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oestrogen - The generic term for a group of female sex hormones which control the development of sexual characteristics and control oestrus. AlteRNAtive spelling: estrogen. [FAO]

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Study links menopause to weight gain  -  21 Aug 2007
DailyIndia.com,Researchers showed how oestrogen receptors located in the hypothalamus serve as a master switch to control food intake, energy expenditure and body fat

Common cold virus could be making people fat  -  21 Aug 2007
Times Online,In a separate study a team led by Deborah Clegg, of the University of Cincinnati, has shown how the female hormone oestrogen can act on the brain to

Growing Concern  -  21 Aug 2007
Chandigarh Newsline,No one is certain what causes uterine fibroids but changing oestrogen levels seem to play a part in their growth. When oestrogen levels are high - as a

‘It’s an ending and a beginning’  -  21 Aug 2007
Irish Independent,After a chat with her very supportive female GP, she made the decision to begin a course of the oestrogen-based cream form of HRT.

Nutrients for ageing skin  -  21 Aug 2007
New Straits Times,Hormonal changes, especially the drop in oestrogen that follow menopause, can also cause skin dryness. New skin cells are constantly forming to replace the

Mechanism to help slow breast cancer  -  Aug 18, 2007
Times of India,WASHINGTON: Temple University's researchers might have discovered the mechanism that silences the oestrogen receptor gene alpha (ER-a) in certain breast

Cancer Risk From ‘Bioidentical’ HRT  -  Aug 19, 2007
MedIndia,In this form of therapy, the risk of developing cancer from unopposed levels of oestrogen is reduced by the inclusion of progestin, a synthetic hormone

Women warned off homemade HRT  -  Aug 18, 2007
Melbourne Herald Sun,Dr John Eden, associate professor of reproductive endocrinology at the University of NSW, and his co-authors, said that taking oestrogen was known to

Metals in tobacco smoke 'mimic oestrogen' in lab tests  -  Aug 14, 2007
Cancer Research UK - News & Resources,Findings from Georgetown University in the US have suggested that certain metals present in tobacco smoke can mimic the effects of oestrogen, the female sex

Drug all set to benefit patients  -  Aug 20, 2007
ic Newcastle.co.uk,Hormone therapy drugs which stop the ovaries from producing oestrogen is as effective as conventional chemotherapy for many pre-menopausal breast cancer

Study sheds light on pain-killing role of oestrogen  -  Aug 10, 2007
NEWSFOOD.com Primo piano,Swedish scientists have shed new light on how the hormone oestrogen affects how sensitive we are to pain. According to one of the authors of the study,

Oestrogen and pain  -  Aug 8, 2007
innovations report,Oestrogen plays an important role in determining how sensitive a person is to pain, and the oestrogen receptor known as ER-beta is particularly significant

Vietnamese grapefruit not linked to cancer  -  Aug 19, 2007
VietNamNet Bridge,The link could be due to the fruit increasing blood levels of the hormone oestrogen, which is known to be associated with breast cancer, according to

MENOPAUSE: research shows that compounds found in grapes and soy ...  -  Aug 16, 2007
Irish Independent,..."Once it came out that oestrogen therapy was not beneficial and in some cases could be disadvantageous, we started looking at plant oestrogens as

New breast cancer link to HRT  -  Aug 14, 2007
Telegraph.co.uk,The number of new breast cancer cases dropped by five per cent annually over the same time and, between 2001-03, there was a drop in oestrogen-positive

Breast cancer decline surely linked to HRT, says study  -  Aug 15, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),Over the same period, breast cancer incidence rates declined annually by 5% and oestrogen-receptor positive breast cancer rates fell 13% each year from 2001

New breast-cancer drug  -  Aug 12, 2007
New Zealand Herald,Exemestane, an aromatase inhibitor drug, can help to block the growth of hormone-dependent tumours by lowering the amount of oestrogen hormone in the body.

Pharmac to fund breast cancer drug  -  Aug 12, 2007
TVNZ,Moodie says it works by blocking the growth of hormone-dependent tumours by lowering the amount of oestrogen in the body.

It's only natural  -  Aug 6, 2007
Scotsman,Once activated, these receptors trigger the production of the hormone oestrogen, which, in theory, will make your boobs grow - much as they do when a woman

Kerre Woodham: Changes to labelling is a start  -  Aug 11, 2007
New Zealand Herald,I was swept up in a wave of oestrogen and now I can't wait for summer so I, too, can prove my worth as a woman. I will grow my own tomatoes and rip out the

What is the treatment for uterine fibroids?  -  Aug 20, 2007
Jamaica Observer,...using GNRH is only appropriate for short-term relief of symptoms since it is expensive and has significant side effects due to low oestrogen levels.

Modern life pushes up cancer rate  -  Aug 9, 2007
BBC News,...and obese women are twice as likely to develop womb cancer as women of a healthy weight due to higher than normal exposure to the hormone oestrogen.

Give backing to chastity, not abortion  -  Aug 3, 2007
Belfast Telegraph,...a division of the World Health Organisation, declared the combined oestrogen progestogen oral contraceptive (the most modern and commonly used low dose

Fighting an ageing war  -  Aug 7, 2007
Gold Coast News,Oestrogen production stops. In guys, testosterone levels fall but more gradually. After 30, the other sex hormone called dehydro-epiandrosterone (DHEA) also

Dynasty star: Like millions of women, I was secretly fighting baldness  -  Jul 30, 2007
Daily Mail,During pregnancy the rise in oestrogen halts the normal amount of hair falling out. Then, around two months after the birth, oestrogen levels drop and the

Middle-age spread? It isn't just a big fat joke  -  Aug 20, 2007
Daily Mail,..."Before middle-age, the hormone oestrogen encourages fat deposits around the hips, thighs and bottoms, resulting in a pear-shape, explains Bridget Aisbitt,"

Trans prisoner must be given hormone treatment, court rules  -  Jul 31, 2007
PinkNews.co.uk,...the state must provide Spencer with psychotherapy and oestrogen before the trial, which may not take place until after her release in two years time.

