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Seen that? - Menopause and Hormone Replacement Therapy
in Well Woman Blog, on November 5, 2009
...rease mortality, more physicians are counseling women to come off these medications. Unfortunately, hormones continue to be one of the most effective treatment for hot flashes. So, [...] Read More ...
Onglyza: New Diabetes Drug, Approved By The FDA
in Daily Diabetic, on August 2, 2009
... is a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor.
DPP-4 inhibitors affect the action of incretins, hormones that decrease elevated blood sugar levels (glucose) by increasing the body's utilisatio...
Headache Online Tool: Headache U
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 4, 2009
...hut down". Worse yet, headaches are very personal, with combinations of triggers ranging from hormones to weather, stress to diet. So, the approach to headache care needs to be as personal as the...
Test To Determine Baby's Gender, Now Can Be Done At Home
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 10, 2009
... called the IntelliGender .
The "Boy or Girl Gender Prediction Test" isolates certain hormones that when combined with a "proprietary mix of chemicals" react differently if a wo...
Happy Parents = Happy Children?
in Next Nine Months, on May 23, 2009
...ses, Dr Alberto Halabe Bucay of Research Center Halabe and Darwich, Mexico, suggested that the hormones and chemicals resulting from happiness, depression and other mental states can affect our eg...
WomenHeart Celebrates American Heart Month With Heart Promises Campaign
in Well Woman Blog, on February 9, 2009
...s to take care of their oral health, proper oral care is particularly important for women as female hormones can lead to a higher risk of gum disease. For instance, changes in hormone levels due to pu...
Early Childhood Diet Influence Health as Adults
in The Parenting Weblog, on January 21, 2009
...tudy clearly indicates that diet composition alone can change the trajectory of circulating satiety hormones and metabolic pathways that influence how we gain weight or control blood sugar as adults.&...
Bacteria on Vetiver Roots Influence Properties of Essential Oils
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 31, 2008
... is made up of chemicals called sesquiterpenes. These are used in plants as pheromones and juvenile hormones. The essential oils also contain alcohols and hydrocarbons, which, together with the sesqui...
Driving and crying
in The Parenting Weblog, on May 22, 2008
...ain - feeling lost and under pressure from so many directions, and lack in coping skills but not in hormones.
And then I did what I thought I might have needed when I was her age. I got out and aske...
Making Sense Of It All
in Do you like to cook?, on March 28, 2008
... (cows, sheep, and goats get pasture time), bedding materials, and are not injected with any hormones or antibiotics.
Cage-free Poultry - birds are not kept in cages.
Free-range - animals a...
Vision Changes During Pregnancy
in Next Nine Months, on March 12, 2008
...ry, i.e., your eyesight will return to normal after you deliver your baby. It is caused by the same hormones that sometimes makes you feel bloated, the same hormones that causes ankle swelling ...
Britney Spears and Post-Natal Depression
in Straightfromthedoc, on February 20, 2008
...se-to-case basis. In others perhaps on levels not even detectable. You'll think it is just your hormones. But that doesn't mean you don't have post-natal depression. After all, your hormon...
(Pro3)GIP Injections May reverse Obesity and Diabetes
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 7, 2008
Scientists have identified a gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP) receptor antagonist called (Pro3)GIP , which has been demonstrated in an animal model to be capable of promoting weight loss, improving insulin resistance and reversing diabetes. (Pro3)GIP blocks GIP, a peptide hormone secreted i...
What is Linea Nigra?
in Next Nine Months, on December 27, 2007
...ally darker areolas and patches on the face and neck), these skin anomalies are caused by pregnancy hormones.
Some say that preventing sun exposure and sufficient folic acid in the diet can make the...
Suffering from the Baby Blues? Try this.
in Well Woman Blog, on December 18, 2007
...placenta contains estrogen and progesterone, some women believe that the sudden withdrawal of those hormones after the delivery is what causes the baby blues, and that ingesting the afterbirth restore...
C-section Risk Breathing Problems for Babies
in The Parenting Weblog, on December 13, 2007
...on/s behind it are still unclear, although
The process of labour triggers the release of stress hormones in the mother, which are passed on to the foetus and are thought to be key in maturing the ...
Pretty Pregnant Aguilera
in Are you a beauty?, on December 10, 2007
...One of the great things about pregnancy is that for many women, beautiful things just happen due to hormones. Nails grow in strong, hair grows in thick and lustrous, skin just glows all on its own. Of...
