^
+ Follow HEALTH INITIATIVE Tag
HEALTH INITIATIVE
Array
(
    [results] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 1414051
                    [Title] => Mild coronary artery disease may not differ between sexes
                    [Summary] => 

Men and women may not really be all that different when it comes to mild coronary artery disease.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136231 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805110 [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1348728 [Title] => Will eating fat make you fat? [Summary] =>

We’re fed with a glut of nutrition information (and misinformation) out there we could end up with mental indigestion.

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133914 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096607 [AuthorName] => Ching M. Alano [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 938239 [Title] => Study: Exercise cuts kidney stone risk in women [Summary] =>

Women have another reason to exercise: It may help prevent kidney stones.

[DatePublished] => 2013-05-04 01:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1499785 [AuthorName] => Marilynn Marchione [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/2421/1amm.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 735111 [Title] => Hyperinsulinemia a risk factor for breast cancer [Summary] =>

New data from the Women’s Health Initiative indicate that hyperinsulinemia is an independent risk factor for breast cancer.

[DatePublished] => 2011-10-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136231 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805110 [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 625483 [Title] => Breast cancer decline linked to HT cessation (New WHI data affirm hormonal link) [Summary] =>

Two new statistical analyses of Women’s Health Initiative data persuasively indicate that the recent abrupt decline in breast cancer incidence in the United States is attributable to a dramatic drop in the use of estrogen-plus-progestin menopausal hormone therapy, and not  as skeptics have argued  to less utilization of mammography.

[DatePublished] => 2010-10-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136231 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805110 [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 500900 [Title] => Hormone therapy: An update on risks and benefits [Summary] =>

More than 60 years ago, experts found that giving estrogen to women going through menopause could relieve some of the changes associated with this change of life — including hot flashes, night sweats, and vaginal dryness.

[DatePublished] => 2009-09-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133436 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1778504 [AuthorName] => Tyrone M. Reyes M.D. [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 423575 [Title] => GLOBAL NEWS: New study firmly ties hormone use to breast cancer [Summary] =>

SAN ANTONIO (AP) – Taking menopause hormones for five years doubles the risk for breast cancer, according to a new analysis of a big federal study that reveals the most dramatic evidence yet of the dangers of these still-popular pills.

[DatePublished] => 2008-12-14 10:11:36 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 410051 [Title] => Vitamin D may decrease risk of breast cancer [Summary] => A serum 25 hydroxyvitamin D level of 30 ng/mL or higher was associated with at least a 50% lower risk of breast cancer, ... [DatePublished] => 2008-10-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136231 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805110 [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 35942 [Title] => Breast cancer decline linked to reduced use of mammography, hormone therapy [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2007-12-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136231 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805110 [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 362587 [Title] => Women’s dilemma: To undergo HRT or not [Summary] => Simply put, menopause is the time in a women’s life when she stops having menstrual periods. During menopause, a woman’s hormone production drops below the level required to continue her periods. Thus, it changes the rate and patterns of hormone release.

The average age for menopause is 51, but it could happen as early as in the late 40s. The official start of menopause is declared when a woman has gone 12 consecutive months without a menstrual period.
[DatePublished] => 2006-10-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) ) )
abtest
Are you sure you want to log out?
X
Login

Philstar.com is one of the most vibrant, opinionated, discerning communities of readers on cyberspace. With your meaningful insights, help shape the stories that can shape the country. Sign up now!

Get Updated:

Signup for the News Round now

FORGOT PASSWORD?
SIGN IN
or sign in with