http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Dawn+M.+Olsen Womens Interest Dawn M. Olsen Sun, 27 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=218694&ca=Womens+Interest In a blow to certain drug makers, the FDA has sent letters warning seven pharmacy operations that the claims they make about the safety and effectiveness of their so-called "bio-identical hormone replacement therapy," or "BHRT" products are unsupported by medical evidence, and are considered false a... Womens Interest Dawn M. Olsen Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=214564&ca=Womens+Interest One of the biggest problems with delineating perimenopause and menopausal symptoms is that there are usually so many other things happening at this stage in your life. As a result, it’s not so easy for most women (or health professionals for that matter) to figure our what causes what. Consider how... Womens Interest Dawn M. Olsen Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=206402&ca=Womens+Interest Here’s a four letter word I’ll bet you haven’t heard in the last ten minutes! Now, hold on just a minute. Before you stop reading or let your mind wander into the pits, let me tell you what this hated four letter word is. It’s the word DIET, and it’s a word that no one, particularly women, like hear... Womens Interest Dawn M. Olsen Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=206021&ca=Womens+Interest So, here we are again. The holiday season is upon us and we have preparations to make. One would think we’d get better at getting ready for them each year, but we don’t. You’ve gone shopping to purchase that special dress or stylish pantsuit for those special occasions, like the arrival of your frie... Womens Interest Dawn M. Olsen Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=202640&ca=Womens+Interest If you’re experiencing menopause, then you probably remember a television commercial a few years back; (ok … maybe more than a few years back); that asked the burning question, “Who made the salad?” The family sat around the dinner table about to begin their meal. Someone would ask that all importan... Womens Interest Dawn M. Olsen Sun, 04 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=198050&ca=Womens+Interest There it goes again! Another unannounced hot flash! Without a prescription or an expensive trip to your OB/GYN, there are some options a woman can appropriate to try to keep hot flashes at bay, or at the least, minimize their intensity and frequency. So the next time you find yourself revisited by t...