The risk of breast cancer in women who are still hormonal treatment stopped after taking hormones, U.S. researchers said. The results of the study in 2002 showed that the increased risk of breast cancer by 24% in women who take estrogen and progestin hormones complex. Progestin is used to reduce the risk of breast cancer, which, when the estrogen occurs. Also the first study showed that women's hormones, increases the risk for stroke and heart attack. But the major conclusions of previous studies that have 27,347 postmenopausal women aged 50-79 years participated, is that long-term use of hormonal treatment on the positive effects of his behavior outweighs the risk of cancer. Subsequent analysis showed that the risk is about the same associated with the development of breast cancer in combination, even after the women stop hormones complex. However, the risk of heart attack or stroke reduced by taking the drug at the level of women who did not take hormones. According to the scientists navel in women with hormone therapy of estrogen and progestin are at increased risk for breast cancer, even years after treatment.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
The smallest in the world, a mother gave birth to her second child
In the U.S., a woman rises 70 centimeters birth of her second child. The girl was born healthy, with almost normal for baby's growth - 45 centimeters, reports Telegraph. 33-year-old Stacey Herald (Stacey Herald) from the city of Dry Ridge (Kentucky) suffers from the so-called osteogenesis imperfecta. It is a severe hereditary disease manifested by increased fragility of bones that leads to skeletal deformity and distortion of body proportions. Despite the protests of doctors and a half years ago, she gave birth to a daughter, Stacy Keytri. The work is very hard, and the child, and his mother was diagnosed with osteogenesis imperfecta. However, the woman and her husband decided, with normal growth (174 centimeters), to have a second child. Doctors have warned that a new pregnancy can cause death due to compression of Stacy internal organs and diseases of the lungs and heart. Fortunately, their predictions have not come true. A pregnant woman with a weight of 23 kg gained another 9 pounds. Her second daughter was born with Makya rise 45 centimeters, and the girl was not a genetic disease. It is assumed that Stacey Herald is the smallest mother in the world: at present their candidacy is considered a representative of the Guinness World Records. According to statistics, the birth in women with osteogenesis imperfecta, once observed in 25 to 50 thousand cases, but the successful implementation in patients with such severe disease are less common.
Russians ignore doctors
Most Russians in those cases where their pain hurts even better - is the conclusion, researchers carried out a major survey commissioned by Reckitt Benckiser, which MedLinks.Ru. Try 10% of our fellow citizens not to ignore the pain, 45% for disposal of complaints which means that you have at home, and 48% rush in pharmacies over the counter pain killers (buy when interviewing people gave more than one answer . to doctor) record low number of Russians drawn - only 17%! For comparison, using the support of the medical 41% of Poles, 43% in Belgium, 44% French, etc. It is amazing that our compatriots rare in pain no less Europeans turning to specialists. But the pain is often a signal that warns the people who were in his body, it discovered a fatal error. Therefore, physicians are reminded that the most effective painkillers to cope in an emergency with the pain of any origin, but if discomfort occurs frequently ignore medical care should not - be sure to consult a specialist.