WASHINGTON – Estrogen and progestin supplements shouldn't be used by women hoping to prevent bone loss or other chronic ailments, the government says. In July, federal scientists broke the news that ...

(CBS News) An advisory task force to the government is recommending that post-menopausal women who are healthy do not use hormone replacement treatment to stave off chronic diseases. While hormones ...

A government group is advising women to use hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to treat symptoms of menopause for only short periods of time. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), an ...

A government task force recommended Monday that postmenopausal women who are healthy should not take hormone replacement therapy in order to avoid dementia, bone fractures or heart disease, the Los ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women taking hormone therapy to prevent certain chronic conditions or ease hot flashes face a complicated mix of possible benefits and risks, a new analysis of past ...

WASHINGTON — Injecting growth hormone into very short but otherwise healthy children won grudging approval from a government advisory panel Tuesday, amid concern about the cost and trouble it would ...

An international team of experts reported today that evidence linking hormone-mimicking chemicals to human health problems has grown stronger over the past decade An international team of experts ...

The task force that sparked controversy with its breast cancer screening recommendations a few years ago – and PSA prostate-cancer screening pronouncements last week – is weighing in on hormone ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women taking hormone therapy to prevent certain chronic conditions or ease hot flashes face a complicated mix of possible benefits and risks, a new analysis of past ...