Menopause Articles

The following information is a brief summary of the new articles under Menopause Update May 2008 link, to read the full article click read more and download the .pdf file.

SAMS MOVING FORWARD

This edition of Menopause update is the first under the new umbrella of the South African Menopause Society SAMS are proud to be associated with this journal. Under the guidance of Sid Hirschowitz, Menopause Update has, with its original articles by respected authors, developed into an invaluable source of scientific information on the menopause; and with Sids superb photographs has become unique in the genre of scientific publications. We look forward to a long association with Menopause Update and look forward to working with Sid to take this journal to even greater heights. Wyeth have sponsored this journal since its inception and we are most grateful to them for their continued sponsorship.. Read More../

AN UNUSUAL APPROACH TO CANCER

Rakesh K Jain is a professor of Tumour Biology at Harvard Medical School. During 1974, whilst still a graduate student at the National Cancer Institute, he worked with the late Dr Gullino, who had developed an innovative experimental model for studding cancer biology.
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DECTECTING OVARIAN CANCER

Ovarian cancer is a relatively rear disease in Southern Africa with an incidence of approximately 5/100 00/year' but it is a fairly common disease in first world countries with a larger elderly population.
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OBESITY IN WOMEN

It is now well known that obesity is a serious health problem that poses a significant challenge to both individual health and to public health. The latest data from WHO show that worldwide there are some 1.6 billion adults who are overweight with a body mass index (BMI) about25kg/m³.
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PREMATURE MENOPAUSE

The prolonged survival of children, adolescents and young women successfully treated for cancer increases the number of women facing Premature Menopause.
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FABULOUS FELINES

The Timbavati Game Reserve is renowned for its leopards. We were fortunate to visit this private area adjoining the Kruger Park.
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