New data from Australia add to the growing scepticism about the effects of rub-on progesterone creams as a miracle cure for everything from menopausal symptoms to osteoporosis.
Hip and pelvis fractures are a major health worry, especially among older, postmenopausal women. The risk of a fracture rises to 17 per cent in women over the age of 50, and up to 20 per cent of those who suffer such bone fractures die within a year...
Ovarian cysts in postmenopausal women are more common than was thought and most do not become malignant. ...
Q Have you any information on the new breast cancer drug Femara? I have heard that it is better than tamoxifen. - E.P., Glasgow
Exercise is a better bet than drugs to reduce cholesterol, according to the results of two separate US studies.
Q In WDDTY vol 5 no 3, your cover story on power lines gave evidence that exposure to electromagnetic fields was harmful to people, particularly children. I was wondering whether electromagnetic fields