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Health News Update #568

Posting Date: 12/03/2005

The artificial sweetener aspartame is consumed by millions of people every day. But how safe is it? A new study in animals re-opens this controversial issue.

With all the controversy surrounding hormone replacement therapy and even bio-identical hormones, women going through menopause are desperate for relief from hot flashes. What can they use to cope with this symptom?

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