#568 Health News Update

The artificial sweetener aspartame is consumed by millions of people every day. But how safe is it? A new study in animals re-opens this controversial issue:
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/docs/2005/8711/abstract.html
or www.ramazzini.it
With all the controversy surrounding hormone replacement therapy and even bio-identical hormones, women going through menopause are desperate for relief from hot flashes. What can they use to cope with this symptom?
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