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 ...
Read More »Red Hot Mamas® Book Review: “Is It Hot In Here or Is It Me? The Complete Guide to Menopause”
Menopause is a broad subject that includes a wide variety of topics. As the title of this book accurately states, it serves as a “complete guide to menopause”. Topics ranging from hormone therapy to looking good are well-organized and easily ...
Read More »Focus on Drug Information Association (DIA) and Clinical Trials
Written by Karen Giblin This month I had the privilege of attending the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Drug Information Association (DIA) in Atlanta, GA. Many of you are wondering, what is the DIA? It is a worldwide organization whose ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »Bedroom Helpers: Tips for Keeping Sex Alive at Menopause
“Have you ever noticed that sexual functioning changes around the same time we receive our AARP cards? However, it doesn’t have to go out the window. Sex can remain pleasurable at any age,” says Karen Giblin in the latest Red ...
Read More »The 2007 Hot List of Top Ten Books to Get You Through Menopause
Just the other day I was in a fairly large bookstore perusing the Women’s Health section to see what was new on the shelves this holiday season. I noticed there were quite a number of recently published books on menopause. ...
Read More »Red Hot Flashbacks Contest: In Search of Memorable Menopause Moments
The “Red Hot Flashbacks” contest sponsored by the Red Hot Mamas® and ANGELIQ®, began recently with a nationwide search for women’s funny, unforgettable and downright frustrating menopausal hot flash and night sweat stories. The contest is designed to provide a ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »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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