Recent Longevity News for the seven days ending 6/25/08.  You should consult your doctor if you are taking any medications.

Risk of Dying Linked to Low Vitamin D - WebMD, 6/23/08 - "people with the lowest levels of vitamin D in their blood had the highest chances of dying. Although chances of dying due to heart disease rose with decreasing levels of vitamin D, dying from other causes was more likely, too. Patients with little coronary artery disease were still much more likely to die during follow-up if they had low vitamin D levels" - See vitamin D at Amazon.com.

Common Cooking Spice Found In Curry Shows Promise In Combating Diabetes And Obesity - Science Daily, 6/20/08 - "turmeric-treated mice were less susceptible to developing Type 2 diabetes, based on their blood glucose levels, and glucose and insulin tolerance tests. They also discovered that turmeric-fed obese mice showed significantly reduced inflammation in fat tissue and liver compared to controls. They speculate that curcumin, the anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant ingredient in turmeric, lessens insulin resistance and prevents Type 2 diabetes in these mouse models by dampening the inflammatory response provoked by obesity" - See curcumin products at Amazon.com.

Pine bark extract may ease menstrual pains: study - Nutra USA, 6/20/08 - "Pycnogenol, 60 mg per day ... At the end of the study, Suzuki and co-workers found that, while women in the low pain group showed no benefits from pine bark supplementation, women with dysmenorrhea did significantly benefit. In addition to a reduction in the use of NSAIDs, a reduction in the number of painful days due to dysmenorrhea from 2.1 days before supplementation to 1.3 days during the third and fourth menstrual cycle" - See Pycnogenol at Amazon.com or grape seed extract at Amazon.com (some say the grape seed extract is the same without the patent markup).

Memory Loss Linked To Poor Diet, Study Suggests - Science Daily, 6/19/08 - "Researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) have linked memory loss to a diet high in saturated fat and cholesterol"

Testosterone Gel Improves Insulin Sensitivity, Sexual Function in Hypogonadal Men With Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome - Doctor's Guide, 6/20/08 - "Among patients with type 2 diabetes with or without metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance as measured by HOMA-IR improved from baseline in the testosterone-treated group compared with placebo at 6 months (testosterone: -0.62, placebo: +0.16; P = .049) and at 12 months (testosterone: -.58 ... Patients receiving testosterone also achieved more than a 5-point improvement over placebo-treated patients on the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) at 6 months (P < .05) and more than 6 points over placebo-treated patients at 12 months"

Finasteride and High-Grade Prostate Cancer - Medscape, 6/19/08 - "A new analysis from the national Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial (PCPT) shows that finasteride does not increase the risk for high-grade prostate cancer, as earlier findings appeared to indicate"

Pilot study gives sign of fish oil for insulin sensitivity - Nutra USA, 6/18/08 - "The supplements they were given contained 440mg of DHA and 660mg of EPA ... They saw evidence of increased insulin sensitivity through a reduction in the plasma glucose response, and a mean reduction in serum triglycerides and total cholesterol ... What was significant, however, was the reduction in diastolic blood pressure. Clinically significant reductions in all other biomarkers associated with coronary heart disease risk and mortality" - There's no write-up in the abstract.  See Mega Twin EPA at Amazon.com and Jarrow Max DHA at Amazon.com.

Failure To Bridle Inflammation Spurs Atherosclerosis - Science Daily, 6/18/08 - "When a person develops a sore or a boil, it erupts, drawing to it immune system cells that fight the infection. Then it resolves and flattens into the skin, often leaving behind a mark or a scar ... A similar scenario plays out in the blood vessels. However, when there is a defect in the resolution response -- the ability of blood vessels to recover from inflammation -- atherosclerosis or hardening of the arteries can result ... Some natural mediators that 'cool' this inflammation are derived from omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids" - See See Mega Twin EPA at Amazon.com.  See my inflammation page for other ways to reduce it.

Vitamin D May Up Colon Cancer Survival - WebMD, 6/18/08 - "patients with colon cancer who were among the top 25% in levels of vitamin D before being diagnosed were less likely to die during the study period than those who were among the 25% with the lowest levels of the vitamin" - [Science Daily] - See vitamin D at Amazon.com.  This is getting old.  It's starting to seem like there's nothing that vitamin D doesn't do plus it's cost is next to nothing.  I'm not saying that to sell vitamin D.  The commission on next to nothing is less than next to nothing but I can't believe a lot more people aren't taking it with that many studies supporting it and it's low cost and studies showing that about 40% aren't getting enough.  See my vitamin D page.

