Hot Flashes May Prompt Closer Look At Bone Health

A new study, published in the journal Menopause, found postmenopausal women with vasomotor symptoms-which include hot flashes and night sweats-had lower bone mineral density in the spine and hip. Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, and colleagues analyzed data from over two thousand women between the ages of forty-two to fifty-two who participated in the bone sub-study of the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation.

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Filed under: Bones on May 18th, 2009