Alternative Therapies in Women's Health articles from February 2003

Alternative Therapies in Women's Health archives from February 2003

Mind-body approaches to menopausal symptoms.
February 1, 2003... THE STANDARD TREATMENT FOR MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS, ESPEcially vasomotor instability, has been hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Vasomotor symptoms, such as hot flashes and night sweats, respond quickly and dramatically to estrogen preparations....

Bone density and exercise.
February 1, 2003... BONE IS A LIVING, GROWING TISSUE--A COMPOSITE OF minerals, with calcium being the most abundant. Bone is not a hard and lifeless structure; rather, it is a complex, living tissue. Throughout life new bone tissue is formed while the old tissue...

CME/CE questions.
February 1, 2003... 5. Mind-body approaches have been studied for menopausal symptoms. a. True b. False 6. Which of the following approaches may be helpful for menopausal vasomotor symptoms? a. Autogenic training b. Relaxation response...

HRT, antioxidants, and atherosclerosis. (Clinical Abstracts).
February 1, 2003... Source: Waters DD, et al. Effects of hormone replacement therapy and antioxidant vitamin supplements on coronary atherosclerosis in postmenopausal women. JAMA 2002;288:2432-2440. The aim of this study was to determine whether hormone...

Expectant mothers turn to CAM.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... A survey taken, in an Australian hospital, indicates that many expectant mothers turn to alternative medicine during pregnancy to ease morning sickness, reflux, headaches or back pain, aid sleep, and reduce stress. The seven-week study of...