Menopause- Sweat it out!
in Daily Power Walk, on November 23, 2007
... the chance of you becoming a mother again is slim to non existing and having to deal with all your hormones flying all over the place.
Many women think the only thing they can do is to eat more pro...
Stress Hormone Norepinephrine Promote Cancer Growth
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 20, 2007
Researchers here have shown that in cell cultures, the stress hormone norepinephrine appears to promote the biochemical signals that stimulate certain tumor cells to grow and spread.
The norepinephrine binds to receptors on the surface of the cells, sending a signal to the nucleus to ...
Viagra and Jetlag
in The Flyaway Weblog, on November 17, 2007
...hat regulates the circadian cycle, the body's daily clock that governs the waxing and waning of hormones and the urge to sleep and to wake.
After injecting the hamsters with the drug Sildefanil...
Prenatal BellyDance on Video
in Next Nine Months, on November 6, 2007
...elf. At the end of the day, what is important is that you enjoy the activity and get positive happy-hormones running!...
Do Something Scary With Your Date
in The Dating Weblog, on October 31, 2007
...ome fear can be good. It can get your adrenaline pumping, make you feel excited and infuse you with hormones that make you feel more connected to the person you're doing the scary thing with. Hall...
Herbs May Relieve PMS Cramps
in Well Woman Blog, on October 25, 2007
...ney.
While the cause is still under debate, it is believed to be linked to an imbalance in ovarian hormones.
Chinese herbal medicine has been used to treat the condition for hundreds of years and wo...
DHEA May Boost Egg Yield for IVF
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 24, 2007
...s on DHEA, too.
It is a hormone produced naturally by the body, where it is converted into the sex hormones oestrogen and testosterone. Exactly how it influences egg maturation is unclear. According ...
Bad Marriage Can Lead to a Troubled Heart. Literally
in Well Woman Blog, on October 9, 2007
...ss that could contribute to heart disease. That includes inflammation and elevated levels of stress hormones.
Another recent study also looked at quality of relationships but had different results. T...
Women Suffers of Panic Attacks More Likely to Have a Heart Attack
in Well Woman Blog, on October 2, 2007
...k, Smoller said. He speculated that a panic attack may trigger heart rhythm problems or that stress hormones released during an attack may harm the heart. ...
Les pères et la dépression post-partum
in Les Boutchous, on octobre 1, 2007
...e induit peuvent contribuer à la dépression. De plus, même si les hormones influent certainement dans le cas des mères, aucune cause spécifique de nature hormonale n'a pu être clairement identifié...
Un lien entre testostérone et autisme
in Les Boutchous, on septembre 28, 2007
...nificativement lié à des comportements s'apparentant à l' autisme . Ces hormones proviendraient du bébé lui-même et non de la mère. Pour le moment, les chercheurs ne savent toujours pas si c&#...
Stop stressing and lose weight
in Daily Power Walk, on September 16, 2007
...dering why you are not losing any weight?
When we stress our body compensates by making our stress hormones work extra hard. Your adrenaline goes up as well as the stress hormones cortisol and nora...
Researchers Develop Long-Lasting Growth Hormone
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 5, 2007
...g growth hormone for use in treating children and adults with growth hormone disorders. Most hormones and cytokines currently used in therapy have a short life and therefore require frequent in...
The Gut has Glucose Receptors Too
in Daily Diabetic, on September 4, 2007
...mechanisms used by taste cells of the tongue. The gut taste cells regulate secretion of insulin and hormones that regulate appetite. Our work sheds new light on how we regulate sugar uptake from our d...
Somatuline Depot (lanreotide acetate injection), FDA-approved for Treatment of Acromegaly
in Straightfromthedoc, on September 3, 2007
.... and will be marketed by Beaufour Ipsen (Paris, France) - works by lowering the levels of certain hormones in the body, including GH and insulin-like growth factor.
[Excessive GH secretion, wo...
Statins on Prostate Cancer
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 13, 2007
...reduce a man's risk of developing prostate cancer by reduction of the production of male hormones that trigger the growth of cancer.
Now a large community-based study conducted by the New...
HRT Not For the Older Woman
in Well Woman Blog, on July 18, 2007
HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy ) may not be beneficial for all women. In fact, according by Vivian Richardson, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent
Researchers, working from centers in England, Australia and New Zealand, studied 5,692 women with an average age of 63 and who were an average of ...
Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ): Anti-malarial, Anti-Rheumatoid Arthritis, Now Anti-Diabetes?
in Daily Diabetic, on July 11, 2007
...er drugs studied in clinical trials for diabetes prevention and treatment, including rosiglitazone, hormones, metformin, acarbose and ramipril.
