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Hot Flashes Medication
A small study at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in Iran has found that the herbal remedy St. John's wort may ease menopausal hot flashes. Previous studies have found that the herb had an effect on menopause symptoms, but these studies concentrated on St. John's wort's impact on mood. But in this study, researchers found that women who took St. John's wort had a greater reduction in daily hot flashes than those who were given a placebo.
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Hot Flashes: A New Menopause Symptom Treatment on the Horizon?
Has menopause has got you down? The emotional swings, the crazy menstrual periods, the feeling that your mind is a blackboard that's... Read more »
Coping with Hot Flashes
Perhaps your first hint that you're approaching, or in, menopause is the hot flashes you get: feelings of intense heat all over your skin,... Read more »
Hot Flashes: An Effective Treatment at Last?
The Lancet Oncology, a monthly British journal focusing on cancer research, contains a small article in its June edition that will probably... Read more »
Study on Hot Flashes, Heart Attacks Raises Additional Questions
Several months ago, my friend and massage therapist Ruth emailed me with an idea: perhaps hot flashes, while being uncomfortable, might... Read more »
Meditation: A Free and Easy Way to Possibly Ease Hot Flashes
My female friends who are around my age have been wondering how to stop hot flashes. I’ve shared Amy Hendel’s column with them, but... Read more »
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Study: New med reduces hot flashes and sleep disturbances
An experimental medication reduced hot flashes and sleep disturbances in postmenopausal women when compared with a placebo, according to new data... 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 »
Pristiq could join Effexor in treating hot flashes, depression...
Drugmaker Wyeth is seeking U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for Pristiq to treat both major depression and hot flashes in women. But... Read more »
Hot Flashes
Source: Breastcancer.org
A hot flash is a sudden, intense, hot feeling on your face and upper body. Hot flashes can be accompanied by a rapid heartbeat, sweating, nausea,... 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 »
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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