Hormone Replacement for Men: Pros, Cons - WebMD, 6/18/08- "The supplemental testosterone reduced total cholesterol, "bad" LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, and body mass index while improving "good" HDL cholesterol. The men lost their pot bellies, Saad says. "What we see after 12 months is a reduction in two or three trouser sizes, three or four inches off the waist. We see a reduction by one-fourth to one-third of their total cholesterol"

High Fructose Corn Syrup Gets Unlikely Ally - WebMD, 6/18/08 - "At a meeting in Chicago, AMA delegates backed a resolution that argues that there's no scientific proof that high fructose corn syrup deserves the blame for obesity more than sugar or other caloric sweeteners. The resolution also nixes putting warning labels on products containing high fructose corn syrup"

Abstracts from this week's Doctor's Guide Nutrition/Dietetics plus abstracts from my RSS feeds (Click here for the journals, the PubMed ones at the top):

The effects of 8 months of metformin on circulating GGT and ALT levels in obese women with polycystic ovarian syndrome - Int J Clin Pract. 2008 Jun 19 - "treated with metformin 1500 or 2550 mg/day for 8 months ... Mean weight, serum ALT and GGT decreased from 100.3 to 96.6 kg (p < 0.0001), 29.7 to 25.8 U/l (p = 0.012) and 21.4 to 16.9 U/l (p < 0.0001) respectively ... In women with baseline ALT > 29.7 U/l (median), ALT reduction was highly significant (p = 0.005); however in those with baseline ALT < 29.7 U/l, ALT did not change despite similar weight reduction. There was no difference in reductions in ALT and GGT when the two metformin doses were compared" - Why is that important:

• Elevated ALT Levels Predict Risk of Death From Liver Cancer - Medscape, 11/2/06 - "Upper limits of normal range from 30 IU/L to 60 IU/L, depending on the laboratory. "We want to reset it southward of 30 IU/L," ... ALT levels are a reflection of the general vascular condition ... If the level is above 30, then that person probably has a problem — fatty liver or some vascular disease, including occlusive coronary artery disease"

A Mixture of trans, trans Conjugated Linoleic Acid Induces Apoptosis in MCF-7 Human Breast Cancer Cells with Reciprocal Expression of Bax and Bcl-2 - J Agric Food Chem. 2008 Jun 21 - "These findings suggest that incorporation of t, t CLA in the membrane induces a mitochondria-mediated apoptosis that can enhance the antiproliferative effect of t, t CLA in MCF-7 cells" - See conjugated linoleic acid at Amazon.com.

Cis-9,trans-11-Conjugated Linoleic Acid Inhibits Allergic Sensitization and Airway Inflammation via a PPAR{gamma}-Related Mechanism in Mice - J Nutr. 2008 Jul;138(7):1336-42 - "C9,t11-CLA feeding resulted in significantly reduced IgE production and allergen-induced in vivo airway hyperresponsiveness ... These findings demonstrate that dietary c9,t11-CLA can reduce allergic airway inflammation, most likely via a PPARgamma-related mechanism and by reducing eicosanoid precursors. They give new insights into the fatty acid-mediated mechanism of immunomodulation and may represent a step toward an attractive novel strategy in the dietary prevention and treatment of allergic asthma" - See conjugated linoleic acid at Amazon.com.

Soy phytochemicals decrease nonsmall cell lung cancer growth in female athymic mice - J Nutr. 2008 Jul;138(7):1360-4 - "soy phytochemicals slow the in vivo growth of NSCLC xenografts; the modulation of the Akt-signaling pathway observed in tumors of SSE-treated mice may have a role in the activity observed. Our research provides further support for the concept that consumption of phytoestrogens may be effective in delaying lung cancer progression"

