Alcohol Awareness Month Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration P.O. Box 2345 Rockville, MD 20847-2345 (877) 726-4727 English/Spanish Website Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders P.O. Box 170864 Milwaukee, WI 53217-8076 (888) 964-2001 (414) ...
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What the JAMA Estrogen Only Study Means To You
This week a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) sheds new light on taking estrogen. Here is what it means to you. Estrogen versus Estrogen and Progesterone and Uterine Cancer Like all medications, estrogen is a ...
Read More »An Upside to Hot Flashes at Menopause
At last, there may be some benefit to those very irritating hot flashes. According to a recent study published in the journal Menopause, women who had hot flashes at the start of menopause, but not later, seemed to have a ...
Read More »Confessions of a Germophobe: Exposing Germ Hideouts
Don’t be offended if I don’t shake your hand. If you are the insistent type, don’t be upset if I whip out the hand sanitizer immediately after our social interaction. It’s not that I think you don’t wash your hands. ...
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Our experts Karen Giblin and Dr. Mache Seibel field questions from our members. Submit your question. Dear Karen & Dr. Seibel, Is there a doctor in my area that focuses on those of us past fertility, but dealing with the ...
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In this Issue · Volume 82 An Upside to Hot Flashes at Menopause Confessions of a Germophobe: Exposing Germ Hideouts Three Red Hot Mamas Sites Honored With HealthGrades Distinction
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National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Prevent Cancer Foundation 1600 Duke Street, Suite 500 Alexandria, VA 22314 (800) 227-2732 Website National Endometriosis Awareness Month Endometriosis Research Center World Headquarters 630 Ibis Drive Delray Beach, FL 34444 (800) 239-7280 Website
Read More »CDC Recommends Shingles Vaccine for Americans 60 and Over
Most of us have heard about it and some of us have already experienced it. Regardless, shingles is no laughing matter for the 1 million people a year in the United States who suffer from the virus. In fact, the ...
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AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (312) 363-6001 info@preventblindness.org Website American Heart Month American Heart Association 7272 Greenville Avenue Dallas, TX 75231 (800) 242-8721
Read More »Dear Red Hot Mamas
February is an interesting month. First, there’s Groundhog Day which takes place every February 2nd. I’m sure glad that he did not see his shadow this year! This is encouraging news as I look out my window and see piles ...
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