Alternative Therapies in Women's Health articles from March 2003

Alternative Therapies in Women's Health archives from March 2003

Black cohosh: the "hot" treatment for hot flashes.
March 1, 2003... THE TOP PRESCRIPTION HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY (HRT), Prempro (medroxyprogesterone/conjugated estrogen), suffered a marked decline in popularity following the July 9, 2002, Women's Health Initiative (WHI) announcement that HRT increased the...

Is black cohosh estrogenic?
March 1, 2003... Source: Bodinet C, Freudenstein J. Influence of Cimicifuga racemosa on the proliferation of estrogen receptor-positive human breast cancer cells. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2002;76:1-10. Abstract: Hormone replacement therapy is contraindicated...

CME questions.(focus on black cohosh research)(Illustration)
March 1, 2003... (9.) Black cohosh is among the most well-studied herbs in women's health. a. True b. False (10.) Remifemin, the proprietary formula most often used in clinical trials, is standardized to: a. alcohol content. b. isoflavone...

CAM center profile.
March 1, 2003... Editor's Note: Periodically, we will publish profiles of complementary and alternative medicine centers in the United States. Please contact us with feedback about this new feature or if you would like to see a particular facility profiled in...