Find more details from the full report .
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Male Hormones Inhibitor May Cure Hard-to-Treat Prostate Cancer
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 9, 2007
... A new drug candidate that inhibits production of male hormones anywhere in the body - abiraterone - is showing potential in early trials on prostate cancer patients whose tumors continued ...
Transgenic Mushrooms as Drug Biofactories
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 25, 2007
... factories for the production of therapeutic proteins, such as vaccines, monoclonal antibodies, and hormones like insulin, or commercial enzymes, such as cellulase for biofuels.
According to Dr. Cha...
Omega-3s-rich Cod Liver Oil Can Reduce Depressive Symptoms
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 15, 2007
...). EPA is proposed to function by increasing blood flow in the body. It is also suggested to affect hormones and the immune system, both of which have a direct effect on brain function. DHA, on the ot...
Pills that Make You Gain Weight
in Well Woman Blog, on June 14, 2007
There may be more involved in your weight gain than your diet and lack of exercise. Often the medications you use are the culprit. I can vouch for that. I take prednisone for ulcerative colitis and fight a losing battle against weight gain. Blog4Brains says:
.....Portland Orgonian artic...
Effet du stress maternel sur le foetus
in Les Boutchous, on juin 11, 2007
... ce qu'aucune étude n'avait jusque là démontré : une corrélation entre le taux d'hormones de stress (le cortisol) présent dans le sang des mères et celui détecté dans le liquide amniotique...
Exercise After Eating
in Well Woman Blog, on June 7, 2007
...neat trick from BBC News :
Exercising after meals can help promote weight loss by boosting hormones that suppress appetite, say UK scientists.
Thanks to these hormones, active people feel le...
Depressed? No Condom. Please
in Well Woman Blog, on May 30, 2007
...n contains powerful-and potentially addictive-mood-altering chemicals.
The reason?
Semen contains hormones including testosterone, estrogen, prolactin, luteinizing hormone and prostaglandins, and so...
Sleep Apnea, Gestational Diabetes and High Blood Pressure
in Daily Diabetic, on May 27, 2007
...#39;s 'fight or flight' state, which can raise blood pressure.
The body also secretes more hormones such as cortisol and epinephrine, and the body responds by producing more glucose co...
Free birthing
in The Parenting Weblog, on May 24, 2007
...ut seeking medical help is unthinkable. That shouldn't be the case since birthing uses the same hormones as lovemaking .
Laura Stanley, also an advocate of free birthing in the United State...
Menopause and Your Sex Life
in Well Woman Blog, on May 24, 2007
..., on Healthy Healing, explains why female libido lags after menopause:
Even a minute imbalance in hormones can contribute to low libido or vaginal dryness, the two main sexual problems women face to...
Chemicals and Breast Cancer
in Well Woman Blog, on May 22, 2007
...ndustrial solvents, pesticides, dyes, gasoline and diesel exhaust compounds, cosmetics ingredients, hormones, pharmaceuticals, radiation, and a chemical in chlorinated drinking water.
Medical News T...
Poison Lizard-Derived Drug BYETTA, Launched in the UK
in Daily Diabetic, on May 13, 2007
... it mimics the action of the antidiabetic or glucose- lowering actions of naturally occurring human hormones called incretins .
Click here to find out more about BYETTA....
Soy products to help weight loss?
in Daily Power Walk, on May 9, 2007
... tested on animals but is believed to have similar effects on humans.
Everything has to do with our hormones and further tests are being carried out to see how we are affected by this.
For those want...
Abortion, Miscarriage and Breast Cancer
in Well Woman Blog, on April 30, 2007
...lete pregnancy may not result in sufficient differentiation to counter the high levels of pregnancy hormones that may foster proliferation," the rapid growth and division typical of cancer cells,...
Anti-inflammatory Proteins and Pain
in Well Woman Blog, on April 28, 2007
...peptides that are used in organisms as signaling compounds. These chemical signals are similar to hormones and neurotransmitters and are used to allow one cell to communicate with another. ...
Have You Heard About Type G Diabetes?
in Daily Diabetic, on April 26, 2007
... pregnancy in her later months (usually between weeks 24-28):
When a woman is pregnant, different hormones are produced to help the baby grow. While necessary for the baby's development, these h...
Birth Control for Acne
in Well Woman Blog, on April 26, 2007
...ion and pregnancy. American Chronicle gives us a reason why this is so:
Androgens are a group of hormones. Androgens are also called male hormones. These hormones are responsible for activity of th...