Genistein protects against polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-induced oxidative DNA damage in non-cancerous breast cells MCF-10A - Br J Nutr. 2008 Jun 23:1-6 - "These enzymes, in turn, will metabolise the PAH into their ultimate carcinogenic forms. Genistein can significantly suppress the expressions within 5 mum. The comet assay indicated that DMBA introduced DNA damage to these cells, and co-treatment with genistein at 5 or 10 mum could alleviate the damage. In addition to the chelation of DMBA metabolites to DNA, flow cytometry results revealed that oxidation was also a factor of DNA damage. The oxidative DNA damage could be removed by co-treating with 10 mum-genistein. Because no increased oxidative DNA repair was observed, suppression on the cytochrome enzymes appeared to be the underlying mechanism"

Resveratrol inhibits cardiac hypertrophy via AMP-activated protein kinase and Akt - J Biol Chem. 2008 Jun 18 - "Taken together, our data suggest that resveratrol exerts anti-hypertrophic effects by activating AMPK via LKB1 and inhibiting Akt, thus suppressing protein synthesis and gene transcription" - See resveratrol products at Amazon.com.

Genistein reduced the invasive activity of human breast carcinoma cells as a result of decreased tight junction permeability and modulation of tight junction proteins - Cancer Lett. 2008 Jun 14 - "Taken together our results indicate a possible role of genistein as an inhibitor of cancer cell invasion through the tightening of TJs, which may counteract the up-regulation of claudins. In addition, our results indicate that may be beneficial for the inhibition of tumor metastasis"

Neat Tech Stuff :

• AT&T will start selling the new 3G iPhone on 7/11/08. I applied for their affiliate program then found out that it would not be sold online and cancelled. It’s $199 for the 8 gigs and $299 for 16 gigs. The individual plan is $39.99/month and to add the Internet is another $30/month. I was looking at the old iPhones on Sunday. They are really neat and the newer one is supposed to be a lot better. It’s got the wireless phone, iPod, Internet, GPS, email, photos, video and a lot more all in one. 16 gigs is about 16 movies or a heck of a lot of pictures or songs. My 358 songs is a little over one gigabyte. I’ve got a folder with 330 pictures and it’s less than a twentieth of a gigabyte. The new iPhone also has the iPod plug for your car stereo. It’s also got the advantage that instead of carrying both the iPod and phone when I run I only need the phone. I’ve got a Sony iPod Bluetooth transmitter and headset for the iPod which will work on the iPhone.

Health Focus (Hot Flashes):

Related Hot Flash Topics:

• menopause / hot flashes / progesterone / osteoporosis / hormone replacement /  women's health issues / hysterectomy / PMS / female sexuality / fibroids

Popular Hot Flash Medications:

• HRT / Effexor / Prozac / Paxil / testosterone (low dose)

Popular Hot Flash Supplements:

• Soy / Isoflavones / Red Clover / Black Cohosh / Tribulus / Omega-3 / Vitamin C / Body Wise Female Advantage / Chaste Tree Berry / Gamma Oryzanol / Ginseng / Dong Quai

Alternative Hot Flash News:

