Dr Nabet’s Zen Attitude and formulating for the menopausal woman

Hello, hormones! Its is Menopause Awareness Month. I must declare that, officially menopausal though I am (the Mayo Clinic defines it as kicking in one year after the last menstrual period), that I have never been less aware of my hormones. All my adult life, I experienced three to six days a month of uncomfortable, exhausted misery. Now that this is behind me, I feel as fit as fiddle, mostly …

Flaxseed No Help For Hot Flashes During Breast Cancer Or Menopause, Study Finds

A study by Mayo Clinic physician and North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG) researcher Sandhya Pruthi, M.D., and colleagues found that flaxseed provided no benefit in easing hot flashes among breast cancer patients and postmenopausal women. The study is in the current online version of the journal Menopause…

Social Media Found To Be A Valuable Tool To Recruit Study Participants For Rare Diseases

Mayo Clinic has identified a new benefit of social media and online networking: a novel way to study rare diseases. Through patient-run websites dedicated to heart conditions and women’s heart health, a team of cardiologists led by Sharonne Hayes, M.D…

New Study Explores Immune System Stimulation In Battle Against HER-2/neu Positive Breast Cancer

The Mayo Clinic is excited to announce a Phase I study of a new therapeutic vaccine in HER-2/neu positive breast cancer patients in the fourth quarter of 2011. To understand the importance of this development, the HER-2/neu and the significance of HER-2/neu positive breast cancer must be examined…

Flaxseed No Cure For Hot Flashes During Breast Cancer Or Menopause

ASCO Abstract #CRA9015: Flaxseed provides no benefit in easing hot flashes among breast cancer patients and postmenopausal women, according to a Mayo Clinic and North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG) study…

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