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A new international study has shown HRT use can significantly improve well-being in women with menopausal symptoms such as hot flushes and night sweats. HRT use was associated with improvements in sleep, sexuality and joint pain. The results of the WISDOM study is published on BMJ.com.This study looked at health-related quality of life [...]

Brachytherapy, also called seed implants, may be a more beneficial treatment than surgery or external beam radiation therapy for overweight or obese prostate cancer patients, according to a study published in the August issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.read more

A team of researchers at Advanced Cell Technology, the University of Illinois-Chicago and the Mayo Clinic on Tuesday published a study online in the journal Blood that describes a new process of creating red blood cells from human embryonic stem cells, the

Repeat exams using widely available and inexpensive ultrasound imaging could help identify patients at high risk for a heart attack or other adverse cardiovascular events, according to a study published in the September issue of the journal Radiology.read more

Vaccinating young teens to prevent cervical cancer might be cost-effective, but a new study questions the cost-effectiveness of vaccinating older teenagers and women in their 20s, the Wall Street Journal reports. The study, conducted by researchers at the Harvard School of Public health, was published Thursday in the New England Journal of medicine.

More Treatment News August 21, 2008 A short 20-week course of psychotherapy may improve depression and anxiety symptoms for gay men living with HIV, according to a study published in the July issue of AIDS ...

The cost of administering human papillomavirus vaccines is justified in pre-adolescent girls but becomes less so as the age of women receiving the injection increases, according to a study published Thursday in the New England Journal of medicine, the Wall Street Journal reports.

A major international study of the effects of HRT use on quality of life has shown that HRT use can significantly improve well-being in women with menopausal symptoms such as hot flushes and night sweats. The results of the WISDOM study will be published on BMJ.com on Friday 22 August 2008 (note embargo details above). This study looked at health-related quality of life in 5692 healthy women aged 50 - 69 in the UK, Australia and New Zealand.

One of the world's longest and largest trials of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has found that post-menopausal women on HRT gain significant improvements in quality of life. The results of the latest study by the WISDOM research team (Women's International study of long Duration Oestrogen after Menopause) are published today on the British Medical Journal website http://www.bmj.com.

An original study, published in the September issue of the American Journal of Nursing (AJN), revealed that graduated compression stockings were used incorrectly in 29% of the patients and sized incorrectly in 26% of the patients. These stockings play an important role in preventing the formation of deep vein clots that can result in pulmonary complications and death.