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Pattern of mortality after menopausal hormone therapy: long-term follow-up in a population based cohort.
CONCLUSIONS: In this long-term follow-up study, taking hormones during menopause was not associated with overall mortality among middle-aged women. Investigating cause-specific mortality revealed significant albeit weak associations differential according to both causes of death and over time underlining the importance of carefully considering individual risks and duration of treatment when making decisions on hormone therapy. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. PMID: 30106241 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: BJOG : An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology - August 14, 2018 Category: OBGYN Authors: Holm M, Olsen A, Au Yeung SL, Overvad K, Lidegaard Ø, Kroman N, Tjønneland A Tags: BJOG Source Type: research

Risk of Stroke With Various Types of Menopausal Hormone Therapies Brief Report
Conclusions—In a national setting, we found an increased risk of stroke, based on ischemic stroke, with oral hormone therapies that was comparable to findings from randomized studies. We found no risk of stroke with transdermal application and a reduced risk with vaginal estrogen.
Source: Stroke - July 24, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Ellen Lokkegaard, Lars Hougaard Nielsen, Niels Keiding Tags: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Women, Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke Brief Reports Source Type: research

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