexit would make it "very likely" there will be a delay of flu vaccines to enable those at risk and health care workers to get…

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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…

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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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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…

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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?…

Category: Science

Pharmland - Bayou Brief

Thu, 08/29/2019 - 20:52

bayoubrief.com - Over the course of seven years, from 2006 to 2012, two pharmacies in rural northeast Louisiana, owned by Republican gubernatorial candidate and U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham, Clinic…

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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…

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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…

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