INTERESTING TIMES

The study in question (Women's Health Study) reaffirmed this association, in this case specifically for postmenopausal females. Certainly other populations are likely to be affected as well.

Nice article here: http://naturalmedicinejournal.com/article_content.asp?edition=1§ion=3&article=330

Physicians are faced with a basic question when making a prescription of any drug to a patient: “What are the risks and benefits of this recommendation?” When it comes to statin drugs, the benefits have been grossly overstated, while the risks have continually been swept under the rug. That discussion is much longer than the space available in this commentary. Suffice it to say that it is important to point out that while statins reduce the heart attack risk in women, they do not appear to affect overall risk of death, possibly because an increased risk for diabetes cancels out the reduced heart attack risk. So, let me focus on the study at hand and try to make sense of such a high risk for diabetes in postmenopausal women using statins.

Colleen McCormick, MD, MPH
Gynecologic Oncologist
NW Cancer Specialists
NCNM Grand Rounds 10/19/09
( notes from grand rounds to be turned into cc notes )

Fosamax works great for building bone density in the short term, but is it good for the long term?

Excess bone deposition + no bone resorption --> heavy bones that spontaneously fracture in strange places.

Science suggests patients on fosamax should take a break from the meds at 5 years.
Jacob Schor says in his practice he's suggesting a break after 3 years, to be conservative.
Bisphosphonates formerly used to soften water in orange grove irrigation systems.
( the latest from Denver Naturopathic )

This is a pretty cool finding. Having hot flashes has no impact on your overall mortality, but having night sweats is actually a good sign. I have my theories about why this might be true. You have any ideas? The result is independent of BMI, smoking, hormone therapy, and exercise.
( Details: I think I may write up this article for one of my gyne papers. )