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MARY TAGLIAFERRI, M.D., L.Ac., is one of the founders of the Complementary and Alternative Medicine program at the University of California, San Francisco's Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center.

Issac Cohen, O.M.D., L.Ac., is a leading authority in the field of traditional Chinese medicine and menopause treatment. He is a cofounder of the Complementary and Alternative Medicine program at UCSF's Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center.

Debu Tripathy, M.D., is a professor of medicine and director of the Komen/UTSW Breast Cancer Research Program at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.

Is HRT good or bad? Which herbs can you take for relief from menopause? What can you do to prevent or treat osteoporosis during the menopause years? There are so many questions these days about the right way to treat menopause. Fortunately, The New Menopause Book has the answers.

This informative book offers readers a variety of traditional and alternative options for treating their menopause symptoms. Each chapter presents a different therapeutic approach and is written by an expert in that field. These experts provide valuable insight into the problems associated with menopause and the solutions available. Expert advice from:

- GAIL SHEEHY on "the second adulthood"
- TORI HUDSON on natural hormone therapy
- MIRIAM NELSON and REBECCA SEGUIN on beating osteoporosis
- AMANDA McQUADE CRAWFORD on herbal therapy
- MARY TAGLIAFERRI on medical treatments
- ISAAC COHEN on traditional Chinese medicine
- LINDA SPARROWE and PATRICIA WALDEN on yoga
- JANIS LUFT on managing incontinence

Library Journal

Previously, Tagliaferri and Isaac Cohen (both affiliated with the Univ. of California, San Francisco), along with Debu Tripathy (medicine, Univ. of Texas, Dallas), discussed alternative treatments for breast cancer in Breast Cancer Beyond Convention. Here, they oversee heavy hitters in the field of women's health to present information on Western, alternative, and complementary medical treatments for the symptoms of menopause. Readers will come across chapters on traditional Chinese medicine, herbal remedies, osteoporosis, incontinence, and yoga that incorporate the latest scientific research without being technical. For example, Tagliaferri, also a licensed acupuncturist, covers hormone replacement therapy that includes an up-to-date discussion of its risks, as determined by recent clinical studies, and its benefits. Endnotes accompany all of the medical information, including the alternative treatments. With a foreword by Dean Ornish and a chapter by Gail Sheehy, this balanced book is a wonderful resource for women seeking an explanation of all their options during menopause. An excellent choice for public and consumer health libraries.-Elizabeth Williams, Washoe Cty. Lib. Syst., Reno, NV Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.