Current Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy Use Decreases Risk of ACPA-positive RA

The panel acknowledges research gaps when it comes to taking hormone therapy for chronic illness, particularly as it relates to this younger group of women. The average age of women participating in the Women’s Health Initiative was 64 years, well past the age that menopause usually begins. The task force recommendations “are aimed at older women, who are generally healthy asking, ‘If I take a pill a day, will I prevent a heart attack?’ ” Crandall said. Many doctors have already greatly limited how they apply the treatment, and the risks of hormone therapy are well-known among professional organizations.
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Can hormone therapy help protect the brain?

Noting the literature is somewhat contradictory with respect to the role hormonal/reproductive factors and use of postmenopausal hormone therapy may play in risk of rheumatoid arthritisincluding increased risk, decreased risk, and no associationthe investigators studied the association in women 5070 years of age, stratified by presence/absence of anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA). After analyzing data from the Swedish population-based Epidemiological Investigation of Rheumatoid Arthritis case-control study, they included 467 incident postmenopausal female cases and 935 randomly selected controls (matched by age and residential area) between 20062011. Of the cases, 239 (62.9%) were ACPA-positive. Participating cases and controls completed an identical questionnaire about postmenopausal hormone therapy use. Current and past users of postmenopausal hormone therapy were compared with never users to obtain odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) by means of unconditional logistic regression models. They observed a decreased risk of developing ACPA-positive rheumatoid arthritis among current users compared with never users of postmenopausal hormone therapy (OR 0.5; 95% CI 0.30.9).
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Sex still good. Bone density good. Cognition good. Women have been sold down the river on the life quality benefits of HRT for the majority of women.
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How Eye Exercises Work Eye exercises work by first strengthening the six groups of eye muscles, and then helping them to relax completely each day to improve vision on a progressive basis. They usually form a vision training program of 30-60 days (or more in severe cases) and are known to be effective on all common vision disorders. However, eye exercises cannot cure more serious eye conditions like cataracts, glaucoma and retinopathy. Scientific Evidence Over the years, many scientific studies on vision training have produced favourable results.
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Study looks at surgeries for children with misaligned eyes

While the two main surgeries used to treat the condition, called intermittent exotropia, are considered equally effective, doctors don’t know if one might actually be more beneficial in the long term. A large study of both surgeries that involves Chicago-area hospitals and experts could help determine which surgery is the best bet. Most eye surgeons choose an operation that loosens the outward pulling muscle in both eyes, though the exact type of surgery varies depending on the individual problem. But another procedure that’s also considered effective tightens the inside muscle and loosens the outside muscle in one eye.
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Too bad it’s not ‘Eye of the Tiger’ clinic

James Venable , vice president for clinical programs at SCO, says the project has been in the works for more than three years. We have worked closely with the medical director and staff at U of M Student Health Services to facilitate referrals of urgent eye health conditions, and our goal was to expand those services to include primary care, Venable said in a release. We have realized that goal with University Eye Care. Staffed by five optometric physicians and supported by student interns, the clinic offers eye examinations, contact lens fittings and ocular disease management. The clinic will also sell designer eyewear and contact lenses.
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