Menopause News Flash – research, news and information
No need to go scouring the Internet. I’m here for you with all the latest menopause news.

This year, make your holiday a bit happier by skipping the sugar-sweetened beverages. It turns out they can raise the risk of endometrial cancer in menopausal women, according to the American Association for Cancer Research.

Timing is everything. According to new study from the Leiden University Medical Center, aspirin is the most effective at preventing heart attacks and strokes when taken at night, rather than in the morning.

Here’s one more reason to talk to your doc: Women who take birth control pills for three or more years are twice as likely to develop glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness, according to recent research presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

Could vitamins hurt your health? New research from the University of Oslo shows that too much of a good thing (antioxidants) could prevent your body from undergoing some stress responses that are actually healthy.

Your mind on menopause: A new Stanford University study shows that changing levels of progesterone might be to blame for cognition and mood problems during menopause. Estrogen, however, is off the hook.

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