NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study provides preliminary evidence that an herbal medicine used to help women cope with menopausal symptoms may reduce breast cancer risk. However, much more ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women with hot flashes related to menopause are unlikely to find relief with the herbal supplement black cohosh -- alone or in combination with other herbal therapies -- ...

Black cohosh may someday be prescribed to reduce hot flashes. A recent study suggests the herb seems to work as a safe alternative to hormone replacement therapy. HRT, which has recently been linked ...

In trials comparing the effects of black cohosh with those of estrogen, heaviness in the legs and weight problems were also reported. 5 There are no known drug interactions.5 Black cohosh should not ...

Black cohosh, soy, and other naturopathic products failed to relieve menopausal symptoms in a large, yearlong, double-blind trial. A research team from several medical centers in the Seattle area ...

suffering frommenopausal discomfort--hot flashes, sleep disruption, depression--a natural alternative to hormone-replacement therapy. The herb's root contains estrogen-like substances that bind to ...

CONCLUSION: Black cohosh was not significantly more efficacious than placebo against most menopausal symptoms, including number and intensity of hot flashes. Our study illustrates the feasibility and ...