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A Healthier, More Satisfying Second Half of Life: Bone Health

By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.
This is the eighth in our series (40 Things for Every Woman in Her 40s) of Medical Monday articles intended to be useful to all our readers, but pointed especially toward those in their 40s — that in-between decade in which hormonal change has begun but fertility is still possible. This week the focus is on musculoskeletal health.
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Health

Speaking Up About Bone Health

By Women's Voices For Change
The National Osteoporosis Foundation’s new initiative, “Generations of Strength: Mothers and Daughters” is a worthy example of how the simple act of conversation can be a powerful way to impart vital health information.
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News

News Brief: Ellen de Generes Marries; How Bad Is TV’s Chris Matthews? Vitamin D, Moderate Drinking Both Help Bone Health

By Womens Voices for Change
Reader, I married her: At 50, she’s already got a top TV show and has made history numerous times, from coming out in Time magazine in 1997 to this year’s soulful statements on hate crimes and gay marriage. But on Saturday, Ellen De Generes was thrilled to be just another celebrity bride, hiding from paparazzi while making sure they got…
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General Medical · Health · Menopause

10 Ways to Improve Bone Health Without Drugs

By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.
by Patricia Yarberry Allen, MD | bio Now listen: The last thing you want to deal with in the glorious New Menopause is brittle bones. The good news? You don’t have to. Most of us can actually improve bone density without drugs by taking some common sense steps, along with a few less obvious strategies: 1. Cut alcohol consumption. We…
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General Medical · Health · Menopause

Health Round-Up: New Online Bone Health Calculator; Menopause in the Workplace; R.J. Reynolds Drops Consumer Mag Advertising; Smoking-Related Lung Disease On the Rise in Women

By Womens Voices for Change
Predicting Risk of Hip Fracture in Postmenopausal Women: From HealthDay News: “Scientists have developed a model to help doctors predict which postmenopausal women are likely to sustain a hip fracture over a five-year period. The algorithm includes 11 different factors — such as age and family history — and applies to postmenopausal women of different ethnic backgrounds.” The findings were…
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Books · Health · Menopause

Menopause Minute: Bone Health, Book Tour and Sex

By Womens Voices for Change
A weekly look at menopause and related issues in the news … Newsweek columnists Barbara Kantrowitz and Pat Wingert on what you need to know about bone heath to help ward off osteoporosis. And here’s a fact you may not have known: More women die of complications from osteoporosis than breast cancer. Nancy J. Nelson writes in the Washington Post…
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Health · Menopause

Health News Mix: Ireland’s Big Study on Menopause; Are You Vitamin D-Ficient?; Assessing Bone Fracture Risk; Family and Medical Leave Act Turns 15, Faces Revisions; Senate Passes Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act; Disposing of Leftover Drugs

By Womens Voices for Change
Menopause and Me: Ireland’s Minister for Health, Mary Harney, today published "Menopause and Me," hailed as the largest ever study in Ireland on awareness, attitudes and experiences of menopause. The Women’s Health Council carried out the study, and it’s available online. Here’s an excerpt from The Irish Times: Some 59 per cent of women aged 35-54 said they wanted more…
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Fitness · General Medical · Health · Menopause

Health News Mix: Strong Bones at Any Age; Study: Yoga Improves Balance; Websites to Help with Aging Parents; Longevity, by the Numbers; Rethinking Seniors Centers in the 21st Century

By Womens Voices for Change
Building Strong Bones for Every Age: “By age 35 your bone strength has usually peaked, and by age 50 your risk of breaking a bone because of osteoporosis may be as high as one in two,” notes Christianna McCausland at CNN. “But here’s an important secret: Experts say smart lifestyle choices — from workouts to the right supplements — can…
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General Medical · Health · Menopause

Health Round-Up: Weight Loss and Bone Loss; Cervical Cancer Vaccine; Experts Debate Weight Study; Women’s Health Policy Report; and is Cancer Survivor too Passive for You?

By Womens Voices for Change
Weight loss during menopause appears to be associated with increased rates of bone loss at the hip, according to a study published in the October issue of The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (abstract available here). “Women who took hormones at the time of menopause experienced slower rates of bone loss,” Dr. Jane A. Cauley, a professor of epidemiology…
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