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  1. Alcohol can induce fainting spells

    Alcohol imbibed in modest quantities can disrupt the reflex that maintains blood pressure when a person stands up quickly, which may account for why some people faint when they down a few drinks and then stand up.

    By Nathan Seppa

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    This article fails to make the distinction between the synthetic hormone progestin and the naturally occurring hormone progesterone. Progestin is medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), which is manufactured from the urine of pregnant mares. MPA is 10 to 100 times more potent in its effects on women than natural progesterone and does not produce the same reactions […]

    By Science News

  3. Progestin adds to breast cancer risk

    Women taking estrogen are more prone to get breast cancer if they are also taking the hormone progestin.