Posted on January 10, 2008 by Wendy
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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 [...]
Filed under: In the News, Natural Remedies | Tagged: AMA, bio-identical hormones, compounding pharmacies, Dr. Elizabeth Lee Vliet, Estriol, FDA, Hot flashes, HRT, IACP, Premarin, Prempro, Wyeth | 4 Comments »
Posted on November 6, 2007 by Wendy
There are 43 million women of menopausal age (45-54) in this country alone and if my conversations with friends on both coasts are any indication, the collective hot flashes of this demographic group must be contributing to global warming. Now that I’m one of them, I’m noticing other “members” of this tribe wherever I go.
At a movie [...]
Filed under: Natural Remedies | Tagged: Hot flashes, HRT, Insomnia, Licorice Root, Natural Remedies, PhytoB | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 31, 2007 by Wendy
Last weekend, my husband insisted that I visit Pharmaca to look for some natural, over the counter products to alleviate my insomnia. (Poor guy, my insomnia keeps him up too). Pharmaca positions itself as an integrated pharmacy, combining traditional prescription services with natural remedies. Elephant, which offers an herbal pharmacy, is another chain in this category. [...]
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