Volume111

So You Want Fireworks on Your Anniversary?

Contributed by Liz Allen So You Want Fireworks on Your Anniversary? Then get married on the fourth of July. That’s what I did. ‘How clever,” I thought as we set the date. No matter how old we get there will ...

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Why Mammograms Are Important

According to the National Cancer Institute, the 5-year relative survival rate of breast cancer patients whose cancer was caught in stage two was 93 percent. For patients whose cancer was caught before stage two, their survival rate was 100 percent. ...

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Menopause Minute – July 2014

Menopause Minute

Dear Red Hot Mamas, It’s Here!! We are happy to announce the arrival of our new, updated website! Yes, we have had a makeover – but it’s more than just our looks. Our website now has a fresh new look; ...

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Ask the Experts

Our experts Dr. Mache Seibel, Karen Giblin, Dr. Michael Goodman, Dr. Mary Jane Minkin and Dr. Verna Brooks McKenzie field questions from our members. Submit your question. Dear Red Hot Mamas Experts, I have been trying to take Venlafaxine for ...

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New WHI Analysis: This Time Estrogen Saves Lives

Thousands of postmenopausal women have died prematurely over the past decade because they avoided estrogen therapy after hysterectomy, a new analysis of a landmark study showed. The most conservative estimates placed the total number of deaths at 18,601, and the ...

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Nix the Negativity About Aging

Are you the type of person who panics at every birthday that ends in a zero? I’ve always taken offense at that statement, “she’s on the wrong side of 50”. To me, growing older is a good thing. As a ...

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Health Calendar

Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month Prevent Blindness America 211 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60606 (800) 331-2020 (312) 363-6001 Website National Breastfeeding Month The United States Breastfeeding Committee 2025 M Street NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036 ...

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Dear Red Hot Mamas

Some women with menopausal health problems never speak up about them as they are too embarrassed to bring up their questions to their doctors; or they think they will be viewed as wanting pity; or that they may be made ...

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August 2013

In this Issue · Volume 111 Nix the Negativity About Aging New WHI Analysis: This Time Estrogen Saves Lives

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