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6 Jun 2013 |
HRT is safe, experts claim >New guidance from the British Menopause Society claims that studies that condemned HRT were "flawed" and the benefits outweigh the risks. |
5 Jun 2013 |
Online clinic on sexual health – 12-18 June – Women’s Health Concern teams up with talkhealth / NHS Choices >Wish you could speak to leading medical experts directly from the comfort of your own home, and read and engage with others' thoughts and questions about sexual health? |
11 Apr 2013 |
Male sex hormones to help beat breast cancer >US scientists have found a new target to beat breast cancer – male sex hormones, or androgens. |
8 Apr 2013 |
Fundraising news: Success for Kem in Paris – £1,000 and rising (including off-line donations) >Miss NKem Akpuaka ran the Paris Marathon on Sunday 7th April 2013 for the British Menopause Society and Women’s Health Concern. Her time was 5 hours 7 minutes which she says “wasn’t great” but we thought was brilliant! |
5 Apr 2013 |
Men and the Menopause on Woman's Hour >Patrick Shervington, WHC Patient Arm Director, was interviewed by Jenni Murray on a man’s perspective on menopause. |
22 Mar 2013 |
Embarrassing Bodies: Book your appointment now! >Got a medical problem for Channel 4’s Embarrassing Bodies series? |
23 Jan 2013 |
Early diagnosis key to surviving ovarian cancer >The lives of women with ovarian cancer in the UK are still being cut short because of delays to their diagnoses. |
15 Jan 2013 |
Breast cancer drug for prevention in high risk women? >Women in England and Wales with a strong family history of breast cancer could be offered a drug on the NHS to try to prevent the disease. |
07 Nov 2012 |
Fertility based on mother's menopause >Women may be able to better gauge their own fertility, according to a recent study. |
22 Oct 2012 |
Menopause symptom 'hits sex life' >Two in five older women admit that their sex lives are suffering because of a painful symptom of the menopause, figures suggest. |
10 Oct 2012 |
New HRT study eases women's fears >On the basis of new research, Women should 'no longer be worried' about taking HRT to combat the symptoms of the menopause, experts have said. |
1 Oct 2012 |
October is World Menopause Month >Learn more about menopause, the benefits of preventive health care and a healthy diet. |
14 Sep 2012 |
Breast cancer screening – 7 lives saved in every 1000 >The risks and benefits of breast cancer screening are often debated but a series of recent European studies has concluded that breast screening can save the lives of between seven and nine women for every 1000 screened. |
3 Sep 2012 |
Gynaecological cancer awareness month >Every year in the UK 18,000 women are diagnosed with a gynaecological cancer and 7700 die. Awareness of the five gynaecological cancers is fairly low. |
27 Jul 2012 |
Just two apples a day protects women against heart disease >Eating just two apples per day can lower cholesterol levels and help protect against heart disease, according to new research. |
Jul 2012 |
Do you have a story to tell the media? >How do you feel about any aspect of health, sexual health and relationships? Let us know anonymously or otherwise. |
19 Jun 2012 |
How early menopause can affect your future health >The Daily Mail explores the risks. |
11 Jun 2012 |
Early detection possible for osteoporosis >Nasa scientists believe they have found a way to spot osteoporosis bone loss at the earliest disease stages. |
23 May 2012 |
Re-write the rules on prescribing HRT >Thousands of women have had a 'wasted decade' of suffering since the HRT scare, according to an international panel of experts. |
April 2012 |
Cheap medical device may help delay premature births in some at-risk women >A study in Spain has shown that a cervical pessary, a small ring-shaped device which is inserted around the cervix of women with a short cervix, may reduce the risk of premature labour. |
01 Mar 2012 |
Susan Quilliam joins our medical advisory panel >We are pleased to announce that Susan Quilliam, Relationship psychologist, broadcaster and author of The Joy of Sex has joined our medical advisory panel. |
16 Jan 2012 |
NHS issues advice re PIP breast implants >For women concerned about PIP breast implants and the potential consequences on their health, the NHS has posted guidance on their website. |
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