Mystery of menopause before 40

Sydney Morning Herald
smh.com.au
Rachel Browne, Jill Stark
July 17, 2011

HOT flushes, night sweats, mood swings and the end of a woman’s natural fertility – all before age 40. This is the disturbing reality of premature menopause, and a new study shows it may be much more common than doctors realised.

Why a Woman’s Sleep Is Different From a Man’s

Breus

HuffPost Women

Dr. Michael J. Breus
Clinical psychologist, board certified sleep specialist
June 13, 2011

Sleep problems are epidemic among women today. An astonishing three-fourths of all women in the U.S. have sleep problems at least some nights. And almost half of women usually awaken feeling tired or groggy.

Want to Lose Weight Without Dieting? Try Melatonin

Live in the Now
Your Guide to Natural Health

June 1, 2011
Posted by John Phillip

Melatonin is a powerful natural hormone that is well known for its association with circadian rhythms that promote a healthful sleep cycle. Now, researchers from the University of Granada reporting in the Journal of Pineal Research have found that melatonin has another remarkable benefit.

Drug-related suicide attempts for women 50-plus up 49%: SAMHSA

Health Medical and Science Updates

May.19, 2011

A new national study shows that from 2005 to 2009 (the most recent year with available figures) there was a 49-percent increase in emergency department visits for drug related suicide attempts by women aged 50 and older — from 11,235 visits in 2005 to 16,757 in 2009. This increase reflects the overall population growth of women aged 50 and older.

Pfizer Sets Aside $772 Million, Settles One-Third of Prempro Drug Cases

Bloomberg

By Jef Feeley – May 12, 2011 9:01 PM MT

Pfizer Inc. (PFE), which has settled a third of the pending cases over its Prempro menopause drug, said it set aside $772 million to resolve claims the medicine causes breast cancer.

Menopause: A change for the better…or worse?

For some of us it’s all hot flushes and depression; to others it’s liberation and a fresh start. Here women explain how the menopause has affected their lives.

MailOnline

By Rosanna Greenstreet

Last updated at 9:27 PM on 9th April 2011

Whoopi Goldberg, 55, actress, divorced with one child

It really is a shock when it hits. There’s no countdown: it’s just ‘boom’. All those years bitching about my period, and when it stopped I was stunned to realise how much my womanhood was tied into it. You just think, ‘I’m hot, I’m sweating, I don’t like it!’ Nothing is good.

The Fountain of Youth, Revealed

Listen to Dr. Park discuss sleep during monthly periods, pregnancy, and menopause on Holy Hormones Honey! – tonight – April 4, 2011 – on KRFC FM 6 to 7 pm MST
Dr. Steven Park.com

March 22, 2011
Ponce de Leon is well known as the Spanish explorer that searched for the fountain of youth in the early 1500s. Even today, that search continues through the multi-billion dollar cosmetics industry, plastic surgery procedures, and nutritional products. Anti-aging medicine even has a certifying organization for doctors. Some experts are even claiming that they can reverse the aging process.

Less Hot Flashes With An Antidepressant?

Dr. Steven Park.com

January 18, 2011

Listen to Dr. Park discuss sleep during monthly periods, pregnancy, and menopause on
Holy Hormones Honey! – tonight on KRFC FM 6 to 7 pm MST

Can taking an antidepressant diminish menopause symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats? A study just published in JAMA showed that menopausal women who were given Lexapro had small, but significantly less number of hot flashes per day compared to women given placebos.

Brainwave Optimization is a therapy some use for anxiety, weight loss, sleeplessness & other more

7 Action News – wxyz.com

March 2, 2011

CLARKSTON, Mich., (WXYZ) – Ever get stressed out, can’t think straight, or have trouble sleeping? Maybe you deal with addiction, attention deficit disorder, or seizures.

Some say your brain may be out of balance.

VRM: Health Matters Part 1

Vaccine Resistant Movement

22nd December 2010 – By Joel Lord

A compromised immune system is more susceptible to infection. Some areas of concern -