• Menopausal Symptoms - The Natural Pharmacist
• Daidzein-rich isoflavone aglycones are potentially effective in reducing hot flashes in menopausal women - Menopause. 2008 Jan-Feb;15(1):125-32 - "When comparing the two treatment groups with the placebo group, there were significant reductions in mean daily hot flash frequency. The supplement (either 40 or 60 mg) reduced hot flash frequency by 43% at 8 weeks (P = 0.1) and 52% at 12 weeks (P = 0.048) but did not cause any significant changes in endogenous sex hormones or thyroid hormones" - See soy isoflavones at Amazon.com.
• Daidzein-rich supplement shows menopause potential - Nutra USA, 1/11/08 - "The new study, led by George Blackburn, assigned the subjects to receive daily supplements of the daidzein-rich isoflavone-aglycone (DRI) supplement at a dose of either 40 or 60 milligrams, or placebo for 12 weeks ... At the end of the study, the researchers report that the number of hot flushes in the group receiving the lower dose was reduced by 52 per cent, while the women receiving the higher dose experienced a 51 per cent reduction in the number of hot flushes. The placebo group reported a 39 per cent reduction in hot flush frequency" - [Abstract]
• Daidzein-rich isoflavone aglycones are potentially effective in reducing hot flashes in menopausal women - Menopause. 2007 Jul 18 - "DRI supplementation may be an effective and acceptable alternative to hormone treatment for menopausal hot flashes"
• Norway spruce lignans cut hot flushes by 53 per cent - study - Nutra USA, 11/12/07
• Black cohosh and fluoxetine in the treatment of postmenopausal symptoms: a prospective, randomized trial - Adv Ther. 2007 Mar-Apr;24(2):448-61 - "At the end of the sixth month of treatment, black cohosh reduced the hot flush score by 85%, compared with a 62% result for fluoxetine" - See black cohosh at Amazon.com.
• Isoflavone treatment for acute menopausal symptoms - Menopause. 2007 Feb 6 - "In women receiving 60 mg isoflavones daily, hot flashes and night sweats were reduced by 57% and 43%, respectively" - See Isoflavone products at iHerb.
• Meta-analysis supports isoflavones for hot flushes - Nutra USA, 1/15/07
• Black Cohosh a Bust for Hot Flashes - WebMD, 12/18/06
• A Natural Approach to Menopause - Life Extension Magazine, 4/06 - "Weekly hot flash scores were reduced by 56% among women receiving black cohosh"
• Soy Plus Exercise Relieves Hot Flashes Better - WebMD, 5/7/04
• Hot Flashes Treatment: Try Lifestyle Change - WebMD, 1/16/04 - "Try lifestyle changes first. These include adding soy, gobble black cohosh tablets, and/or take vitamin E supplements to your diet"
• Black Cohosh May Reduce Hot Flashes By Targeting Brain's Thermostat - Intelihealth, 9/9/03 - "black cohosh does not appear to be estrogenic whatsoever and, as a result, is less likely to pose some of the dangers associated with traditional estrogen replacement therapy ... Although preliminary evidence of the herb's efficacy in relieving hot flashes, night sweats and other symptoms of menopause is encouraging, further studies are still needed before it can be recommended ... the researchers also demonstrated that the black cohosh extract is capable of binding to human serotonin receptors, including those that help regulate body temperature. Previous studies have shown that these receptors may play a role in regulating hot flashes. Antidepressant medications, which some people believe may help reduce hot flashes, also bind to the same receptors" - See iHerb or Vitacost black cohosh products.
• Remedies For Hot Flashes - CBS News, 8/14/03
• Hot Flash: Manage Menopause Without HRT - Natural Foods Merchandiser, 8/03
• Soy Won't Help Severe Hot Flashes - WebMD, 6/3/03
• Soy Protein May Be Better Than Supplements for Menopause - WebMD, 4/24/03
• Black cohosh may help eliminate hot flashes and other symptoms - Natural Foods Merchandiser, 3/03
• Help for Hot Flashes? - Dr. Weil, 1/14/03
• Red Clover Can Help Hot Flashes - USA Today,  9/13/02 - "The study found that 40 milligrams a day of Promensil reduced hot flashes by 48.5 percent, while a placebo offered a 10.5 percent reduction" - See iHerb and Vitacost Promensil products.
• Red Clover May Tame Hot Flashes - WebMD, 8/16/02 - "Promensil is an isoflavone supplement produced from red clover and contains the same key isoflavones commonly found in soy foods. Isoflavones are plant compounds -- found commonly in soy -- that act like weak form of the female sex hormone estrogen ... Only red clover contains all four isoflavones that women need ... 30 women were given either 40 mg of Promensil or a placebo for 16 weeks. The group taking Promensil reported a 48% reduction in frequency of hot flashes, whereas the control group had an 11% decrease" - See iHerb and Vitacost Promensil products.
• Hot Flash Relief - WebMD, 4/10/02 - "Soy may give hot-flash relief ... Flaxseed is another option ... Flaxseed oil won't work, because oil does not contain phytoestrogens, the plant form of estrogen. You must grind the flaxseeds; if you don't, the whole seeds will just pass through your digestive system"
• Herb Fights Menopause Symptoms - WebMD, 3/28/02 - "New research suggests that a black cohosh extract, marketed as Remifemin, works differently from estrogen, which has been linked to an increase in breast cancer risk ... As many as 80% will experience menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes, mood swings, night sweats, and bouts of insomnia ... These days, many different manufacturers market black cohosh supplements. But Remifemin is the only one that has been extensively studied"
• Can Healthy Foods Replace Hormone Therapy? - Natural Foods Merchandiser, 10/01
• Sex . . . Power . . . and Health - Life Enhancement Magazine, 9/00 - "Whereas placebo did not alleviate any symptom in any member of the control group, Tribulus brought about some significant level of improvement in 98% (49 out of 50) of the women in the treatment group, including the alleviation of hot flashes, sweating, depression, insomnia, and anxiety. There were no significant changes in any measured hormone level, including FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone), LH (luteinizing hormone), prolactin, estradiol, progesterone, and testosterone. Tribulus was without significant side effects."
• Study Disproves Soy as Aid in Fighting Hot Flashes - Medscape, 2/29/00
• I know that soy protein may protect against breast cancer, but what about hot flashes? - Nutrition Science News, 9/99
• The Replacements - Nutrition Foods Merchandiser, 8/99
• What can I tell customers about gamma-oryzanol and menopausal symptoms? - Nutrition Science News, 7/99 - "A Japanese study in the 1960s gave 13 women who had hysterectomies, also called surgical menopause, 100 mg gamma-oryzanol three times daily for 38 days and found that it halved menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes in more than 67 percent of the women."

