The Checkup Archive: menopause
Hot flashes, night sweats may reduce breast cancer risk
It sounds too good to be true, but there might be a bright side to the night sweats, hot flashes and other unpleasantries associated with menopause. A new study finds that women who experience such symptoms may be at reduced risk of several common forms of breast cancer.
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Jennifer LaRue Huget
| January 27, 2011; 7:00 AM ET |
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breast cancer, Cancer, Reproductive Health, Women's Health, menopause
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Antidepressants relieve hot flashes
An antidepressant can help alleviate hot flashes that plague many menopausal women, according to new federally funded research. A study involving 205 women found those taking the antidepressant Lexapro experienced a 47 percent reduction in number of hot flashes they were experiencing and the hot flashes they did have tended...
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Rob Stein
| January 18, 2011; 4:00 PM ET |
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