*Large-scale study finds soy may alleviate hot flashes in menopause*
In the most comprehensive study to date to examine the effects of soy on menopause, researchers have found that two daily servings of soy can reduce the frequency and severity of hot flashes by up to 26 percent, compared to a placebo.
The findings, published in Menopause: The Journal of the North American Menopause Association, reviewed 19 previous studies that examined more than 1,200 women. (more…)
*UD professor’s book examines ‘Black Politics Today’*
The civil rights legislation of the 1960s, which sought to empower and strengthen the black community, now indirectly poses a threat to the group’s collective social, political and economic development, according to Theodore Davis, University of Delaware associate professor.
His new book, Black Politics Today, suggests that the rise of a new black middle class—one that is wealthier, better educated and not faced with the same limitations and restraints of their pre-civil rights predecessors—has created a rift in shared aspirations, social bonds and values within the black community. (more…)
