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Atherosclerosis
New findings in the area of atherosclerosis described
May 26th, 2005
Investigators in the United States, Australia and Japan have published new atherosclerosis data. Study 1: Endogenous sex hormones in postmenopausal women may play a regulatory role in their lipid metabolism, according to a study from Johns Hopkins University. "Previous studies have revealed that exogenous estrogen has a beneficial effect on the lipid profile; however, studies examining the relation between endogenous hormones and lipid profiles in postmenopausal women have yielded conflicting results," wrote S. Mudali and colleagues. "We sought to characterize the cross-sectional relationship between endogenous hormones and lipid...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-05-26)
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