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August 2 - August 8, 2002

Emil Amok by Emil Guillermo

The Failure of Mare Urine

Would a Chinese apothecary know how to handle hot flashes?

I must confess this to my Asian Pacific American sisters out there. I had no idea what hot flashes were all about. That is, until I delved into the Hormone Replacement Therapy story that’s made headlines this summer.

For you men who have not read your girlfriend’s copy of Our Bodies, Ourselves, hormone replacement, or HRT, as it is commonly known, is a popular treatment for menopause and its symptoms. That would include those aforementioned hot flashes, not to mention the occasional “night sweats.”

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Even a Little Growl From Tiger Would Be Enough
(in Sports)

Catch the Last Wave
(in A&E)

Emil Amok: The Failure of Mare Urine
(in Opinion)

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