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Link Discovered Between Hot Flashes And Lower Bone Density In Women

Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

From Menopause News and Views FINDINGS: UCLA researchers and colleagues analyzed data for 2,213 women between the ages of 42 and 52 who participated in the bone sub-study of the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation to determine whether women with vasomotor symptoms (VMS) – which include hot flashes and night sweats – had [...]

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FDA Approves Wyeth Antidepressant

Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

Read This FDA Press Release to the Partridge Family Theme Song, “Come on Get Happy” “Trav’lin’ along, here’s a song that we’re singing Come on get happy A whole lotta lovin’ is what we’ll be bringing We’ll make you happy We’ll make you happy Come on get happy!” Wyeth Gets Important FDA for “New” Antidepressant [...]

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FDA Fiddles

Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

While Wyeth Wrings Profits From Womens BodiesHere’s some news that will make us all depressed – Wyeth has won FDA approval for its new antidepressant Pristiq. Yes, the same FDA who has just told us “bioidentical hormones” don’t exist, the same FDA who has told compounding pharmacists to stop using Estriol, the mildest of estrogens [...]

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Endocrinologist Association Encourages HRT in Younger Women

Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

When I first read this report, I was reminded of that classic 50′s cigarette commercial that featured a lab-cloaked “DOCTOR” (Queue Heavenly Chorus) and asked, ”What cigarette do you smoke, Doctor?” Hey if a Camel® is good enough Doctors, surely cigarette smoke is safe? Right! Who would question a doctor back in the golden days [...]

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Iconic Women Share Words of Wisdom

Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

Gloria Graham Gloria is a writer who has been researching and offering workshops on Menopause: A Women’s Rite of Passage for the past 5 years. A 53 year-old post-menopausal woman she has been running her workshops in New South Wales Australia and is open to invitations to other areas to carry on her work. Her [...]

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