Naturopathic Physician, Author, Educator and Researcher
Sep 28th, 2012 by Tori Hudson, N.D.
If you go to your doctor’s office and get told to not come back for a pap smear in 1 year or 3 years or 5 years…. this may be an appropriate recommendation according to the pap smear guidelines, (based on pap smear history, risk of cervical dysplasia, age and history of human papilloma virus- […]
Sep 21st, 2012 by Tori Hudson, N.D.
A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted using twelve electronic databases to evaluate the evidence for probiotics in the prevention and treatment of antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD). Studies that used one or more species of live microorganisms of Lactobacillus species, Bifidobacterium, Saccharomyces, Streptococcus, Enterococcus and/or Bacillus were included. Randomized trials were included if the probiotics were […]
Aug 30th, 2012 by Tori Hudson, N.D.
This study is the first randomized placebo-controlled trial of oral micronized progesterone (OMP) for hot flushes and night sweats, aka vasomotor symptoms (VMS). Postmenopausal women within 1 to 10 years of their last menstrual period and experiencing VMS that met the entrance required minimum for both frequency and intensity. The 133 women were randomized to […]
Aug 14th, 2012 by Tori Hudson, N.D.
The purpose of this analysis was to determine whether soy isoflavones were effective in the alleviation of hot flashes in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women. Two large data bases, PubMed and the Cochrane Controlled Clinical Trials Register Database were searched for studies on this topic that were double-blind randomized controlled trials through mid December 2010. A […]
Jul 31st, 2012 by Tori Hudson, N.D.
This paper was a retrospective analysis of data from 2710 men and 1143 women which included 626 postmenopausal women and overall, an average age of 30 or older in Seoul, South Korea. None of the study subjects were taking a calcium supplement and a 24 hour dietary recall was used to assess calcium intake. Women […]
Jul 17th, 2012 by Tori Hudson, N.D.
This study was a prospective study using a detailed food frequency questionnaire. A total of 39, 876 female health professionals, with an average age of 54.6 were enrolled in the Women’s Health Study. A total of 38,022 women completed the questionnaire and were free of a diagnosis of age related macular degeneration (AMD). The main […]
Jun 26th, 2012 by Tori Hudson, N.D.
The purpose of this study I am reporting on here was to evaluate the effect of a red clover extract in postmenopausal women with depressive and anxiety symptoms. One hundred and nine postmenopausal women were randomly assigned to take either 2 capsules daily of a red clover extract totaling 80 mg of isoflavones, or a […]
Jun 12th, 2012 by Tori Hudson, N.D.
Over two thousand women with stage I, II or IIIA were enrolled in a study about two years after their breast cancer diagnosis. The use of a multivitamin pre-diagnosis and post-diagnosis was assessed with a questionnaire in Kaiser Permanente patients from Northern California. A yearly self-report and verification of their medical records was evaluated. Overall, […]
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