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When the Disease Eludes a Diagnosis  -  25 Mar 2008
New York Times,I referred her to a gynecologist on the chance that she was getting hot flashes decades after her menopause. When all the tests were negative,

Olâ€™ General Electric near retirement  -  25 Mar 2008
Fergus Falls Daily Journal,She had hot flashes that actually scorched my undershorts. Her circulation wasnâ€™t what it used to be. â€œOK,â€? I said to The General.

Doctor says it's OK to talk about women's digestive woes  -  25 Mar 2008
DetNews.com,Many menopausal women easily converse about night sweats, hot flashes and moodiness associated with the "change of life." But they won't dare talk about

Another View  -  25 Mar 2008
Westseattleherald.com,Those of you who have read my prior columns know that I've been through insomnia, liver disease, weight gain and loss, and hot flashes!

Celebrate Mom With KN Karen Neuburger(R)  -  25 Mar 2008
PR Newswire (press release),...core body temperature, pregnant or postpartum women, or those experiencing hormonal imbalances due to hot flashes, chemotherapy or radiation treatments.

Dropping weight is one way to douse hot flashes leading to menopause  -  Mar 16, 2008
Chicago Tribune,This is new information; it has previously been thought that women who were heavier actually had fewer hot flashes compared with those who were thin.

GTx says prostate-cancer drug reduces hot flashes in men  -  Mar 3, 2008
ReutersO: Quote, Profile, Research) said a late-stage trial showed its experimental drug, toremifene citrate, reduced hot flashes in men who were on Androgen

Hot flashes in the elderly unusual  -  Mar 14, 2008
Northern Daily News,I am very confused about why I am having hot flashes at my age. I have told my primary doctor, and he gave me some medication. It does not work.

Itâ€™s Getting Hot in Here . . .  -  Mar 20, 2008
Business Wire (press release),After suffering one too many hot flashes, product developer and consumer, Marie Cammarata, created the ideal solution: A hormone free cooling gel called Hot

Drug reduces hot flashes in prostate cancer treatment  -  Mar 4, 2008
Cancerfacts.com,While the treatment often slows the cancer, its side effects including hot flashes, and bone loss (osteoporosis), and breast growth (gynecomastia) can

Menopause not an illness, but it can create some issues  -  Mar 20, 2008
Schenectady Gazette,She says the powder, made from the maca root, helps ease hot flashes. Anyone who has been around a menopausal woman has probably heard those words.

GTx drug cuts hot flashes  -  Mar 3, 2008
commercialappeal.com (subscription),By Daniel Connolly Memphis pharmaceutical company GTx Inc. said Monday that its experimental drug Acapodene reduces hot flashes in men who are undergoing a

Yoga May Help After Breast Cancer  -  Mar 11, 2008
CBS News,A recent study suggests yoga may ease hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms in breast cancer survivors. (iStockphoto) October, breast cancer awareness

GTx Says Toremifene Citrate 80mg Reduces Hot Flashes In Men With ...  -  Mar 3, 2008
RTT News,3/3/2008 12:00:17 PM GTx Inc. (GTXI), a biopharmaceutical company, on Monday said that its toremifene citrate 80 mg reduced hot flashes in men with prostate

GTx: Androgen therapy drug test positive  -  Mar 3, 2008
Bizjournals.com,New Phase III data from tests of GTx Inc.'s Acapodene show that the 80 milligram dose of the drug reduces hot flashes in men with prostate cancer on

Catherine Zeta-Jones Thinks She's Hot Stuff  -  Mar 11, 2008
E! Online...with the salivating boy reporters in the room, asking, "Is it hot in here, or is it just me?" Because, really, whatâ€™s sexier than premature hot flashes?

Wyeth Withdraws European Application For Desvenlafaxine  -  Mar 12, 2008
CNNMoney.comAs a result, Wyeth withdrew its application for European Marketing Authorization for desvenlafaxine for the treatment of hot flashes.

