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...fair question, but to answer it you first have to understand that women take hormones for a wide variety of reasons. The new study focused on elderly women (average age: 67) who already had signs of heart disease and were hoping HRT would help ward off further trouble. Dr. Diana Petitti, who wrote the journal's accompanying editorial, is pretty clear about what the study means for this group of women. "Don't start, and do stop," is how she puts it. "HRT just doesn't offer any protection...
...osteoporosis. Several studies have shown the benefits of aspirin, beta-blockers and, for women at particularly high risk, ACE inhibitors to prevent blot clots and reduce high blood pressure. For women with a history of low bone density, biphosphonates (which reduce bone destruction) and raloxifene (Evista) can help ward off fractures...
Urgencies vary with the times. In Lewis and Clark country, if there is any visionary thought of Jeffersonian scope going on, it is directed toward reconciling development with environmental protection. Ward Parkinson, the co-founder of Micron Technology, Idaho's largest private employer, thinks long term about educated work forces and quality of life and says that when the state's politicians "decide to protect the salmon on the Snake River, that's when we will know they are serious about developing industry." There may be a convergence of environment and industry coming, but it is still somewhere downstream. --With...
NUTRITIONALLY ENHANCED Eggs' levels of omega-3 fatty acids or vitamin E are raised by adjusting feed. Next: eggs with boosted lutein, which may help ward off blindness...
...yoga classes, computer seminars and clubs on university campuses--activities that don't at first reveal the nature of the religion--to attract unsuspecting recruits. Wherever the cult's identity emerges, trouble follows; towns across Japan have protested the group's presence. Outside its headquarters in Tokyo's Setagaya ward, neighbors have hung large banners: AUM GO AWAY...