Postmenopausal Women

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  Aerobic Exercise Boosts Critical Everyday Brain Skills In Postmenopausal Women, Finds Study

  The study focused particularly on executive function rather than showing improvements across every area of cognition. The researchers did not find the same clear benefit for processing speed, attention, working memory, language or episodic memory in their exploratory analyses.

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  BMI May Influence Breast Cancer Risk In Women With Heart Disease: WHO

  Excess weight may increase the risk of developing breast cancer among postmenopausal women with cardiovascular disease, according to a study by the World Health Organisation (WHO), published on Monday.

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  Oscar Winner Halle Berry Reveals Her Secret To Anti-Aging

  Halle Berry's personal experience with testosterone therapy brings attention to alternative approaches for managing menopausal symptoms and aging.

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  Tooth Loss In Postmenopausal Women Can Increase Risk of High Blood Pressure: Study

  The study showed that postmenopausal women who experienced tooth loss had approximately 20 per cent higher risk of developing hypertension compared to other women.

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  Postmenopausal Women With High Testosterone Levels At A Higher Risk Of Heart Diseases

  Postmenopausal women with a higher blood level of the testosterone male hormone and a higher ratio of the oestrogen hormone could be at a higher risk of developing heart disease later in life, finds a study.

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  Climb Stairs: Here's How It Will Reduce High Blood Pressure

  Climbing stairs may offer the benefits of both aerobic and resistance exercise.

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  Soya reduces sleep problem in women

  The estrogen-like compounds found in soya could help postmenopausal women get a better night's sleep.

• Combination of tests and ovarian cancer

  Used together, a blood test and an ultrasound scan may be effective in detecting ovarian cancer in its early and more curable stages.

• Low sex drive due to poor quality of life

  Postmenopausal women who have hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) have a worse health-related quality of life

• Calcium/vitamin pills unrelated to BP

  A daily dietary supplement of calcium plus vitamin D neither reduces blood pressure nor alters the risk of developing high blood pressure

• Low-fat diets may not fight diabetes

  Maintaining a low-fat diet does not appear to reduce the likelihood of post-menopausal women developing diabetes.

• Hormone therapy and gallbladder disease

  Postmenstrual women receiving hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may get gallbladder disease, but the risk varies depending on how the hormones are given.

• Hot flushes in late post-menopausal years

  In many women, hot flushes persist even in late post-menopausal years.

• Calcium intake benefits postmenopausal women

  Women in early menopause who take less calcium are at a greater risk of developing osteoporosis than their peers who take more calcium.

• Hormone therapy risky after menopause

  Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in women many years after menopause increases the risk of heart attacks and blood clots.