Gel combo shows promise as male contraceptive
June 27th, 2012 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 27 (IANS) A hormonal gel combo applied daily to the skin showed promise as a male contraceptive by reducing sperm production, say US scientists.
About 89 percent of ... Read more...
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Breast cancer risk varies among different progestins used in hormone replacement therapy
August 11th, 2010 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 11 (ANI): On comparing four types of progestins used in hormone replacement therapies, researchers found significantly different outcomes on the progression of breast cancer in an animal model depending on ... Read more...
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Small molecule drug may help treat hormone-accelerated breast cancer
January 29th, 2009 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 29 (ANI): University of Missouri scientists in the United States say that a small molecule drug has the potential as a novel chemotherapeutic treatment for breast cancer accelerated by ... Read more...
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Long-term HRT boosts breast cancer risk by 37%
May 29th, 2008 - 1:18 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 29 (ANI): A new study has found that long-term hormone replacement therapy (HRT) increases the risk of breast cancer by 37 percent.The study recruited 3,464 breast cancer patients and ... Read more...
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