My friend Mara often adds flax seeds to the homemade bread she bakes on a regular basis. While flaxseed may be good for managing digestive health, a new study has found that flaxseed may not be an effective treatment to reduce the number and severity of hot flashes that result from menopause and estrogen-deprivation therapies used to treat breast cancer.
The Los Angeles Times reported on a study led by Dr. Sandhya Pruthi, who works in the Mayo Clinic's Breast Diagnostic Clinic and also is a...
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 »
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 »
The Lancet Oncology, a monthly British journal focusing on cancer research, contains a small article in its June edition that will probably... Read more »
Seems like many of my friends are battling hot flashes – and a recent report indicates they also may be fighting off low bone density.... Read more »
Several months ago, my friend and massage therapist Ruth emailed me with an idea: perhaps hot flashes, while being uncomfortable, might... Read more »
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 »
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 »
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.... Read more »
The fertility drug Cetrotide appears to reduce hot flashes in postmenopausal women, researchers in the Netherlands say. Cetrorelix blocks the brain... Read more »
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 »
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