Drinking spearmint tea regularly may help some women combat unwanted hair growth on the face and body, according to a new study from Turkey. Researchers found that women who drank a cup of the herbal tea twice a day significantly reduced their levels of free testosterone, a common cause of excessive hair growth (hirsutism) on […]
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Study: Spearmint tea helps women control unwanted body hair
Published March 7th, 2007 in Women's Health and Health Studies. 0 CommentsStudy: New breast cancer drugs may help patients live longer
Published February 11th, 2007 in Women's Health, Cancer Help and Health Studies. 1 CommentSwitching from tamoxifen to a newer type of drug — called aromatase inhibitors — may help post-menopausal breast cancer patients live longer, according to new research from Italy. The research adds to existing evidence that the new drugs are much safer and have fewer side effects than tamoxifen, a drug commonly used to prevent breast […]
Eating prunes might protect bones after menopause
Published January 20th, 2007 in Women's Health, Bone Health, Healthy Foods and Health Studies. 0 CommentsPrunes (or dried plums) — already considered to be among the world’s healthiest foods — might help protect womens’ bones after menopause, according to recent research from Florida State University:
FSU study: Can prunes reverse bone loss after menopause?
Could a handful of nutrient-rich dried plums each day help keep the doctor away by actually reversing bone […]
Eating a low-fat diet may keep breast cancer from coming back
Published January 18th, 2007 in Women's Health, Cancer Help and Health Studies. 0 CommentsEating a low-fat diet appears to significantly lower the risk of recurrences among some breast cancer patients, according to new research from the US. Doctors from the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute found that women who ate only 33 grams of fat per day were less likely to experience a recurrence than women who followed […]
Study: “Dense” breasts a major risk factor for cancer
Published January 18th, 2007 in Women's Health, Cancer Help and Health Studies. 0 CommentsWomen who have very dense breast tissue are at a much greater risk of developing breast cancer than women with more fatty breast tissue, according to a new study from Canada. Researchers found that women with at least 75% dense breasts were 5 times more likely to develop cancer than women with less than 10% […]