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Postmenopausal HRT associated with increased risk for developing asthma
March 15th, 2004
Postmenopausal women who use hormone therapy are at a higher risk for developing asthma, but not chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), researchers report. According to a paper in the February 23, 2004, issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, as the incidence of asthma changes depending on a person's age, researchers suspect that reproductive hormone therapy may influence the development of the disease, which affects 5% to 8% of the United States population. Studies also suggest that incidence of COPD, the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, may also be influenced by sex hormones. R. Graham Barr, MD, DrPH, of Brigham...
Source: OBGYN & Reproduction Week (2004-03-15)
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