Caution when using a neti pot
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals is warning residents about the dangers of the improper use of neti pots.
Search Results for: hot flush
St John’s wort and hot flushes in women with breast cancer history
There are few effective treatments for hot flushes in post-menopausal breast cancer survivors. During the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina reported the results from a pilot study.
Soy vs hormone therapy to treat hot flushes
Researchers at San Marcos University, in Lima, Peru, conducted a meta-analysis of their effect on the severity of hot flushes in postmenopausal women.
Intensive behavioral weight loss lessens hot flashes
Higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with worse hot flushes during menopause, but the effect of weight loss on flushing is unclear. Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, studied overweight and obese women who complained of bothersome hot flushes.
Herbal formula fails to prevent menopausal vasomotor symptoms
Researchers from the University of Western Sydney, in Australia report no benefit after 16 weeks of treatment.
Relaxation therapy to manage hot flushes
The Cochrane Library has reviewed allopathic and CAM nonhormonal options.
Laser acupuncture fails to improve menopausal symptoms
Acupuncture is commonly used to treat menopausal symptoms. Yet, its value is controversial, as summarized here and here. Now, researchers at Victoria University Faculty of Health, Engineering, and Science, in Melbourne, Australia, studied the effectiveness of laser acupoint stimulation.
Soy isoflavones to treat hot flushes in menopausal
Hot flushes are the most frequent menopause symptom, and are characterized by sudden or mild waves of heat on the upper part of the body that last from 30 seconds to a few minutes, Researchers at San Marcos University, in Lima, Peru, reviewed the evidence for taking soy isoflavones.
Hot flashes: What’s the proper study duration?
Because hot flashes usually persist for years after menopause, meaningful hot flash therapy should be effective for a long time. So, how long should patients be followed?
Confusing research results on acupuncture for menopausal problems
Researchers from the University of Tromso, in Norway list contradictory study results.
Acupuncture for hot flashes in peri- and postmenopausal women
Researchers from Kyung Hee University, in Seoul, South Korea report “marked clinical improvement.”
Acupuncture for hot flushes in prostate cancer
Prof. Ernst and colleagues have reviewed the effects of acupuncture as treatment for hot flushes in prostate cancer patients.
Review: Acupuncture for menopausal symptoms
Researchers from Kyung Hee University Medical Center, in Seoul, Korea searched the literature.
Acupuncture for hot flashes
Researchers from Norway report it reduced both frequency and intensity.
CAM for menopause?
The authors, from the University of New South Wales, in Sydney, Australia make a potentially important point that hadn’t been mentioned here before. But, does it matter?
Acupuncture and menopausal hot flushes
Prof. Ernst and colleagues have reviewed the literature.
Are walking and yoga beneficial during menopause?
It’s controversial, but Dr. Steriani Elavsky, assistant professor of kinesiology at Penn State University, claims that a walking or yoga program can have a positive effect — including fewer hot flashes — in women in menopause. Here is an article about the study and here is the abstract.
More on yoga and menopause
There were benefits reported in this study from the Swami Vivekananda Yoga Research Foundation in Bangalore, India.
Acupuncture in women after breast cancer surgery
“Acupuncture reduced by half the hot flushes caused by tamoxifen in 59 breast cancer patients after surgery,” according to this study presented at the European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC) in Berlin.
Flaxseed for menopausal symptoms and more
One study reports on flax and flaxseed oil in menopausal women, the second conducts a general review of the literature. One study is positive; the other is not.