Other Hot Flash News:

• Hot Flashes Underreported And Linked To Forgetfulness - Science Daily, 6/16/08
• Gabapentin May Effectively Treat Hot Flashes - Medscape, 3/10/08
• Low-Dose Transdermal Estradiol Cools Down Hot Flushes - Doctor's Guide, 10/9/07
• Hot Flushes May Be Warning Sign for Sleep Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 10/9/07
• Antidepressants Emerge as Coolant for Hot Flashes - New York Times, 10/9/07
• Novel Combination of Bazedoxifene and Conjugated Oestrogens Relieves Hot Flashes Safely; Improves Vaginal Dryness and Sexual Function - Doctor's Guide, 10/5/07 - "The combination of bazedoxifene and conjugated oestrogens (BZA/CE) appears to provide a new option for postmenopausal women with vaginal dryness, hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms"
• Estrogen Therapy For Hot Flushes Challenged: Progestin As Effective As Risk-laden Estrogen - Science Daily, 2/6/07
• Hot Flashes Linked to Insomnia - WebMD, 6/26/06
• Nonhormonal Therapies May Offer Relief From Hot Flashes, With Possible Adverse Effects - Doctor's Guide, 5/3/06
• Treating Hot Flashes Without Hormones - WebMD, 5/2/06
• Study Suggests MPA Is Effective Treatment for Hot Flashes - Doctor's Guide, 2/28/06
• Hot Flashes Only Disturb Sleep the First Half of the Night: Presented at NAMS - Doctor's Guide, 10/3/05
• Epilepsy Drug May Ease Hot Flashes - WebMD, 9/1/05
• Hormone pills don't end hot flashes, study find - MSNBC, 7/12/05
• Menopause Symptoms Return When Hormones Stop - WebMD, 7/12/05
• Menopausal Hormone Therapy: A New Debate - WebMD, 7/12/05
• Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Combats Hot Flashes - Doctor's Guide, 5/18/05
• Hormonal Contraceptive Fights Hot Flashes - WebMD, 5/16/05
• Common Estrogen Compounds Similarly Relieve Menopausal Hot Flashes - Doctor's Guide, 4/8/04
• I’m only 40 — and I’m getting hot flashes - MSNBC, 4/5/04
• Estrogen Gel Cools Hot Flashes - WebMD, 11/13/03
• Short-Term Non-Hormonal Treatment Options for Hot Flushes - Doctor's Guide, 9/23/03
• Controlled Release Paroxetine Therapy Reduces Menopausal Hot Flash Symptoms - Doctor's Guide, 6/5/03
• Paxil CR (Paroxetine) Reduces Menopausal Hot Flashes - Doctor's Guide, 6/4/03
• Paroxetine Controls Hot Flashes in Breast Cancer Survivors - Doctor's Guide, 6/3/03
• Antidepressant Paxil Treats Hot Flashes - WebMD, 6/3/03
• Controlled Release Paroxetine (Paxil-CR) Reduces Menopausal Hot Flashes - Doctor's Guide, 5/6/03
• Estrasorb (Estradiol) Significantly Reduces Hot Flashes in Postmenopausal Women - Doctor's Guide, 3/22/02
• Smoking, Obesity Worsen Hot Flashes - WebMD, 2/3/03
• Epilepsy Drug Emerges as HRT Alternative - WebMD, 1/31/03 - "the drug, known generically as gabapentin and sold under the name Neurontin, can reduce both the frequency and severity of hot flashes"
• Epilepsy Drug Cools Hot Flashes - WebMD, 11/12/02 - "Both the frequency and severity of hot flashes decreased by about 70% in women after they received varying doses of Neurontin"
• Menopause Without Pills: Rethinking Hot Flashes - New York Times, 11/10/02
• Prozac (Fluoxetine) Effective for Hot Flashes Post-Breast Cancer Treatment - Doctor's Guide, 3/15/02
• Antidepressants Cool Hot Flashes - WebMD, 3/14/02
