June 5, 2011
By Amanda Gardner
HealthDay Reporter
SUNDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) — The search for a safe remedy for menopausal hot flashes has been foiled again, with flaxseed the latest in a long line of compounds that apparently don’t reduce the incidence of the unpleasant symptoms.
Researchers presenting a new study Sunday at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago report that a daily flaxseed bar was no more effective than a placebo in helping with hot flashes in women with or without breast cancer.
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June 4, 2011
By Amanda Gardner
HealthDay Reporter
SATURDAY, June 4 (HealthDay News) — The anti-estrogen drug Aromasin appears to cut the odds of breast cancer by 65 percent in high-risk postmenopausal women, new research has found.
And unlike other anti-estrogen therapies such as tamoxifen and raloxifene, Aromasin (exemestane) did not carry a heightened risk of endocrine cancer or blood clots, although it did have the well-known problems of hot flashes and joint stiffness also attributable to tamoxifen and raloxifene, the study authors said.
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March 8, 2011
TUESDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) — Acupuncture may help reduce the severity of hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause, according to a small study.
The research included 53 postmenopausal women, with about half receiving traditional Chinese acupuncture twice a week and the others given sham acupuncture treatments.
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February 25, 2011
FRIDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) — Women who begin to experience hot flashes and night sweats early in menopause appear to be at lower risk for heart disease, stroke and death, a new study suggests.
But the start of those symptoms later in menopause may be associated with an increased cardiovascular risk, according to researchers from Northwestern University and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
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January 18, 2011
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By Anne Harding
TUESDAY, January 18 (Health.com) — The antidepressant Lexapro (escitalopram) may reduce the frequency and severity of hot flashes, the bouts of sweating and overheating that are an uncomfortable fact of life for many menopausal women, a new government-funded study suggests. Read More
November 10, 2010
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 10 (HealthDay News) — A positive attitude and a little preparation can help women deal with menopause, according to an expert.
Women should start preparing when they experience perimenopause, the stage before menopause. Perimenopause typically begins in the 40s, but can start as early as the 30s, according to Dr. Karen Deighan, chair of obstetrics/gynecology at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, Loyola University Health System.
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October 11, 2010
MONDAY, Oct. 11 (HealthDay News) — Estrogen therapy may increase the risk of kidney stones in postmenopausal women, a new study suggests.
For the study, researchers examined data on postmenopausal women in the United States, gathered from two trials in the Women’s Health Initiative study.
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July 12, 2010
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By Denise Mann
MONDAY, July 12 (Health.com) — Overweight women who experience hot flashes—the uncomfortable flushing and sweating spells that accompany menopause—may be able to cool those symptoms by losing weight, a new study suggests.
“If you’re a woman who is overweight or obese, you can substantially improve your hot flashes by losing weight through diet and exercise,” says Alison Huang, MD, the lead author of the study and a professor of internal medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Read More
June 28, 2010
By Alan Mozes
HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, June 28 (HealthDay News) — Riding a bike is as effective as walking briskly at helping premenopausal women keep from gaining more weight, a new study reveals.
Biking is particularly helpful at keeping pounds off such women who are overweight or obese, said study lead author Anne C. Lusk, a research fellow in the department of nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston.
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June 28, 2010
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By Amanda Gardner
MONDAY, June 28, 2010 (Health.com) — A simple doctor’s-office blood test may one day be able to predict when a woman will start menopause, possibly even in women in their 20s.
Pending validation in future studies, the test could help women make reproductive decisions, say the authors of a study that will be presented Monday at the annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Rome. Read More
