Category Age Management

Age Management, Cancer, Disease, Health Supplements, Hormone Supplementation Therapy, Preventative Medicine

Hormone Replacement Therapy in Women – What is Old is New Again!

The WHI (now over a decade old) remains the largest randomly controlled trial of women’s hormonal medicines. The original publication of WHI identified increased risks of breast cancer, stroke, and cardiovascular disease associated with hormone therapy. These findings flew in…

Dr. James Katz MD MPH
November 9, 2013

Age Management, Aging, Cancer, Dementia, Disease, Medications, Preventative Medicine

Arthritis Drug Reduces Lung Cancer Risk; One Step Closer to a Unified Theory of Aging?

The M. D. Anderson Hospital reported that Celebrex, an arthritis medication, reduced precancerous markers in smokers. Sloan-Kettering Hospital in New York confirmed similar results. Neither study was structured to see if Celebrex reduced lung tumors (that takes 10+ years). However, experience with lung…