The rate of women developing breast cancer in the U.S. dropped 6.7% in 2003. Similar reports have come from Australia and Germany. Some researchers believe the unusual drop is related to the decreased use of hormone replacement therapy.

Dr. Ramsey discusses natural treatment options for menopause.

Dr. Ramsey explains what a 2/16 ration test is and what the results of the test indicate.

Dr. Mao shares how a supervised detoxification program boosts a woman's immune system.

Dr. Maoshing Ni explains the breast cancer risk factors a woman should remove from her life.

Dr. Maoshing Ni explains the foods he recommends for menopausal women in their second spring.

Listen as Dr. Goldstein explains what treatments are available for a woman's sexual health. Dr. Irwin Goldstein, MD, has authored more than 325 publications in the field of sexual dysfunction, with 20 consecutive years of funding by the National Institutes of Health in this area. He is Editor-in Chief of The Journal of Sexual Medicine, the official journal of the International Society for Sexual Medicine.

In keeping with the venue of the Beijing Olympics, I was going to share a bit about what healthcare there looks like (acupunture, herbal-based treatments, etc.). However, the Forbes article on the 10 Most Medicated States caught my attention.

MONDAY, Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) -- The estrogen estradiol, when combined with antipsychotic drugs, may help relieve psychotic symptoms in women with schizophrenia, an Australian study suggests.

It included 102 women of child-bearing age with schizophrenia. For 28 days, 56 of the women received 100 micrograms of estradiol daily via a skin patch, while the other 46 received a placebo via a skin patch.

The women's psychotic symptoms, including delusions and hallucinatory behavior, were assessed weekly, and those taking estradiol showed a greater improvement in symptoms.

TUESDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- Many women, and even some physicians, quickly abandoned the use of hormone replacement therapy in 2002, after the large Women's Health Study suggested that the treatment might harm women who were long past menopause.

But now a team of international experts has concluded that for women in early menopause, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can safely provide real symptom relief, as well as additional benefits such as increased bone strength.