The High Cost of Hot Flashes

The steep decline in the use of hormone therapy has spawned a prevalent but preventable side effect: thousands of women suffering in silence with hot flashes. This is according to a study by a Yale School of Medicine researcher and colleagues. In the study published in the Aug. 27 online issue of the journal iMenopause/i, the team found that moderate to severe hot flashes - also called vasomotor symptoms (VMS) - are not treated in most women. Women with VMS ...