Or is grey the new bleak?  Who knows.  But if menopause is becoming the new women's movement then there are some out there pushing for grey hair to be the movement's T Shirt.   And when you expose those roots, you'll find a whole website devoted to the subject of going natural grey gray.  Ready to ditch the dye?  Not me.  I'm leaving that decision... »

Is anyone tired of all these media reports on  new studies of old WHI data that trigger alarmist headlines such as "HRT Does More Harm Than Good".     That headline would more realistically read "Premarin does more harm than good".  But if it did then it would not even get published.  Why? Because that is old news.  We now know that Premarin, particularly in doses used in the WHI study,... »

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has launched a new website devoted to women who are approaching or going through menopause to provide them with the necessary information they need to make informed decisions about their health. The pause® website addresses issues such as hot flashes, sleep problems, urinary incontinence, depression, and osteoporosis. Women can also find health information... »

"You will again be left feeling self-conscious and embarrassed this week, this time after becoming the last of your girlfriends to go through menopause."  That's an old horoscope from The Onion circa 2006. Remember when getting your period was a big deal and the girls who did not have them yet felt inferior? Left out of some big mystery?   I reckon if... »

Oprah's on the cover of 9 June Newsweek. Some would think that's a nice change from her own mag but I doubt she does. Why? 'Cause they give her an incredibly tough time over her recent shows that make health related recommendations that go against main stream medicine without giving mainstream medicine the right of reply. They bemoan her influence over the... »

In another media scare around the world, reports are out that HRT use can cause lung cancer.   Seems like more researchers poring over the old WHI data looked at women diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer and found that among them those that used HRT had a worse prognosis than those that did not. But of those with a worse prognosis... »