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      <title><![CDATA[Researchers Link Weight To Breast Cancer Risk]]></title>
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      <pubDate>2006-07-12 11:30:07</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[A study released recently shows that putting on extra 22lbs (9.9kg) increased a woman's risk of developing  breast cancer  by 18%, while those who lost the same amount cut the risk by 57%. The study also found that putting on a moderate amount of weight after the  menopause  can increase a woman's...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Weight gain after menopause ups breast cancer risk 
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      <pubDate>2006-07-11 23:37:20</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - Women who gain weight after 
 menopause  increase their risk of developing invasive breast 
cancer. Conversely, weight loss reduces the risk, researchers 
report.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cancer, premature menopause linked 
    (AP)
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      <pubDate>2006-07-04 22:47:01</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[AP - Women who survived  cancer  during childhood are at risk of premature  menopause , researchers report Tuesday.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cancer, premature menopause linked 
    (AP)
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      	<description><![CDATA[AP - Women who survived  cancer  during childhood are at risk of premature  menopause , researchers report Tuesday.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Exercise suggested for menopause symptoms 
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      <pubDate>2006-06-08 20:26:10</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[AP - Once at the mercy of hourly  hot flashes , Margaret Corino has been keeping them at bay with regular trips to the gym.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Exercise suggested for menopause symptoms 
    (AP)
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      	<description><![CDATA[AP - Once at the mercy of hourly  hot flashes , Margaret Corino has been keeping them at bay with regular trips to the gym.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Breast Cancer Linked To Obesity]]></title>
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      <pubDate>2006-05-22 13:57:25</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[ According to a new study, women who gain weight in adulthood face a greater lifetime risk of all types of  breast cancer  even if they do not take  hormone replacement therapy  after  menopause . 
 The findings the first ever of its kind are...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Isoflavones May Help Women After Menopause]]></title>
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      <pubDate>2006-05-19 06:09:16</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[ Phytoestrogens: estrogen-like compounds derived from plants, seem to improve mental sharpness and mood in postmenopausal women. 
 
 A new study suggests postmenopausal women given phytoestrogen tablets containing 60 milligrams of...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Firm Seeks Crackdown on Custom Made Drugs 
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      <pubDate>2006-04-21 05:04:24</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[    AP - Thousands of women who rely on custom-made hormone drugs for relief from  menopause  symptoms have flooded the government with letters opposing a drug company&#039;s effort to get health officials to crack down on pharmacies that sell them.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[New Cancer Drug Shows Fewer Side Effects 
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      <pubDate>2006-04-18 20:58:02</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[AP - Women at high risk of  breast cancer  after  menopause  often shun a protective drug for fear of side effects. Now a striking study shows a widely used bone drug prevents  breast cancer , too &#151; a safer yet equally effective alternative to that old standby tamoxifen.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Estrogen Pills Increase Chances Of Blood Clots]]></title>
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      <pubDate>2006-04-11 18:23:17</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[ Estrogen pills raise the risk of blood clots in women past  menopause , according to new data from a landmark government study on more than 10,000 women.
 The&nbsp;study contradicts long-held assumptions that hormones taken during  menopause ...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Researchers Accuse Drug Firms Of &quot;Hyping Diseases To Boost Profit&quot;]]></title>
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      <pubDate>2006-04-11 16:06:40</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[ Julie Farby - AHN Staff Writer
 Sydney, Australia (AHN)&#151;Scientists are accusing major pharmaceutical firms of "medicalizing" problems like high  cholesterol  or the symptoms of  menopause  in a bid to increase profits. 
 Experts from around the world will meet in Australia to discuss what they...]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Depression Linked to Approach of Menopause 
    (AP)
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      <pubDate>2006-04-03 19:39:11</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[AP - Two separate studies show a woman's risk for a first bout with  depression  rises sharply as she approaches  menopause .]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sex hormones affect bladder cancer risk in women (Reuters)]]></title>
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      <pubDate>2006-02-09 15:31:51</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[Reuters - Menopausal status as well as 
age at  menopause  may modify the risk of women developing 
 bladder cancer , researchers suggest in the American Journal of 
Epidemiology.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Studies Find Little Cancer Benefit in Low-Fat Diet for Older Women (American Cancer Society)]]></title>
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      <pubDate>2006-02-09 10:28:27</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[American  Cancer  Society - Three new studies from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI)
suggest that eating a low-fat diet doesn't have a big an impact on  cancer 
or heart disease in women past  menopause  -- contrary to what many people
believe and what many researchers had hoped. But experts say the findings
are no reason to abandon a healthy eating plan.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[FDA Said to Approve IV Osteoperosis Drug (AP)]]></title>
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      <pubDate>2006-01-06 18:32:38</pubDate>
      	<description><![CDATA[AP - The manufacturers of a drug to treat osteoporosis in women who have gone through  menopause  said Friday the Food and Drug Administration has approved an injectable version of the medication.]]></description>
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