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HRT cuts heart risk in older women, study finds

...As Ginger Constantine, Vice President, Women's Health Care and Bone Repair at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, remarked: "This new information may be reassuring to millions of women who currently take, or are appropriate candidates for, oestrogen-alone therapy." However, she was also careful to point out that, despite the indication that the therapy may offer cardiac benefits in the 50-59 age group, "oestrogen therapy, with or without a progestin, should not be used for the prevention of coronary heart disease." Relevant Newsonline articles:HRT benefits "outweigh risks" Oestrogen only HRT has "no overall benefit" More bad news for HRTNIH confirms HRT breast cancer riskWyeth drops on HRT link to breast cancerOther sources:http://www.wyeth.comhttp://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/whi/email this pageback to headlines disclaimer site design by DJM ...

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