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Does coffee make you live longer?
Conclusion This study, conducted on a large number of people across Europe, was backed up by similar findings in the US. It appears to show some association between people who drink higher amounts of coffee and a reduced risk of death. But the "potentially beneficial clinical implications" need to be considered carefully for a number of reasons: Although the analyses were adjusted for some confounding variables, there may be a number of other factors that differ between the groups that account for the differences in death, such as socioeconomic status, family history, other medical conditions, and use of medic...
Source: NHS News Feed - July 12, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Food/diet Source Type: news

Vaginal estradiol use and the risk for cardiovascular mortality
STUDY QUESTION Does the use of post-menopausal vaginal estradiol (VE) affect the mortality risk for coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke. SUMMARY ANSWER The use of VE reduces the risk for cardiovascular mortality. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY A growing number of women use VE for post-menopausal genitourinary symptoms. Although this therapy is intended to have only local effects, estrogen is absorbed into the blood circulation and thus VE use may also have systemic effects. STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION We studied a nationwide cohort in Finland 1994–2009 during which post-menopausal women (n = 195 756) initiated the use...
Source: Human Reproduction - March 15, 2016 Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: Mikkola, T. S., Tuomikoski, P., Lyytinen, H., Korhonen, P., Hoti, F., Vattulainen, P., Gissler, M., Ylikorkala, O. Tags: Puberty, Aging and HRT Source Type: research