Moreover, most Argentines have long given up expecting exemplary behaviour from public figures, argues Silvina Walger, a writer who has chronicled the political excesses of the 1990s under ex-President Carlos Menem.

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"Isoflavones, the plant-derived estrogens found in soy, are very weak estrogens, so it is not surprising that they have not shown to be as effective...as hormone therapy, " says the lead author of the study, Silvina Levis, M.

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