Health and Beauty Articles for Women

By Steven Reinberg

MONDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) — Postmenopausal women who’ve had a hysterectomy and have used estrogen therapy for 15 years or more appear to be at higher risk of breast cancer, a new study found.

The new findings helped to clarify researchers’ understanding of the potential link between estrogen therapy and breast cancer. Past studies that looked at estrogen taken with the hormone progestin have linked this combination to an increased risk of breast cancer among postmenopausal women.
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By: NIH 

Skin disorder treatment

A genetic finding by researchers at the National Institutes of Health provides new insight into the cause of a series of related, common and complex illnesses – including hay fever and asthma as well as the skin disorders eczema and psoriasis – and suggests a novel therapeutic approach.

These illnesses are essentially inflammatory disorders of the tissues that separate the inside of the body from the outside world, such as the skin and the linings of the throat and lungs.
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