Women who get bigger as they approach menopause may experience more hot flashes. A new study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, says that more fat equals more hot flashes during menopause. The findings were published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.

For four years, researchers followed 1,659 women ages 47 to 59 years. They found that women who gained fat were more likely to suffer hot flashes.
Since heart disease is more of a threat to women after menopause, maintaining a proper weight is more important than ever. Plus, weight management may come with the added benefit …read more

And I thought only (menopausal) women experience hot flashes!
Apparently, men who are undergoing anti-hormonal treatment or androgen-deprivation therapy as treatment for prostate cancer, experience hot flashes as well.
The only current therapeutic agents for this condition are androgen-originating hormones. However, some of which can actually fuel the growth of cancer. Men may be relieved of hot flashes but new cancer growth becomes an issue to worry about.
Now, according to North Central Cancer Treatment Group researchers (based at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.), low doses of the drug gabapentin can reduce hot flashes in this patient population of men.
…the drug gabapentin reduced …read more