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Chinese herb mix may cool hot flashes a bit

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A mix of certain traditional Chinese herbs thought to have weak estrogen-like activity might help ease menopausal hot flashes, a small clinical trial suggests.But the herbal mix, dubbed Jiawei Qing'e Fang, is not widely available. And while ...

Yoga may ease insomnia, menopause problems

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 ...

Estrogen use tied to bladder control problems

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Postmenopausal women who take estrogen for years are more likely to experience incontinence than those on the hormone for a shorter time or not at all, a new study finds.Of 167 women surveyed in the early 1990s ...

Smoking linked to earlier menopause: study

(Reuters) - Women who smoke may hit menopause about a year earlier than those who don't light up, according to a study that also notes an earlier menopause may influence the risk of getting bone and heart diseases.The study, which was carried ...

Honey memory boost too sweet to be true?

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A daily spoonful of Malaysian honey may boost postmenopausal women's memory, researchers say in a new report that aims to provide an "alternative therapy" for hormone-related intellectual decline.In the study, 102 healthy women were randomly assigned to ...

Flaxseed may not cool hot flashes: study

(Reuters) - Eating flaxseed may not ease menopausal hot flashes after all, despite some promising early evidence that it might, according to a U.S. study.Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota found that 188 women who were randomly assigned to eat ...

Soy may not prevent clogged arteries

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Taking extra soy supplements did not help stave off artery hardening in a new study of postmenopausal women.But, researchers said, soy showed a possible benefit in young women just a few years after menopause -- warranting more ...

Women may get unneeded osteoporosis screening

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 ...

Hip fracture risk rises after women stop hormones: research

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When postmenopausal women discontinue hormone therapy, their bone mineral density drops and their risk of a hip fracture climbs, new research suggests.Among nearly 81,000 postmenopausal women followed for six and a half years, stopping hormone therapy was ...

Soy may not provide relief during menopause: study

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Taking soy supplements may not help women ease their menopause symptoms or prevent the bone changes that start at that time of life, suggests a new study from Florida.Women who took the supplements every day for two ...
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