The Maybach Financial Group: Has added Bionove Inc. to their watch ...  -  Mar 11, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),In addition, 92% of physicians reported they would prescribe MF101 before prescribing an antidepressant agent for hot flashes. "These results confirm what

GTx Announces Additional Top Line Phase III Data Demonstrating ...  -  Mar 3, 2008
Business Wire (press release),In an analysis of hot flashes in a subset of patients in the Phase III ADT clinical trial experiencing six or more hot flashes per day at baseline and not

Yoga Program Benefits Breast Cancer Survivors  -  Mar 11, 2008
Cancerpage.com,Women who participated in the 8-week "Yoga of Awareness" program not only had greater declines in the frequency and severity of their hot flashes than did a

Paris exhibit honors uncompromising artist  -  Mar 9, 2008
San Jose Mercury News,One panel almost moans: "The breathing, the palpitations, THE HOT FLASHES." The French-born American artist, one of the world's most admired sculptors,

Health Watch: Entering menopause naturally  -  Mar 10, 2008
United Press International, Asia,This gives rise to distressful physical symptoms like hot flashes -- a sudden rise in body temperature followed by profuse sweating -- vaginal irritation

Yoga Decreases Menopausal Symptoms in Breast Cancer Survivors  -  Mar 10, 2008
WebWire (press release),Durham, NC â€“ Breast cancer survivors often have more severe hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms than other women, yet they have limited treatment

No Place For Old Men  -  Mar 22, 2008
Jamaica Observer,Oh, men may not have hot flashes, but they do have hot flashbacks, and many of them are only of the prime memories of their youth, when they were strong and

Depomed Inc. Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript  -  Mar 6, 2008
Seeking Alpha,The approval of Gabapentin GR for postherpetic pain and for hot flashes will be transformational events for Depomed. These trials come with the substantial

Keeping Breast Cancer From Coming Back  -  Mar 19, 2008
U.S. News & World Report,Like tamoxifen, aromatase inhibitors can cause hot flashes in about a third of women, and they can also trigger arthritislike joint pain, which prompts some

Linnea and Medicus Research Capture a First Place For 7-HMR ...  -  Mar 18, 2008
NPIcenter (press release),The study of 7-HMR and hot flashes has shown significant alleviation for women by cutting incidence of hot flashes by 53 percent in postmenopausal women.

New Data Show It May Never Be Too Late For Women To Protect ...  -  Mar 20, 2008
North American Press Syndicate,The most common side effects seen with Femara include hot flashes, joint pain, night sweats, weight gain, nausea, tiredness, other heart-related events and

Wyeth withdraws application for EU approval of hot flash treatment  -  Mar 12, 2008
CNNMoney.com...its application for European marketing Authorisation for desvenlafaxine for the treatment of vasomotor symptoms (hot flashes) associated with menopause.

Cumberland Presbyterian To Move Headquarters  -  Mar 3, 2008
Memphis Daily News,Memphis-based biopharmaceutical company GTx Inc. announced Monday that 80 milligram doses of its experimental drug toremifene citrate reduced hot flashes in

Wyeth Withdraws Hot Flash Drug Filing  -  Mar 12, 2008
Forbes,...for menopause-related hot flashes, because it would have needed to conduct additional clinical studies to address regulators' safety questions.

GTx Drug Gives Men Pause  -  Feb 25, 2008
Forbes,The therapy causes symptoms such as bone loss, fractures, hot flashes and cardiovascular risks. The treatment by GTx (nasdaq: GTXI - news - people ) is one

The Black Crowes | 03.19 | San Francisco  -  Mar 24, 2008
JamBase,Hence, during one of the plum strangest readings of "Nonfiction" ever, Rich's gift for unpredictable, cool chord structures emerged in hot flashes,

â€˜Menopause The Musicalâ€™ closing March 30  -  Mar 16, 2008
Reporter-Times,The hot flashes are subsiding. After a 10-week run at the American Cabaret Theatre, the comedy â€œMenopause The Musicalâ€? is closing after the 3 pm Sunday

Pharma Sector: Few Newsmakers Of The Week - Wyeth, GTx, Allergan ...  -  Mar 8, 2008
RTT News,GTx, which is working on one such drug - toremifeme 80mg has met its secondary end point of reducing hot flashes in men who are on ADT.

