Posted on January 11, 2008 by Wendy
Note: This Blog is now being published at www.menopausetheblog.com. Please visit and continue reading about Menopause there.
For an explanation of Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT) — a term that the FDA does not recognize — and the issues that led to the FDA’s action this week against certain compounding pharmacies, see the agency’s latest update, [...]
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Posted on January 10, 2008 by Wendy
Note: This Blog is now being published at www.menopausetheblog.com Please visit and continue reading about Menopause at this new URL.
The FDA announced that it will be “cracking down” on pharmacies that sell customized hormone mixtures prescribed by physicians to alleviate menopause symptoms. This is the latest move in an ongoing debate over the growing use of [...]
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Posted on January 3, 2008 by Wendy
Contrary to what we’ve read (and hoped was true), exercise is not a cure for hot flashes, according to a study whose results were just published in the January issue of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. Researchers had hoped to prove that exercise could be an alternative to HRT for women suffering from hot [...]
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