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Hot flashes: Introduction
Hot flashes: Facial flushing and other symptoms. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Hot flashes is available below.
Symptoms of Hot flashes
- Flushing
- Hot flashes
- Recurring or intermittent hot flashes
- Strange sensations of temperature
- Feelings of body warmth
- more symptoms...»
See full list of 10 symptoms of Hot flashes
Home Diagnostic Testing
Home medical testing related to Hot flashes:
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Medical Textbooks Online about Hot flashes
Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Wrongly Diagnosed with Hot flashes?
- Misdiagnosis of Hot flashes
- Failure to diagnose Hot flashes
- Hidden causes of Hot flashes (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
- Undiagnosed: Hot flashes
Hot flashes: Medical Mistakes
- Women's Health Mistakes:
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Hot flashes: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers
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Hot flashes: Undiagnosed Conditions
Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:
- Chronic Major Diseases that are commonly Undiagnosed:
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Misdiagnosis and Hot flashes
Alzheimer's disease over-diagnosed: The well-known disease of Alzheimer's disease is often over-diagnosed. Patients tend to assume that any memory loss or forgetulness symptom might be Alzheimer's, whereas there...read more »
Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for a patient to show mental decline to dementia. Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical conditions, such as a stroke or Alzheimer's disease...read more »
Rare type of breast cancer without a lump: There is a less common form of breast cancer called inflammatory breast cancer. Its symptoms can be an inflammation of the breast tissue, such as with a breast...read more »
Tremor need not be Parkinson's disease: There is the tendency to believe that any tremor symptom, or shakiness, means Parkinson's disease. The reality is that...read more »
Rare diseases misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease: A rare genetic disorder is often misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease for men in their 50's. The disease Fragile X disorder can show only mild symptoms in the early years, and...read more »
Read more about Misdiagnosis and Hot flashes
Hot flashes: Research Doctors & Specialists
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- Senior Health Specialists (Geriatrics):
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- Research local specialists including ratings, affiliations, and sanctions.
Hospitals & Clinics: Hot flashes
Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Hot flashes:
- Womens Health -- Hospital Quality Ratings
- Senior Health -- Hospital Quality Ratings
- Nursing Homes & Aged Care Facilities -- Quality Ratings
- more hospital ratings...»
Hospital & Clinic quality ratings » »
Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Hot flashes, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:
- 50 Best Hospitals Report
- Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
- Women's Health Best Hospitals
- Patient Safety
- Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)
Hot flashes: Rare Types
Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:
- Chronic Major Diseases -- Rare Types:
- more rare diseases...»
Causes of Hot flashes
- Menopause
- Hyperthyroidism
- Panic attack
- Panic disorder
- See also causes of symptoms flushing or facial redness
- more causes...»
See full list of 11 causes of Hot flashes
More information about causes of Hot flashes:
- Medications, drugs, or substances causing Hot flashes (30 listings)
- Drug interactions causing Hot flashes (6 listings)
- Underlying causes of Hot flashes
- Hot flashes as a symptom
Treatments for Hot flashes
- Soy
- Estrogen - see also treatment of menopause
- Hormone replacement therapy
- Deep breathing exercises
- Quit smoking
- more treatments...»
See full list of 9 treatments for Hot flashes
Latest Treatments for Hot flashes
- Black cohosh
- Wild yam
- Remifemin
- Phytoestrogens
- Vitamin E
- more treatments...»
See full list of 14 latest treatments for Hot flashes
News Archives for Hot flashes
Medical news articles related to Hot flashes include:
- Acupuncture May Not Help Hot Flashes
- Hot Flashes, Night Sweats a Good Sign for Breast Cancer Patients
- Health Tip: Controlling Hot Flashes
- Hypnosis Cuts Hot Flashes for Breast Cancer Survivors
- Women Don't Notice 40% of Their Hot Flashes
- Hot Flashes Reduced by Neck Injection
- Flaxseed May Relieve Hot Flashes
- more health news...»
Source: HealthDay News
Evidence Based Medicine Research for Hot flashes
Medical research articles related to Hot flashes include:
- Endocrine therapy plus zoledronic acid in premenopausal breast cancer.
- Hot flashes during androgen deprivation therapy with luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist combined with steroidal or nonsteroidal antiandrogen for prostate cancer
- Menopause and Osteoporosis Update 2009
- Breast cancer after use of estrogen plus progestin in postmenopausal women.
- Adjuvant chemotherapy in oestrogen-receptor-poor breast cancer: patient-level meta-analysis of randomised trials.
- Health risks and benefits 3 years after stopping randomized treatment with estrogen and progestin.
- Menopause.
- more research...»
Click here to find more evidence-based articles on the TRIP Database
Videos for Hot flashes
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Hormonal Therapy
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Prostate Cancer and Quality of Life
Learn about hormone refractory prostate cancer and the current treatments that have can help improve quality of life.
Patient Surveys for Hot flashes
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Reseach about Hot flashes
Visit our research pages for current research about Hot flashes treatments.
Clinical Trials for Hot flashes
The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Hot flashes include:
- Clinical Trial Assessing Toxicity and Efficacy of MF101 for Hot Flashes - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - MF101
- Hormone Replacement Therapy for Hot Flashes and/or Vaginal Symptoms in Postmenopausal Women Receiving Tamoxifen for Breast Cancer - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - hot flashes attenuation,menopausal symptoms attenuation,conjugated estrogens,medroxyprogesterone
- Efficacy and Safety of a Topical Estradiol Gel for Treatment of Postmenopausal Symptoms - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - estradiol gel
- Megestrol in Treating Hot Flashes Following Treatment for Breast Cancer - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - megestrol
- Effects of Black Cohosh on Menopausal Hot Flashes - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Black Cohosh
- more trials...»
See full list of 69 Clinical Trials for Hot flashes
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Definitions of Hot flashes:
Sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders) - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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- Prevalence and Incidence of Hot flashes
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- Diagnosis of Hot flashes
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- Misdiagnosis of Hot flashes
- Undiagnosed Hot flashes
- Misdiagnosis of Underlying Causes of Hot flashes
- Misdiagnosis of Medication Causes of Hot flashes
- Treatments for Hot flashes
- Doctors and Medical Specialists for Hot flashes
- Cure Research for Hot flashes
- Medical News Summaries About Hot flashes
- Hospital Statistics for Hot flashes
- Articles about Hot flashes
- Glossary for Hot flashes
- Clinical Trials for Hot flashes
- FACIAL FLUSHING (Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs)
- FLUSHED FACE (PLETHORA) (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- Menopause (Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
- Flushing (Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis)
- FLUSHED FACE (PLETHORA) (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
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