Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers at the Slone Epidemiology Center found that black women with high intake of dairy products have a reduced incidence of uterine leiomyomata (fibroids). This report, based on the Black Women’s Health Study, appears in the current issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology.

Animal studies suggest that adding flaxseed oil to the diet could reduce the risk of osteoporosis in post-menopausal women and women with diabetes, according to a report to be published in the International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health.

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Northwestern Memorial Hospital will host a public forum and scientific workshop Oct. 14 to 16 to discuss emerging issues of importance for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for women’s health research in the coming decade.

Long-term estrogen use does not protect male-to-female transsexuals from death due to cardiovascular disease but does not appear to raise their overall death rate, a new study found. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society’s 91st Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.

Journalists are invited to register for the 36th European Symposium on Calcified Tissue in Vienna, 23 – 27 May. Presentations offer state-of-the-art research on bone and mineralized tissue, as well as the diagnostis and treatment of metabolic bone disease.