2004-2009

Keeping Cool During Red Hot Menopausal Moments

Earlier this year we introduced the Red Hot Flashbacks Contest and asked women to share their funny, unforgettable and frustrating stories to illustrate how they’ve faced menopause head on with grace and humor. Hundreds of vibrant women from across the ...

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Book Review: Fit and Sexy for Life

Kathy Kaehler, New York: Broadway Books; 2007 ($22.95) 230 pages. Let’s face it. A whole slew of physical and emotional changes are associated with growing older. In her new book, Kathy Kaehler encourages her readers to meet these challenges head ...

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Making Menopause Health Decisions

I remember a time, back in the day, when going to the doctor for a check-up was a very quick, easy visit usually ending with a pat on the head and a lollipop. If they wanted me to take a ...

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Hormone Patch Proves to be Safer than Pill

In February 2006, the findings from a recently published study, gave a bit of hope to women taking hormone therapy. Hormone skin patches and gels, it seems are far less likely than pills to cause blood clots. Women who used ...

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Myths — and Facts — About Sleep

“There are many common myths about sleep. We hear them frequently, and may even experience them far too often. Sometimes they can be characterized as old wives’ tales, but there are other times the incorrect information can be serious and ...

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