While the fluctuation and decline of reproductive hormones is a normal and expected event in mid-life women, the associated symptoms are nonetheless disruptive. Until very recently, millions of women alleviated their hot flashes and night sweats...
As a Naturopathic Doctor I have been taught to think about health and healing in a very comprehensive, holistic manner. In fact, the science that drives my thought process is that of Vitalism. Vitalism states that our bodies have an inherent self...
Premarin is one of the range of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) drugs. As such, it is given three pages of closely-typed text in the American drugs bible, the Physicians' Desk Reference 1995, wh ...
It never rains but it pours for the HRT industry. One of the most lucrative drugs markets came crashing down with the sudden stopping of the Women’s Health Initiative trial when, last year, it was discovered that oestrogen plus progestin...
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A new trial has shown that supplementing with HRT does not improve cognitive function in women with Alzheimer's disease (AD). ...
Once again in medicine, statistics have triumphed over common sense. ...
Scientists believe they have figured out why hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has caused coronary heart disease. Apparently it's to do with estrogen that relaxes the blood vessels in a younger woman, and then suddenly does the opposite once the...
New research has put a dent in the theories of hormone replacement therapy proponents that HRT protects against heart disease.
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