The pendulum seems to be swinging a bit in the other direction with regards to hormone replacement therapy (HRT). The new position statement from the North American Menopause Society (Menopause. 2010;17:242-255) is much less negative than the line that seems to be portrayed in the press. Part of problem with interpretation of the two big [...]
October 3, 2009 – 1:19 pm
Women already have a longer life expectancy than men. Recent research has found that inactivating a protein in mice makes all the mice healthier and the female mice live longer. Male mice, though healthier, did not live significantly longer. The National Center for Health Statistics reports that, in 2006, women had a 5 year greater [...]