Article: Study links hot flashes in women with chronic insomnia

Article: Intravenous vitamins might help control hot flashes in men.(Health & Fitness)(Alternative approach)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  November 20, 2006 ;     516 words ...Byline: Patrick B. Massey, M.D. You might be surprised to learn that hot flashes are not unique to women. Under certain circumstances men get hot flashes, and their hot flashes are often more intense than women's. It happens when men are being...

Article: Flushing out the mechanism of hot flashes.
Science News;  October 13, 1990 ;     613 words ...Flushing out the mechanism of hot flashes Hot flashes plague many women undergoing menopause, sometimes striking...suspected that the body thermostat of women who suffer from hot flashes somehow goes awry once the ovaries cease making the female...

Article: Menopause and Hot Flashes: No Easy Answers to a Complex Problem
Mayo Clinic Proceedings;  June 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......medications for female health, especially for hot flashes. Hot flashes are a common symptom experienced by postmenopausal women. In their severest form, hot flashes result in sleep deprivation and mood disorders...

Article: Flash: No Needles; Acupuncture No Better Than Placebo for Hot Flashes
The Washington Post;  June 20, 2006 ;     700+ words ......effective alternative treatment for hot flashes -- which has included the use of soy...estrogen was beneficial in reducing hot flashes, but that the hormone, routinely prescribed...estrogen for the shortest possible time. Hot flashes, one of the most common symptoms of...

Article: Hot flashes and your heart: a serious warning sign? Study shows link between hypertension and hot flashes, but both are treatable.(MENOPAUSE)(Report)
Women's Health Advisor;  August 1, 2007 ;     540 words ...Many women choose to live with hot flashes rather than treat them with medication...April issue of Menopause, women with hot flashes have higher blood pressure, a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Are hot flashes really something to leave untreated...

Article: Couple comes up with a cool counter to hot flashes.(The Dallas Morning News)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  October 13, 2000 ;     700+ words ......through endless nights interrupted by hot flashes, the California nursing assistant opened...they claim offers quick relief from hot flashes. They call it Hot Stop, a cold flexible...effectiveness of using a cold compress for hot flashes, they believe there is a niche for their...

Article: Hot flashes aren't just for menopausal women these days.
Saint Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, MN);  May 7, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Kay Harvey Hot flashes are no big secret anymore. A better-kept secret is this...some older women at church when they discovered they had hot flashes in common. Hot flashes no longer discriminate because of age or gender. New-wave...

Article: Hot flashes aren't just for menopausal women these days.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  May 7, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Kay Harvey Hot flashes are no big secret anymore. A better-kept secret is this...some older women at church when they discovered they had hot flashes in common. Hot flashes no longer discriminate because of age or gender. New-wave...

Article: Antidepressants may douse flames of those hot flashes
Post-Tribune (IN);  July 15, 2003 ;     592 words ......begun looking elsewhere for relief from hot flashes. Antidepressants could help. A new study...reduces the severity and frequency of hot flashes in women suffering from the sudden spikes...other relatively new antidepressants. Hot flashes, which are often accompanied by flushing...

Article: Smoking and higher body weight increase risks for hot flashes.
Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week;  March 1, 2003 ;     254 words ......predispose women to more severe or frequent hot flashes, according to a new study. A cross-sectional...increased risk for both moderate to severe hot flashes and for daily hot flashes. The greater the amount smoked, the greater...

Article: Pathophysiology and treatment of hot flashes
Mayo Clinic Proceedings;  November 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Hot flashes affect about three fourths of postmenopausal...long been postulated to be the cause of hot flashes. Treatment should begin with a careful...attention to the frequency and severity of hot flashes and their effect on the individual's...

Article: Hot Enough For You?; It's Not the Humidity. It's Hot Flashes, and It's Time to Do . . . Something. Um, What?
The Washington Post;  July 27, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Washington, times 10. We're talking hot flashes -- power surges, flop sweats, melted...Antidepressants show promise for treating hot flashes but only for the adventurous. (We brake...percent of American women will experience hot flashes at some point during their muddle through...

Article: Smoking and higher body weight increase risks for hot flashes.(Brief Article)
Women's Health Weekly;  February 27, 2003 ;     253 words ......predispose women to more severe or frequent hot flashes, according to a new study. A cross-sectional...increased risk for both moderate to severe hot flashes and for daily hot flashes. The greater the amount smoked, the greater...

Article: Study explores role of genes, obesity and alcohol in hot flashes in midlife women
The Hindustan Times;  April 25, 2007 ;     700+ words ......lessening - the intensity and frequency of hot flashes in midlife women. The studies are part...experience more - or more intense - hot flashes than other women. Race also appears...suffer from severe (frequent and intense) hot flashes have remained a mystery. "Even though...