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Article: Study: Black cohosh a wash for hot flashes
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- Oakland Tribune
- Article date:
- December 23, 2006
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PHILADELPHIA -- A popular herbal treatment called black cohosh is
practically ineffective at relieving hot flashes and night sweats in
women going through menopause, a study found.
The findings were disappointing news for women seeking
alternatives to estrogen-progestin hormone supplements, which have
been linked to breast cancer and heart problems. The yearlong study
of 351 women suffering from hot flashes and night sweats found that
those given black cohosh got about the same amount of relief as
those who took a placebo. And those groups saw nothing close to the
improvement in women on hormones.
"It's disappointing news," said Katherine Newton, an
epidemiologist who helped lead the ...