Hot Flashes News

Black cohosh and red clover are widely promoted as helping to ease menopausal and aging-related symptoms, but a rigorously performed study has found they are no better than placebo for treating hot flashes and night sweats.

Q. I am a woman, 47 years old and as far as I can tell in perfect health. My doctor says my laboratory tests are like a high-school child.

By Susan Perry Published Mon, Dec 14 2009 10:37 am Almost as soon as the New York Times posted a long article this weekend on how the pharmaceutical industry turned "horse estrogen into a billion-dollar panacea for aging women," the article jumped onto the newspaper's most e-mailed list - right behind a recipe for oatmeal buttermilk blueberry ...

Over the weekend, the New York Times dug into the tale of Premarin and Prempro , two drugs sold to replace estrogen lost due to menopause.

In connection with the New York Timesa recent coverage of hormone therapy 1 , Pfizer Inc.

MILLIONS of American women in the 1990s were told they could help their bodies ward off major illness by taking menopausal hormone drugs .

Q: I read about Pycnogenol for hot flashes and tried it. It worked within only a few days! The main side effect was constipation.

Dec. 7, 2009 -- Treating hot flashes in men undergoing prostate cancer treatment can be tricky, but a new study suggests medroxyprogesterone could be the new gold standard in hot-flash treatment for men.

Hot flashes caused by androgen suppression therapy for prostate cancer are best controlled by the hormonal treatments cyproterone acetate and medroxyprogesterone acetate, according to a new study.

Audiologist Elizabeth Alsgaard spent about $1,000 for saliva tests, hormone creams and custom-compounded hormone pills the doctor prescribed.

What to do if menopause makes you miserable? Start with a visit to your doctor. If you don't have one you really trust, fix that problem before you try to tackle the rest, women's health experts recommend.

What to do if menopause makes you miserable? Start with a visit to your doctor. If you don't have one you really trust, fix that problem before you try to tackle the rest, women's health experts recommend.

Depomed, Inc. announced today top-line results from the BREEZE 1 and 2 Phase 3 clinical trials evaluating the safety and efficacy of SeradaTM, an investigational non-hormonal extended release formulation of gabapentin for the treatment of menopausal hot flashes.

Depomed Inc. announced that its drug Serada, which is used to treat hot flashes brought on by menopause and is in the Phase 3 of clinical trials, showed disappointing results.

Depomed Inc. opened Monday on a loss of nearly 50%, as traders panned the company's clinical trial results for Serada.

Depomed released disappointing Monday results for a phase-3 clinical trial of Serada, a treatment for hot flashes caused by menopause.

Abstract OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor in decreasing hot flashes in a general population of women.

Dr. Catherine Waller, MD, a Board Certified Anti-Aging and Functional Medicine Physician, will discuss how to prevent premature aging while improving your metabolism, relieving symptoms of menopause, andropause, & thyroid disorders.

Sept. 16, 2009 -- Women suffering from severe postmenopausal hot flashes may get relief from the fertility drug Cetrotide , a small study suggests.

A powerful fertility drug may have another use for older women: stopping hot flashes.