Menopause News articles from July 1998

Menopause News archives from July 1998

Menopause "emotions" more precisely defined.
July 1, 1998... Menopause has become a subject ad nauseum in some quarters--publishers, for one. But hurrah for us! We've proven that we can command attention even as our hair greys and our thighs turn to something resembling cottage cheese. If we still wish...

Too easy to totally "lose it." (First Person)
July 1, 1998... Recently, I began talking to my friends about menopause. I didn't begin talking to people in my office because I don't want them to know how old I am; my office is full of younger women I always identified with. Until recently. I told a story...

Preliminary progesterone research finds hot flash reduction.
July 1, 1998... Dr. Helene Leonetti, a gynecologist at St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem, Penn., has been organizing and directing research on Pro-Gest cream. Below are some comments about her research. Q We met at the last NAMS [North American Menopause...

Anxiety & Stress: Effective Solutions for Nervous Tension, Emotional Distress, Anxiety and Panic.
July 1, 1998... Anxiety & Stress Susan M. Lark, M.D. Celestial Arts Press (278 ppgs) $16.95 Berkeley, Calif. 1996 Susan Lark, M.D. has written a "complete self-help library on women's health." Anxiety and Stress, Effective Solutions for Nervous Tension,...

Potatoes Not Prozac.
July 1, 1998... Potatoes Not Prozac Kathleen DesMaisons, Ph.D. Simon & Schuster (253 ppgs) $23.00 New York, N.Y 1998 Potatoes Not Prozac: is about addiction, but more specifically, sugar addiction. Kathleen DesMaisons, the daughter of an alcholic, was called...

Chore Wars: How Households Can Share the Work and Keep the Peace.
July 1, 1998... Chore Wars James Thornton Conari Press (204 ppgs) $13.95 Berkeley, Calif. 1997 I would like to think that home chores are not a problem in a now-mature menopause household. Our generation is poised somewhere between traditional homemakers with...