Sleep Problems and Menopause
in Well Woman Blog, on April 4, 2007
Menopause causes many conditions that can disturb sleep and bring on a bout of insomnia . Anxiety, for instance, can make you toss and turn like a ship on the waves as you try to relax and get some sleep. Heart palpitations can also keep you awake, and the more tense you become, the worse t...
High Beef Diet at Pregnancy = Lower Sperm Counts in Sons?
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 1, 2007
...ers who were highest beef consumers.
In their findings, the researchers were not able to pinpoint hormones, Pesticides or other environmental chemicals in the animal fat as a direct cause.
...
NuvaRing for Birth Control
in Well Woman Blog, on March 27, 2007
...keep NuvaRing® in place for three weeks. During that time, it will slowly release a low dose of hormones that are needed to prevent pregnancy.
Does it work? According to Dawn Stacey M.Ed, LMHC, Abo...
DPP-4 Inhibitor JANUVIA® Approved In EU for Type 2 Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on March 27, 2007
...'s own ability to control blood sugar levels by increasing the active levels of these incretin hormones in the body, helping to decrease blood sugar levels in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Rece...
The Morning After Birth Control Pill
in Well Woman Blog, on March 24, 2007
...g Emergency Contraceptive pills (EC). It works by giving the body a short, high, burst of synthetic hormones. This disrupts hormone patterns needed for pregnancy. EC disturbs the ovaries and the devel...
Constipation
in Well Woman Blog, on March 18, 2007
...at digestive health problems, such as constipation, may also increase with age and that fluctuating hormones may not always be the cause.
What can you do about constipation? The article goes on to qu...
Dressing for a baby
in Are you a beauty?, on March 13, 2007
...feel super beautiful sometimes, until now. The New Scientist Magazine says it's all about the hormones and women's urge to produce an offspring: (Shame on me, I'm blushing)
"Workin...
Breast Cancer in Women and Mice
in Well Woman Blog, on March 11, 2007
... What causes breast cancer? It may be genetic, caused by an abnormal gene. Hormones are another possible cause, and the list goes on to include diet and environmental issues. Now a new possibility h...
Menopause and Memory
in Well Woman Blog, on March 7, 2007
...received some attention."
Why is this true? The researchers aren't sure, but it could be hormones.
A tip of the hat to Women's Health at About.com for bringing this story to my atten...
Better Answers to Menopause Relief
in Well Woman Blog, on February 27, 2007
...dy currently under way may answer that.
But if they do, it may soften some of the backlash against hormones since a landmark study in 2002 frightened many women away from their use. Critics of that s...
Women and Testosterone
in Well Woman Blog, on February 26, 2007
Are you indulging in sexual activities far less often than you used to? Are you also enjoying it far less? If you're a menopausal or pre-menopausal woman the answer might be testosterone. Ivanhoe's Medical Breakthrough states:
During his presentation at the annual meeting of the Inter...
Healing with Guided Visualization
in Well Woman Blog, on February 22, 2007
...l management of chronic pain , increased ability to control blood pressure, and management of hormones associated with stress are a few of the physiological benefits associated with meditative p...
Women Who Snore
in Well Woman Blog, on February 16, 2007
...men that result to snoring. The rise of women smokers, weight, sleeping on backs, high cholesterol, hormones, and oral contraceptives are some of the known suspects. If snoring becomes excessive in wo...
Dental Hygiene During Pregnancy
in Well Woman Blog, on February 13, 2007
...ral dental problems can strike while a woman is expecting a child.
It's all due to those pesky hormones. Four of these, essential to the pregnancy, are produced in greater quantities than normal,...
Hormonal Imbalances and Hormone Allergies
in Allergies, on February 12, 2007
...an control subjects. An increase in IgE antibodies is typically associated with allergic response.
Hormones haven't been implicated in allergic response in the past, because it was thought that h...
The Smell of Sweat
in Well Woman Blog, on February 11, 2007
...bad after all. A recent article from Reuters tells us that the aroma of male sweat gets those old hormones pumping:
Researchers at the University of California at Berkeley said women who sniffed a...
Anxiety Disorders
in Well Woman Blog, on February 10, 2007
...let worry get them down. Why is this true? Research suggests it might be because of fluctuations in hormones. Perhaps women have a finer tuned nervous system.
Marcelle Pick, OB/GYN NP tells us in he...
Infertility Sucks!
in Well Woman Blog, on February 8, 2007
...d irregular menstrual cycles. The root of many of these symptoms is an excess of androgens, or male hormones.
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