21.   Recent studies have challenged the long-held belief that hormone supplements ward off heart disease.

22.   Researchers said the findings are good news because they add to evidence that the benefits of hormone supplements outweigh any increased risk of breast cancer.

23.   She said it was unclear how the use of hormone supplements affect the development of colon cancer.

24.   The four-year study involved women with heart disease and tested the effects of hormone supplements on their hearts.

25.   The results could help them decide whether to recommend hormone supplements and how much to prescribe.

26.   The study is the latest to raise questions about the common practice of prescribing estrogen hormone supplements for women after menopause.

27.   Treatment may include establishing healthy eating habits, quitting sports until gaining weight and hormone supplements in older teens and young women, the academy said.

28.   Training with steroids produces greater strength gains, but the male hormone supplements are illegal for use as a training aid, not to mention potentially dangerous.

29.   Women become more at risk for heart disease after menopause, when their estrogen levels plummet, and taking hormone supplements helps stave off the disease.