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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- In the six weeks since Michael Jackson's death, reports of anxiety, depression, insomnia and fatigue have all been tied to the cause as physical conditions that prompted his reliance on prescription drugs. But Beverly Hills anti-aging consultants Karen Norris and Eve Michaels of www.SimplyAgeless411.com say Jackson could have been suffering from male menopause for years. You heard right. Male menopause - clinically diagnosed as andropause - is...

Women theoretically understand menopause, but many underestimate the symptoms and their impact physically and emotionally, U.S. researchers said. Principal investigator David Portman of the Columbus Center for Women's Health Research in Ohio said 87 percent of women experience anxiety, depression and mood swings, and these symptoms negatively impact their relationships, family life and career. Some studies have shown that women can have upwards of a dozen moderate-to-severe hot flashes a...

NORTH WALES, Penn., July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Many often equate menopause with hot flashes, night sweats and mood swings, but a recent survey shows that a spectrum of menopause symptoms and their severity can have an overwhelmingly negative impact on every aspect of women's lives. According to the "Menopause Impact Survey", sponsored by Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (now Teva Women's Health, Inc.) a subsidiary of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. (Nasdaq: TEVA) and conducted by...

ASHEVILLE, N.C., July 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Now that the kiddos have graduated high school or college, you may be experiencing the loneliness of Empty Nest Syndrome after the "nest's" residents launch and venture out into the world. That being said, you, the nest's builder, will be feeling utterly lost and a bit useless. As a mid-life Baby Boomer whose daughters are now in their mid 20s, Type-A Mom 50-Something Moms Editor Cindi Matthews can tell you that the first 30 days after your child...

Data shows a very high percentage of women responded favorably to a bioidentical and FDA approved hormone therapy for hot flashes MAPLE GROVE, Minn., June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc. presented the results of a secondary analysis to determine the response rates to three doses of transdermal Divigel(R) (estradiol gel) 0.1 percent at the recent 57th Annual Clinical Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) in Chicago. The objectives of...

 The largest study of its kind to date shows that women may not be able to learn as well shortly before menopause compared to other stages in life. The research is published in the May 26, 2009, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.For a four-year period, researchers studied 2,362 women, who were between the ages of 42 and 52 had at least one menstrual period in the three months before the study started.The women were given three tests:...

For the first time, scientists have been able to identify genetic factors that influence the age at which natural menopause occurs in women. Ms Lisette Stolk, a researcher from Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, told the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics today ( Monday 25 May) that a greater understanding of the factors influencing age at menopause might eventually help to improve the clinical treatment of infertile women.Ms Stolk and her team performed a...

BOULDER, Colo., May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- A woman may share genetics with her mother, but she's not necessarily destined to have the same unpleasant menopause filled with hot flashes, insomnia, and mood swings. The June issue of Natural Solutions: Vibrant Health, Balanced Living magazine outlines simple steps women can take during their 40s to lessen the side effects of "the change"--without resorting to hormone replacement therapy (HRT), which increases risk of breast cancer, strokes, and...

Postmenopausal women with hot flashes and night sweats had lower lumbar and total hip bone mineral density, U.S. researchers found. The study, published in the journal Menopause, found postmenopausal women with vasomotor symptoms -- which include hot flashes and night sweats -- had lower bone mineral density. Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, and colleagues analyzed data for 2,213 women between the ages of 42-52 who participated in the bone sub-study of the Study...

FINDINGS: UCLA researchers and colleagues analyzed data for 2,213 women between the ages of 42 and 52 who participated in the bone sub-study of the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation to determine whether women with vasomotor symptoms (VMS) "” which include hot flashes and night sweats "” had lower bone mineral density.The researchers found that postmenopausal women with VMS had lower lumbar and total hip bone mineral density than those without VMS. Premenopausal women and early...