• FDA Approves Low-Dose Climara (Estradiol Transdermal System) For Treatment Of Menopausal Symptoms - Doctor's Guide, 4/10/01 - "Low-dose Climara 0.025 mg/day is the only ERT available that provides the lowest effective dose of estrogen proven to treat menopausal symptoms and prevent osteoporosis"
• Venlafaxine Offers Safe/Effective Relief from Hot Flashes, Even in Women with Breast Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 2/15/02
• Study: Low Hormone Doses Work - Intelihealth, 6/5/01 - "One report states that combining 1.5 mg of progestin with 0.45 mg or 0.3 mg of estrogen daily was as effective as higher doses in reducing hot flashes and preventing thinning of the vaginal lining, which causes infections and painful intercourse for many older women"
• Anti-depressant (Effexor®/venlafaxine) counters hot flashes from menopause, chemotherapy - CNN, 12/15/00 - ""I think it represents the best of the non-hormonal options for treating hot flashes in women with breast cancer.""
• FDA Approves Vivelle (estradiol transdermal system) For Postmenopausal Osteoporosis - Doctor's Guide, 8/18/00
• Hot Flash for Women at Menopause: Try a Little Tofu - WebMD, 7/7/00
• Anti-Migraine And Seizure Drug, Gabapentin, May Reduce Menopausal Hot Flashes - Doctor's Guide, 6/13/00 - "Overall, the patients experienced an average 87-percent reduction in the frequency of hot flashes."
• Anti-Depressant Effective Treatment For Hot Flashes - Intelihealth, 5/23/00 - "In the latest study, a modest dose of the anti-depressant Effexor reduced hot flashes by about 60 percent. The drug was not compared to estrogen, but in other studies the hormone has proven to be about 80 percent effective."
• Newer Depression Drug (Effexor) Relieves Hot Flashes - WebMD, 5/22/00
• Paxil (Paroxetine) Limits Hot Flashes and Other Symptoms in Breast Cancer Survivors - Doctor's Guide, 5/15/00
• Depression Pill [Paxil] Used Vs Hot Flashes - Intelihealth, 3/29/00
• BREAST CANCER: Prozac Treats Hot Flashes - Doctor's Guide, 12/15/99
• Esclim Estradiol Patch Available In U.S. For Menopause Symptoms - Doctor's Guide, 11/12/99
• FDA Approves Ortho-Prefest For Menopause Symptoms - Doctor's Guide, 10/26/99
• Cenestin Now Available In The U.S. For Menopause Symptoms - Doctor's Guide, 7/20/99
• Vivelle-Dot Now Available In The U.S. For ERT - Doctor's Guide, 7/6/99
• Multiple Treatment Options Available For Women In Menopause - Doctor's Guide, 5/19/99
• CombiPatch Now Available In U.S. For Menopause Symptoms - Doctor's Guide, 9/30/98
• Adding Androgen To Estrogen Therapy Can Yield Benefits Postmenopause - Doctor's Guide, 5/12/98
• Data Supports Safety Of Estratest For Menopause - Doctor's Guide, 3/9/98
• New Dose Of Leading Hormone Replacement Therapy Approved In U.S. - Doctor's Guide, 1/27/98
• Hot Flash Remedy May Raise Blood Pressure, Study Shows - Doctor's Guide, 9/19/97
• Estrogen Plus Androgen Therapy Improves Libido, Reduces Hot Flashes - Doctor's Guide, 8/8/97
• Hot Flash Remedy May Raise Blood Pressure, Study Shows - Doctor's Guide, 9/19/97
• Estring for Postmenopausal Urogenital Symptoms Now Available in U.S. - Doctor's Guide, 1/14/97
• Fempatch, Estrogen Replacement Skin Patch Cleared by FDA - Doctor's Guide, 12/5/96