Breast Cancer Elderly Breast Ca Patients Get Radiation Despite Findings By Jane Farrell article An analysis done at Duke University has found that while clinical trial data support omitting radiation treatments for elderly women … Read More→
Solve the Medical Riddle: She Had a Rash on Her Arms and Then New Patches Started Appearing on Her Legs, Second Week By Jane Farrell article EditorΓÇÖs note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth as we share the … Read More→
Medical Care Prompt Care for Dislocated Shoulder Prevents Repeat Dislocations By Jane Farrell article Prompt and appropriate treatment of a dislocated shoulderΓÇöwhen the head of the upper arm bone (humerus) is completely knocked out … Read More→
Medical Research Osteoporosis Drugs May Prevent Some Cancers By Jane Farrell article The most commonly used medications for osteoporosis worldwide, bisphosphonates, may also prevent certain kinds of lung, breast and colon cancers, … Read More→
_ Breast Cancer Getting Potentially Life-Saving Drugs to High-Risk Breast Cancer Patients Faster By Jane Farrell article By Tatiana Prowell, M.D. and Richard Pazdur, M.D. Researchers at an international oncology conference held in October in Spain reported … Read More→
Foot Care TLC for Holiday Feet By Jane Farrell article The holiday season is festive and fun, but it can also be extremely tough on your feet. Shopping for hours … Read More→
_ Pain Management Doctors Prescribing Fewer Opioids for Pain By Jane Farrell article Concerns about prescription drug abuse and addiction may affect prescribing habits, according to a survey done at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg … Read More→
_ Rheumatoid Arthritis A New Understanding: Why the Immune System Doesn't Always Fight Back By Jane Farrell article Researchers have drawn closer to understanding why the immune-system process can go wrong. The investigators, from Johns Hopkins, focused on … Read More→
Grandparenting Kid's & Teen Health Safety First for Your GrandchildrenΓÇÖs Holiday Gifts By Jane Farrell article The injury rate for children has increased nearly 40 percent from 1990 through 2011. Foot-powered scooters are a leading cause, … Read More→
Mental & Emotional Health Early to Bed = Greater Happiness By Jane Farrell article Researchers Jacob Nota and Meredith Coles of Binghamton University in New York have linked late evenings to repetitive negative thoughts. … Read More→
_ Mental & Emotional Health The Brain and "Social Pain" By Jane Farrell article When it comes to physical vs. emotional pain, the brain seems to have a separate area to process each, new … Read More→
Medical Care New approach to treating ALS By Jane Farrell article Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a neurodegenerative disease that primarily kills motor neurons, leading … Read More→
_ Weight Loss Liver and Brain Communicate to Regulate Appetite By Jane Farrell article The liver stores excess glucose, which is later released to cover body energy requirements. Diabetic patients do not accumulate glucose … Read More→
_ Solve the Medical Riddle: She Had a Rash on Her Arms and Then New Patches Started Appearing on Her Legs, First Week By Jane Farrell article EditorΓÇÖs note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth as we share the … Read More→
Vision Health New Laser Therapy Helps Slow AMD By Jane Farrell article A low impact, low energy laser treatment for patients with early age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has produced positive results by … Read More→
_ Solve the Medical Riddle: She Had a Rash on Her Arms and Then New Patches Started Appearing on Her Legs, Fourth Week By Jane Farrell article EditorΓÇÖs note: Welcome to our ThirdAge feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth as we share the … Read More→
_ Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias Medical Research A New Cause of Alzheimer's? By Jane Farrell article Blocking a key brainΓÇôcell receptor may eventually lead to neutralizing some consequences of AlzheimerΓÇÖs, according to a new study from … Read More→
_ Cancer Overview Lung Cancer Improved Quality of LIfe for Lung-Cancer Patients By Jane Farrell article African-American and older patients with advanced lung cancer can be effectively treated with a new, federally approved therapy, according to … Read More→