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Asthma
Asthma risk is increased by hormone replacement therapy and overweight
March 16th, 2006
Hormone replacement therapy and overweight increase the risk of asthma through partly common pathways. Investigators in Norway report, "Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and obesity both appear to increase the risk of asthma. A study was undertaken to investigate the association of HRT with asthma and hay fever in a population of perimenopausal women, focusing on a possible interaction with body mass index (BMI)." F. Gomez Real and colleagues at Haukeland University described their study: "A postal questionnaire was sent to population based samples in Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden in 1999 -2001, and 8588 women aged 25 -54 years...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-03-16)
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