News on North American Menopause Society

Yoga may ease insomnia, menopause problems

2011-11-30T14:30:31Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A couple of yoga sessions a week could help ease sleep problems and other effects of menopause, a small study suggests.

The study, reported in the journal Menopause, included postmenopausal women diagnosed with insomnia.

"We are not saying that yoga can cure postmenopausal symptoms," Dr. Helena Hachul,...

Women who exercise a lot hit menopause earlier

2011-10-11T13:30:47Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who spend a lot of time exercising or eat a heart-healthy diet appear to reach menopause earlier, a new Japanese study shows.

While that doesn't prove work-outs and healthy foods are directly responsible, researchers say the findings could be important for cancer prevention.

For the study, researchers tracked more than 3,100 premenopausal women over 10...

Women may get unneeded osteoporosis screening

2011-08-29T10:30:42Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many women who get screened for the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis may not actually need such testing, a new study suggests.

A number of expert guidelines say that women age 65 or older should get a bone scan to screen for osteoporosis, a condition in which bones become fragile and vulnerable to breaks. Some women with risk factors for osteoporosis, such as sm...

Anticonvulsant Drug May Be Approved to Treat Hot Flashes

2010-10-13T15:40:36Z

Women bothered by menopause-related hot flashes but reluctant to take hormone replacement therapy may soon have another FDA-approved option available to them. A new extended release version of the anticonvulsant drug gabapentin proved to be effective in both preventing and reducing the severity of hot flashes in two preliminary studies. A third study will be completed in 2011.

Hot flashes, sometimes called hot flushes, are sudden feelings of intense heat that start in the wai...

Depomed Announces Presentations of Breeze 1 and 2 Clinical Data at the North American Menopause Society Annual Meeting

2010-10-09T07:19:21Z

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Watch for depression during and after menopause

2010-04-16T10:00:56Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The risk for major depression more than doubles while women are going through menopause and afterward, according to research presented this week at the annual meeting of the North American Menopause Society in San Diego.

Recent studies have sugge...

FDA Approves Duramed's Synthetic Conjugated Estrogens-A Vaginal Cream

2010-10-23T16:03:35Z

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North American Menopause Society, Sept. 24-27, 2008

2010-10-23T19:01:00Z

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