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Does Black Cohosh Help Hot Flashes?
Two new studies suggest that the botanical remedies black cohosh and red clover don't ease hot flashes or improve cognition during menopause. The studies from the University of Illinois did not improve symptoms even as well as placebo during the year-long trial. In a second study, researchers found that black cohosh did not improve or harm the participants' memory. However, both studies did find that the botanical remedies were safe--a factor that health experts say is important because many...
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Black Cohosh for Hot Flashes: Miracle Herb or Hogwash... Hard to Know
Does black cohosh work? Most women who are approaching menopause or who are in it have heard friends talk about black cohosh, an herbal... Read more »
New Study Suggests Flaxseed May Not Be Helpful in Stopping Hot Flashes
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Hot Flashes from Lupron: When Will They Stop?
Dear Dr. Motola, I'm having hot flashes after one injection of Lupron 6 months ago. When will they stop? I took Casodex for one month... Read more »
Managing Hot Flashes
It's one of those dreaded symptoms of mid-life change for women - hot flashes. Often accompanied by flushed skin and sweats, it is a... Read more »
Soy for Hot Flashes? Read This First
Do you take an aromatase inhibitor (Femara, Arimidex, Aromasin) to prevent breast cancer recurrence? Do you also take one of those... Read more »
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Black cohosh linked to cancer's spread
Black cohosh, a herbal remedy used by some breast cancer patients to ease hot flashes, may help cancerous cells spread. Researchers found that a 40... Read more »
Black Cohosh
Source: Breastcancer.org
Also known as: baneberry, bugwort, black snakeroot, cimicifuga, rattle root, squaw root, RemiSure™, Remifemin®. Potential uses: It's thought that... Read more »
All About Hot Flashes
Source: Breastcancer.org
If you've had one, there's no mistaking it: the sudden, intense, hot feeling on your face and upper body, perhaps preceded or accompanied by a rapid... Read more »
Hypnosis may cool hot flashes in breast cancer survivors
Breast cancer survivors who still endure hot flashes may be helped by undergoing hypnosis, a new study has found. Researchers at Baylor University... Read more »
Antidepressant Celexa May Ease Hot Flashes
A new study has found that the antidepressant Celexa (citalopram) can reduce the severity of hot flashes, at least in the short term. Other studies... Read more »
6 Tips for Managing Hot Flashes
Using Hormone Therapy If your hot flashes seem almost unbearable, then it may be worth it to discuss the pros and cons of hormone therapy (HT) with your doctor. Estrogen and progestin are taken in pill form to boost their diminshing presence in...
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