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Scientists are getting warmer in their attempts to zero in on what causes hot flashes, intense surges of heat and sweating that affect millions of middle-aged women in the years leading to menopause. Studying rats, researchers at the University of Arizona College...
Among women currently experiencing menopausal symptoms, more than 60% have not talked to their doctors about hormone therapy or non-hormone options, and...
Hypnosis may help reduce hot flashes in postmenopausal women, cutting down 1 1 their frequency as much as 74%, researchers say. Hot...
What's the connection between menopause and heart health? When periods stop, production of heart-protecting estrogen decreases dramatically. Now a recent...
Imagine this scene: Your husband suddenly feels dizzy, goes numb in one arm or starts slurring his words. Odds are that you...
If you have to have surgery, you naturally want to feel confident that your surgeon is doing everything possible to prevent complications...
Women have the unfortunate distinction of being more susceptible than men to the painful skin disease herpes zoster, otherwise known as shingles....
A test for an insidious, lethal cancer isn't used very much even though it has been around for years and...
You've probably already heard that about one drink of alcohol a day may reduce 1 a woman's chances...
Imagine living for years with debilitating pelvic pain that often worsens when you exercise, stand for a while or bend over...or...
The 55 million women in North America who have endometriosis-an inflammatory disorder of the female reproductive system that often leads to abdominal...
Among the challenges that come with being a woman, having fibrocystic breasts-may seem like a minor one. Unless, that is, your breasts...