Speaking on behalf of all Women  -  Aug 20, 2007
DollyMix,And, in spite of that oestrogen-rich environment, not once have I thought to myself “that’s it! I have the key! I understand the lady-mind!

IVF death: inquiry flags ‘problems’ in Rotunda care  -  Jul 24, 2007
IrishExaminer.com,During treatment, the Raheny-born nurse’s body became “waterlogged�? and produced nearly eight times the peak amount of oestrogen. The inquiry has found that

Bey Loves The Ladies  -  Aug 1, 2007
Sky Showbiz,Was she worried about hopping aboard the crazy bus for such an an oestrogen-tastic tour? Beyonce went on: "I was afraid of that in the beginning when I had

No place for scaremongering  -  Jul 26, 2007
Freshinfo,The link has been made because of its oestrogen-boosting qualities. Worse still, even eating extra fruit and veg on top of the recommended five portions a

7 things to do this week to make you healthy  -  Jul 24, 2007
Irish Independent,The fruit is believed to boost levels of oestrogen in the blood – the hormone associated with a higher risk of cancer. So called 'yo-yo diets’ may raise the

Bone up on the silent disease  -  Aug 13, 2007
New Straits Times,...“Once women start to lose oestrogen, the bone loss will increase tremendously. And when they reach 60 or 65 years old, the bone reserve will be so low that

Stagnant skin  -  Aug 15, 2007
Stuff.co.nz,..."The main causes are hormonal imbalances - mature women with lower oestrogen levels can have dry skin - and, paradoxically, over-moisturising.

Sunburn, smoking, alcohol and obesity fuelling rising cancer rates  -  Aug 8, 2007
Cancer Research UK - News & Resources,This is due to higher than normal exposure to the hormone oestrogen and postmenopausal women who are overweight or obese tend to have higher levels of

Miliband won't be straying from the primrose path  -  Aug 12, 2007
Independent,In the renovated oestrogen fest, produced by Mick Jagger, Meg Ryan plays a New York society woman who discovers her husband is cheating.

Prostate cancer: unrecognised killer of men  -  Aug 6, 2007
The Tide,Aghaji explains that the growth of the prostate is primarily governed by two hormones androgen and oestrogen. While androgen causes the cancer to multiply,

Promoting excellence in pharmacy research  -  Aug 17, 2007
RxPG NEWS,One family of gene regulators being studied are the steroid receptors, which are switched on or ‘activated’ when they bind hormones such as oestrogen or

The hotter side of 50  -  Aug 9, 2007
The Age,...yet in 2002 a US study of combined oestrogen and progestin hormone therapy was stopped because early results showed that women taking this combination

A case of use it or lose it?  -  Aug 3, 2007
Times Online,Testosterone levels fall with age and it is the resulting change in the oestrogen/testoster-one balance that is thought to account for smaller testes.

Breast cancer fall linked to women abandoning HRT  -  Aug 14, 2007
This is London,HRT were at higher risk of heart disease and strokes - contrary-to previous research which suggested oestrogen could protect them from heart problems.

Stressful jobs double risk of depression for young workers  -  Aug 1, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,...in women of reproductive age, suggesting that the female sex hormone oestrogen may play a role, said Professor Terrie Moffitt, a co-author on the study.

Le Corsaire  -  Jul 31, 2007
Times Online,Petipa ballets love their women, and this one – despite the many lusty pirates – is even more rampant with oestrogen than most. Leading the contingent of

Chemicals in plastics may harm unborn babies  -  Jul 30, 2007
Telegraph.co.uk,BPA is a synthetic version of oestrogen, the female sex hormone, and experts have suggested for more than a decade that chemicals in the environment and in

Break out  -  Jul 30, 2007
Times Online,High levels of oestrogen and androgens at ovulation stimulate the sebaceous glands in some women, as does the peak of progesterone that can occur after

Be kind to skin during pregnancy & beyond  -  Aug 13, 2007
FemaleFirst.co.uk,...“Femfresh would be ideal post delivery, as this is a time when the ph of the vagina can be altered by secretions, and the low oestrogen associated with

Hit your peak with these super foods  -  Jul 24, 2007
Jamaica Gleaner,Soy also contains isoflavones, oestrogen-like substances that protect and help maintain healthy bones. Contains omega-3 fatty acids, which promote heart

Funding for breast cancer research  -  Jul 23, 2007
ic Wales,Dr Taylor said, “Two thirds of all breast cancers are driven by the female hormone oestrogen and they are treated with an anti-hormone therapy,

BEER lieve it or not..  -  Aug 11, 2007
Sunday People,Hops contain a herbal form of the hormone oestrogen that can lead to erectile dysfunction. Cenosillicaphobia is the fear of an empty glass.

- PM Petitions: We The Undersigned ..  -  Aug 10, 2007
Anorak.co.uk (satire),Importantly, a public government apology for committing him to compulsory injections of oestrogen (&/or other female hormones) that affected his physical

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