New research is lighting up yet another reason for women to quit smoking. In a study published online in the journal Menopause, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania report the first evidence ...
Tags: White Woman, Genetic Variation, Menopause, Smoking
Injecting a little anesthetic near a nerve bundle in the neck cut troublesome hot flashes significantly, shows a new randomized, controlled trial published online today in Menopause, the journal of The North American Menopause Society ...
Tags: NAMS, hot flashes, raging furnace, effective treatment
Injecting a little anesthetic near a nerve bundle in the neck cut troublesome hot flashes significantly, shows a new randomized, controlled trial published online today in Menopause, the journal of The North American Menopause Society ...
Tags: anesthetic, hormones, medications
A new analysis has found that both real and sham acupuncture treatments may help alleviate side effects of drugs commonly used to treat breast cancer. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, ...
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The drug Arimidex reduces the risk of developing breast cancer by more than 50 percent among postmenopausal women at high risk for the disease, according to a new study. The finding, scheduled for presentation Thursday at the San Antonio ...
Tags: Arimidex, breast cancer, postmenopausal women, women health, anastrozole
When it comes to easing the side effects of certain breast cancer drugs, acupuncture may work no better than a "sham" version of the technique, a small trial suggests. Breast cancer drugs known as aromatase inhibitors often cause side ...
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Women bothered by hot flashes or other effects of menopause have a number of treatment options -- hormonal or not, according to updated guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. It's estimated that anywhere ...
Tags: hot flashes, menopause, women health
Coconuts are a versatile superfood providing nutrition, health benefits, and amazing medicinal properties all wrapped in one delicious package. Coconuts are totally natural, easily available and affordable; and every part of the fruit is ...
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Noven Pharmaceutical has announced the US launch of Minivelle (estradiol transdermal system), which contains a plant-based estrogen for treating menopause symptoms including hot flashes and night sweats. Minivelle, which the company ...
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The subsidiary of Pristine Solutions, Eaton Scientific Systems, is planning to develop a transdermal patch delivery system for Tropine 3, a homatropine to treat non-hormonal hot flashes in pre-menopausal, peri-menopausal and post-menopausal ...
Tags: Transdermal Patch Delivery System, Eaton Scientific Systems, Tropine 3