Hormone Replacement Therapy

Struggling with the black dog of depression? The supplement aisle abounds with options for people seeking a non-medicinal remedy — but figuring out what works and what doesn't can be a challenge for consumers and experts alike. That's because...

Around the time of menopause, many women complain of mental slippage. But, as if to inflict some perverse trick upon them, cognitive scientists have found that they actually perform no more poorly than women who do not have such complaints. (Reassuring in...

Compared with uncaffeinated women, those who drank the equivalent of four or more cups of coffee a day are more likely to drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes and less likely to volunteer their time in church or community groups. But a new study finds...

We're heading into a crowded weekend for film fests in Chicago, with no fewer than three major events competing for attention. This kind of overlap is far from ideal, but then again filmgoers are a self-selecting bunch, and the three festivals on tap...

No one wants to lose their hair, but for a woman it is particularly distressing. While men can look perfectly presentable — even sexy — with their exposed scalp, no such options exist for the 30 million American women who grapple with thinning...

Evelyn H. Lauder, Senior Corporate Vice President of The Estée Lauder Companies, launched The Estée Lauder Companies’ Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign in 1992 to raise awareness about the importance of breast health and early detection, and to raise...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study adds to evidence that skin patches offer a safer alternative to pills for women who want to treat their menopausal symptoms with hormones. The study, of 54,000 women who used hormone replacement therapy (HRT),...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A daily spoonful of Malaysian honey may boost postmenopausal women's memory, researchers say in a new report that aims to provide an "alternative therapy" for hormone-related intellectual decline. In the study, 102 healthy...

Dr. Michael L. Gross MD is the Medical Director of the Active Center for Health & Wellness. He currently is the orthopedic director of Sports Medicine at HUMC. After treating athletes on all levels for many years, Dr. Gross has developed a keen interest...

Women, 50 years old and older, represent 75 percent of all diagnosed cases of breast cancer. The average number of Kentucky women who die of breast cancer each year is 600. That is too many. Although many women get breast cancer, it is not a common cause...

Angela “Cookie” Rooney is sister to famed The Real Housewives of New Jersey stars Dina Manzo and Caroline Manzo and appears on Dina’s new show on HGTV, Dina’s Party, which debuts on September 10.  The show follows Dina’s...