How Exercise May Lower Breast Cancer Risk

Breaking a sweat does more for your body than just trim your waistline. Exercise may lower a woman's risk for breast cancer and researchers are finding out why. ...

Heart Benefits from Hormone Replacement Therapy?

A new Danish study offers some reassurance to women using hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for menopausal symptoms: the treatment may not only ease discomfort...

Hormone Replacment Therapy After Menopause: What Women Need to Know

Confirming what a growing number of studies has shown, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), a government panel that periodically reviews the...

Dropping a Few Pounds Could Lower Breast Cancer Risk

Dropping just a few pounds could significantly lower women’s breast cancer risk, according to a new study. Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research...

Estrogen After Menopause Lowers Breast Cancer Risk for Some Women

If one thing’s clear about the data on the health effects of hormone replacement therapy after menopause, it’s that they’re confusing. But researchers are...

Study: Caffeine May Alter Estrogen Levels in Women

For women, that morning cup o’ joe may act as more than just a pick-me-up. New research shows that caffeine may alter women’s estrogen levels, and that such...

Study: Drinking Coffee May Lower Cancer Risk in Women

Java junkies have another reason to love their morning cup: researchers say that drinking coffee is associated with a lower risk of endometrial cancer among...

Birth Control Pills May Make Women's Memory More Like Men's

A new study shows that taking birth control pills can affect women's memory. Shawn Nielsen, a graduate student in neurobiology and behavior at the University of...

Study: Estrogen May Fight Dementia

When is it a good time to take estrogen? Every new study on hormone replacement therapy and menopause seems to confuse the question further. Taking estrogen and...

Hormone Therapy Risks Linger On

Researchers with the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) are adding yet another chapter to the continuing (and confusing) story of hormone therapy (HT) taken...