SPECIAL EVENT: Dr. Judith Reichman Brings "Straight Talk on ...  -  Mar 24, 2008
PR-USA.net (press release),...where four women with seemingly nothing in common but a black lace bra meet by chance, the musical pokes fun at things such as hot flashes, memory loss,

Depomed Doses First Patient in New Phase 3 Clinical Trial of ...  -  Mar 24, 2008
Business Wire (press release),Product candidate Gabapentin GR is currently in clinical development for the treatment of neuropathic pain and menopausal hot flashes.

Wicking J. Sleepwear Offers "A Man's Guide to Living with a ...  -  Feb 29, 2008
PR Web (press release),Mood swings, night sweats, and hot flashes leave men confused and women frustrated. Wicking J. Sleepwear, a 5 year leader in the moisture wicking pajama

I saw two great shows this weekend, did you?  -  Mar 3, 2008
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com,This weekend I was able to go see Hot Flashes at SLT, and The Hollow at Playmakers. Hot Flashes was the first ever Senior Theater in Louisiana.

Muscle contraction causes problems  -  Mar 13, 2008
San Gabriel Valley Tribune,Dear Dr. Gott: I am a 79-year-old male who has frequent hot flashes with sweating. I have had them happen day and night for several years.

Should I Be Worried About Abnormal Uterine Bleeding?  -  Mar 21, 2008
Tampa Tribune,Some postmenopausal women taking hormone replacement therapy or oral contraceptives to alleviate hot flashes or other symptoms continue to experience

5 good reasons for going on hormones  -  Mar 6, 2008
CNNHere are the big five legitimate reasons: If you have severe hot flashes, you're a good candidate for hormones, our experts say. "They alleviate the problem

'Menopause The Musical' to return to Syracuse Stage  -  Mar 20, 2008
Oneida Dispatch,According to Linders, "Most women know intuitively every other woman is experiencing the memory loss or night sweats or hot flashes.

Yoga relieves menopause symptoms  -  Mar 11, 2008
PRESS TV,American scientists have suggested that yoga helps alleviate hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms in breast cancer survivors.

Yoga could help breast cancer survivors  -  Mar 10, 2008
abc7.com,Yoga may provide relief for breast cancer survivors suffering from hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause. Researchers at Duke University Medical

GTx's Toremifene Citrate 80 mg Meets Primary and Key Endpoints in ...  -  Feb 26, 2008
FOXBusinessThis may result in multiple estrogen related side effects, including bone loss and fractures, hot flashes, lipid changes and increased cardiovascular risk,

luck Wyeth seen deserving of closer look  -  Feb 25, 2008
Guardian Unlimited,Although she estimates Pristiq could generate an additional $550 million in sales by 2013 if it is also approved to treat hot flashes, Bannister said

Hot News Hot Flash: Hormonal Hijinks, Menopausal Mayhem Sweeping ...  -  Mar 3, 2008
PR Newswire (press release),And, hot flashes, night sweats, memory loss, chocolate binges, not enough sex, too much sex. And, day-to-day challenges of aging parents, children and

Talk: No dancing at all until youâ€™ve passed this test  -  Mar 17, 2008
The State,Kent Stateâ€™s nickname is the: A) Hot Flashes; B) Camera Flashes; C) Golden Flashes; D) Thermonuclear Flashes. 3. UT-Arlington is located in which Texas city

Estrogen Levels Linked to Risk for Breast Cancer Recurrence  -  Mar 11, 2008
Medscape (subscription)Covariates were dietary fiber intake by 24-hour recall, physical activity level, and the presence or absence of hot flashes, all of which had potential

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