New warnings about hormone therapy

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The latest recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force on hormone therapy, published this week in the Annals of Internal Medicine, says that women who are past menopause and healthy should not take hormones to prevent dementia, bone fractures or heart disease.

Read the story in the Washington Post: New study sounds warning on hormone replacement therapy

Our Bodies, our Blog comments on this story this week: Hormone Therapy and Chronic Disease Prevention