Could hormone deficiency cause diabetes?
Original article sourced from Science Daily. Â Read the full article here A group of researchers from the University of Copenhagen has taken a significant step towards understanding the reasons for both diabetes and growth hormone deficiency. Their new discoveries centre on the body’s ability to regulate certain hormones, and their findings have just been published […]
Viagra is 15 Years Old
Recently Pfizer celebrated the 15th anniversary of the now world famous erectile dysfunction medication ‘viagra’ Known popularly as the blue pill, the key ingredient Sildenafil citrate has proved to become one of the top selling drugs in history. As is often the case with new chemical compounds, in recent years medical practitioners have found the […]
Jim Carey & Testosterone Cream
A little bit of humor for this morning’s post 🙂 For the 51-year-old comedian’s appearance on “The Late Show with David Letterman” this week, Carrey added some flare to his stage entrance with a fun little dance, an impressive achievement since he was wearing two giant fake feet instead of shoes. “I’sm going […]
Female Testosterone Resources
Drugs for female sexual dysfunction (2007). Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics, 49(1259): 33-35. North American Menopause Society (2005). The role of testosterone therapy in postmenopausal women: Position statement of the North American Menopause Society. Menopause, 12(5): 497-511. Shifren JL (2004). The role of androgens in female sexual dysfunction. Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 79(Suppl): S19-S24. Mayo Clinic […]
Prenatal testosterone affects brain function and behaviour
Washington, November 6 (ANI): Testosterone levels early in fetal development influence later sensitivity of brain regions related to reward processing and affect an individual’s susceptibility to engage in behaviour, that in extremes, are related to several neuropsychiatric conditions that asymmetrically affect one sex more than the other, a new study has found. Dr. Michael Lombardo, […]
Lawsuit filed against hormone replacement company
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Nashville court has issued a temporary restraining order against a Franklin-based hormone replacement therapy company after the state attorney general filed a lawsuit for making unsubstantiated health claims and failing to advise patients of potential side effects. Attorney General Bob Cooper said in a news release on Wednesday that the […]
Testosterone Therapy for Anti-Aging
If you are a woman over the age of 40, you are probably concerned with how to successfully manage the aging process. Dealing with wrinkles is only one small part of age management for women. While there are a wide variety of methods to look younger on the outside, it’s important to understand what’s happening […]
Safe as Cigarettes! Hormone Therapy Back on Top
It has been almost ten years since a US government study found that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) did not prevent heart disease and memory loss as advertised but increased the risk of heart attacks by 29 percent and doubled the risk of dementia. Oops! That was not all the bad news that emerged about HRT. It also […]