By Health Center: Sexual%20
Womens cholesterol levels vary with phase of menstrual cycle
National Institutes of Health researchers have shown that women's cholesterol levels correspond with monthly changes in estrogen levels. This natural variation, they suggest, might indicate a need to take into account the phases of a woman's monthly cycle before evaluating her cholesterol measures. On average, the total cholesterol level of the women in the study varied 19 percent over the course of the menstrual cycle.
FDA Approves Natazia - A New Combination Product Oral Contraceptive
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Natazia, a combination hormonal tablet for use as an oral contraceptive. Natazia contains two female hormones, an estrogen (estradiol valerate) and a progestin (dienogest), and is the first four-phasic oral contraceptive marketed in the United States. Four-phasic refers to the doses of progestin and estrogen varying at four times throughout each 28-day treatment cycle.
Expression of Proteins Linked to Poor Outcome in Women with Ovarian Cancer
Scientists have established the presence of certain proteins in ovarian cancer tissues and have linked these proteins to poor survival rates in women with advanced stages of the disease. The study, led by scientists at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, appears in Cancer online, April 19, 2010.
FDA Approves Lysteda to Treat Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Lysteda tablets (tranexamic acid), the first non-hormonal product cleared to treat heavy menstrual bleeding (menorrhagia). Lysteda works by stabilizing a protein that helps blood to clot.
Second Gene Linked to Familial Testicular Cancer
Specific variations or mutations in a particular can gene raise a man's risk of familial, or inherited, testicular germ-cell cancer, the most common form of this disease, according to new research by scientists at the National Institutes of Health. This is only the second gene to be identified that affects the risk of familial testicular cancer, and the first gene in a key biochemical pathway. The study appeared online June 23, 2009, in Cancer Research.
Male Circumcision Reduces Risk of Genital Herpes and HPV Infection, but Not Syphilis
Heterosexual men who undergo medical circumcision can significantly reduce their risk of acquiring two common sexually transmitted infections -- herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), the cause of genital herpes, and human papillomavirus (HPV), which can cause cancer and genital warts, according to a report in the March 26 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). The findings build upon earlier clinical research funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIA...
Rapaflo Approved for of Symptoms of Enlarged Prostate Gland
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Rapaflo (silodosin) capsules for the treatment of symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a condition also known as an enlarged prostate.
BPH is a male disease wherein the prostate gland - located between the bladder, which stores urine, and the urethra, the tube through which urine exits the body - enlarges in men as they age. By age 50, roughly 50 percent of all men suffer from BPH. By age 80, that number jumps to 75 perce...
FDA Takes Action Against Compounded Menopause Hormone Therapy Drugs
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent letters warning seven pharmacy operations that the claims they make about the safety and effectiveness of their so-called "bio-identical hormone replacement therapy," or "BHRT" products are unsupported by medical evidence, and are considered false and misleading by the agency. FDA is concerned that unfounded claims like these mislead women and health care professionals.
The Importance of Monitoring Vitamin D Status in the U.S.
Dr. Howard Nash
The NIH Common Fund's Human Microbiome Project
Read more
