Long before hot flashes kick in, your progesterone levels drop, bringing on irregular periods, insomnia, irritibility, anxiety-depression, mood-swings…welcome to perimenopause. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to control the symptoms.

Steps

Check for symptoms. You could have one or many of these:

Fatigue
Low Sex Drive
Irritability
Anxiety-Depression
Mood Swings
Hot Flashes and Night Sweats
Insomnia
Weight Gain
Craving for Carbohydrates and Sweets
Cold Hands and [...]

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Patient Access Network Foundation provides co-pay assistance for medications to insured patients who cannot afford the co-pays for their treatment. We currently have 20 disease funds (please check the web site).
Patients are eligible for assistance as long as they have insurance that covers part of the cost of the medication, their income is below [...]

We count on pharmacists, nurses and other staff to make sure our drugs and chemo are dispensed exactly as ordered. Theirs are tough jobs. They’re in contact with countless patients, doctors and co-workers all day long.  Things can go wrong, and they sometimes do.
A few years ago I learned how necessary it is to read [...]

I was in Austin last weekend and received a Google Alert for my book, The Denim Diet. Google Alerts let you know what kind of internet activity is going on for whatever keywords you specify. Usually I get alerts from blogs venting about how horrible skinny jeans look on most people. I completely agree. It’s [...]