Learn how to take estrogen. In this video Dr. James Simon discusses new study showing transdermal estrogen taken by patches on the skin are safer than oral estrogen. Transdermal estrogen users had fewer blood clots, pulmonary embolus and heart attacks.

Given that over 60% of women over age 60 take a calcium supplement and a huge percentage of younger men and women also take it, it’s easy to understand why a new study that linked calcium and heart health got people’s attention. Researchers in Heidelberg, Germany followed 23,980 men and women between the ages of 35 and 64 for 11 […]

Almost everyone knows someone who has had a medical emergency: a broken bone, a burn, choking, a bee sting, a heart attack. The list goes on and on. But for most people, the hope is that it will never happen to them. That’s why so many people don’t give it a lot of thought. If that sounds like you, here […]

Today, I want to talk to you about something I discuss with my menopausal patients routinely and that you may not be aware of. As a woman, you are more at risk of dying of a heart attack than your male counterpart. Can you imagine? Most people think that heart disease is the picture of the guy with pain in his left […]