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Toni Hurst

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posted 06/16/2009, comments (0)

More New Menopause Drugs Offer Hope

One of my last blog posts was about new drugs being developed to help relieve menopausal symptoms. Since then I've found even more drugs or treatments that are new or in the works. I am so excited about them, I wanted to share right away! Some of these drugs are being researched by huge pharmaceutical companies, and while I'm no cheerleader for... Read more Chevron

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Toni Hurst

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posted 06/07/2009, comments (0)

Passing the Reproductive Torch

Over the weekend I became a grandmother. I don't like the concept much, or the word "grandmother" at all. Where I come from, grandmothers have blue-gray hair and always disapprove of what you're doing. They're old and infirm. They aren't active and young (!) like ME. In fact, when I found out I was a grandmother, I was on a rock-climbing trip.... Read more Chevron

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posted 06/04/2009, comments (0)

Promising New Menopause Drugs Being Developed

For those of us suffering from menopausal symptoms, help is on the way. Or MAY be on the way. Several new drugs are in development that promise relief for some of menopause's most annoying symptoms. These drugs are not approved for use by the FDA yet, so don't expect your health care provider to prescribe them. Some are just now going... Read more Chevron

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Haralee

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posted 04/20/2009, comments (0)

The Power of the Brain

Susan Love's Army of Women, http://www.armyofwomen.orghas posted a Call to Action for women in the San Francisco, Stanford University area to participate in a new study. This study looks at the brain and cognitive function of breast cancer survivors and non survivors. I am fascinated with the brain, and any studies concerning the brain... Read more Chevron

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Sandy Greenquist

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posted 03/20/2009, comments (2)

What is Weight-bearing Exercise and Why Do You Need To Do It?

It seems that most of us are aware that women begin to lose bone at a more rapid rate after menopause. We're pretty well-schooled in the fact that we need about 1200mg of calcium (1500 mg if not on hormone therapy), 600 mg of magnesium and at least 1000 IU of vitamin D3 daily in order to help our bodies continue to build bone and prevent... Read more Chevron

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