What they have been finding is that women who are not treated with hormones are healthier in the long run than those who are. What's sad to me is that this guy is really able to be prosecuted criminally because of his source of funding, not for what he may have done to hundreds of women whose doctors trusted this crap and used it to treat them.
Menopause is a natural phase of life, not a disease requiring more profits for drug companies. The hot flashes do go away.
When occuring they can be "treated" by fanning oneself which has (so far) not been known to give anyone cancer or heart disease.