Without RCT, FDA May Consider Approval Of A Cross-Sex Hormone For Gender-Affirming Care
The FDA may consider approval of the cross-sex hormone estradiol for gender incongruence in adults and minors based on an observational study and not an RCT with placebo. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - December 2, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Joshua Cohen, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation business pharma & standard Source Type: news

Treatment Used on Donated Hearts May Be Useless, Even Harmful: Study
FRIDAY, Dec. 1, 2023 -- A technique doctors use to preserve donated organs is actually doing no good, and might even be harming the organs, a new study reports. Physicians routinely dose deceased organ donors with thyroid hormones, in a bid to... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - December 1, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

CEM confirms effectiveness of cryoablation
CHICAGO -- Contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) confirms the effectiveness of ultrasound-guided cryoablation and could serve as a reliable annual follow-up exam, findings presented November 26 at the RSNA annual meeting suggest. In her presentation, Federica di Naro, MD, from Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi in Florence, Italy discussed her team’s results, which showed that combining CEM and re-evaluation with biopsy in selected breast cancer histology proves the efficacy of ultrasound-guided cryoabaltion and CEM’s reliability.“CEM is a valuable tool to define the effectiveness of cryoablation,” di Naro sai...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 1, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Womens Imaging Breast Imaging RSNA 2023 Source Type: news

Rude Awakening on Trying to Keep Donor Hearts Usable With Common Hormone Infusions
(MedPage Today) -- Giving unstable brain-dead heart donors intravenous levothyroxine did not lead to more hearts being transplanted, a randomized trial showed. In hemodynamically unstable potential donors, administering the thyroid hormone supplement... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - December 1, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

Could an Overactive Thyroid Harm the Aging Brain?
THURSDAY, Nov. 30, 2023 -- Elevated levels of thyroid hormone appear to harm the aging brain, increasing seniors’ risk of dementia or other cognitive disorders, a new study finds. High levels of thyroid hormone -- a condition called... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 30, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Neratinib, Fulvestrant, Trastuzumab Combo Aids Metastatic Breast Cancer
TUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 -- For patients with hormone receptor (HR)-positive HER2-mutant metastatic breast cancer (MBC) with progression on cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 inhibitor (CDK4/6i) therapy, neratinib + fulvestrant + trastuzumab (N + F + T) is... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 28, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Hematocrit Within Normal Range With Testosterone Gender-Affirming Therapy
MONDAY, Nov. 27, 2023 -- For people using testosterone as gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT), mean hematocrit varies from 41.84 to 45.68 percent, which is within the normal range, according to a study published online Nov. 27 in the Journal of... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 27, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Cumulative incidence of all-cause knee injury, concussion, and stress fracture among transgender patients on gender-affirming hormone therapy: an exploratory retrospective cohort study - Miro EW, Taylor E, Curtin A, Newman MG, Ose D, Knox J.
Previous research has shown a discrepancy in incidences of knee injuries, stress fractures, and concussions between cisgender men and women. Little is known regarding the incidence of musculoskeletal injuries among patients on gender-affirming hormone ther... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

The effect of craniosacral therapy on blood levels of stress hormones in male firefighter cadets: a randomized clinical trial - W ójcik M, Bordoni B, Siatkowski I, Żekanowska E.
(1) Background: Fire department cadets preparing to become firefighters and paramedics experience high levels of stress when participating in incidents like traffic accidents and fires. Stress adversely affects health, and coping with it proves difficult. ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Young Adults Source Type: news

Global Synthetic Hormones Market Analysis and Forecast, 2023-2033: Focus on Product Type, Application, Route of Administration, End User, Region, and Competitive Landscape
DUBLIN, Nov. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Global Synthetic Hormones Market: Focus on Product Type, Application, Route of Administration, End User, Region, and Competitive Landscape - Analysis and Forecast, 2023-2033" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - November 25, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: MRR Source Type: news

Feeling full? Researchers pinpoint neurons that prevent eating too much, too
As millions in the United States settle down to Thanksgiving dinner this week, few will be pondering a major question in neuroscience: Why, when so much of life across the animal kingdom revolves around finding and consuming food, do we ever stop eating? Scientists have identified brain regions and even specific cells involved in terminating meals. But exactly how this process is coordinated remains murky. Now, using brain recordings from mice tucking into food, researchers have for the first time identified how specific neurons in a region called the caudal nucleus of the solitary tract (cNTS) switch on du...
Source: ScienceNOW - November 22, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

Choosing the Right Approach to Cancer and Menopause Symptoms Choosing the Right Approach to Cancer and Menopause Symptoms
Hormone replacement therapy may be considered to lessen these symptoms, but only in certain conditions, said a gynecologist.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - November 21, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news

FDA Approved A New Weight Loss Drug Zepbound. Here ’s What To Know And Expect
Zepbound works by mimicking two naturally occurring hormones in the body, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP). (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - November 21, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Omer Awan, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation standard Source Type: news

Hunger hormones can impact decision-making: Study
The blood-brain barrier is known to strictly restrict many substances in the blood from reaching the brain. The study findings are published in the journal, Neuron Researchers put mice in an arena that had some food, and looked at how the mice acted when they were hungry or full. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - November 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Contraceptives May Slow Brain Development And Increase Risk-Taking Behavior In Teens, Study Suggests
Authored by Megan Redshaw via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Synthetic hormones used for birth control may slow brain maturation and disrupt the development of an area of the brain responsible…#meganredshaw #epochtimes #synthetic #adolescents #ohiostateuniversity #kathrynlenz #ohiostate (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news