Tips for Seeking a Second Opinion on Cancer Care By blog Cancer can be complicated to diagnose and manage. Getting a second opinion helps you feel more confident about your diagnosis […]
_ High blood pressure / hypertension Breaking News: Lower Blood Pressure Target Recommended By Jane Farrell article A study presented at the American Heart Association meeting and published online in the New England Journal of Medicine on … Read More→
_ Is Genetic Testing for You? By Jane Farrell article EditorΓÇÖs note: Genetic testing can be a frightening, expensive prospect ΓÇô and it can also help you. How should you … Read More→
_ Breast Cancer Detection of Early-Stage Breast Cancer Increases With Age By Jane Farrell article The mammography detection rate of an early-stage but potentially invasive type of breast cancer rises with age, according to a … Read More→
Alzheimer's Research and Funding Articles By Jane Farrell blog The national media covers AlzheimerΓÇÖs heavily.┬á So heavily that I often find itΓÇÖs difficult to keep track of it all.┬á […]
_ A Key to Fighting Severe Viruses By Jane Farrell article Scientists seem to have figured out a way to attack a protein that many viruses rely on to replicate. It … Read More→
_ Toward A Better Understanding of IBD By Jane Farrell article A new study has uncovered how genetics affect exactly where gut inflammation is located in inflammatory bowel disease patients. The … Read More→
_ Not Just Bone Density Anymore: Genetics, Aging and Osteoporosis By Jane Farrell article One of the defining moments of my work in aging research was learning how dramatically age affects the deterioration of … Read More→
Don't Believe Everything You See About Cancer "Cures" By blog Have you ever had friends or family members share advice such as this? “I was reading about a new cancer […]
_ Addiction & Substance Overuse New Policy Statements Urge Strong Regulations of E-Cigarettes By Jane Farrell article Parents and grandparents, take note! While adolescent use of tobacco has declined since the 1970s, e-cigarettes are threatening to addict … Read More→
_ Solve the Medical Riddle: Her Broken Bone IsnΓÇÖt Healing, 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→
_ Antidepressants and AD Drugs May Help Stroke Survivors By Jane Farrell article Evidence is mounting that drugs used to treat depression and AlzheimerΓÇÖs disease also can help patients recover from strokes, a … Read More→
_ More Medicine May Not Be Better Medicine for Older Patients By Jane Farrell article Seniors being treated with medicine for levels of blood sugar and hypertension may be able to take less medicine without … Read More→
_ Multiple Myeloma An Important Discovery About Myeloma By Jane Farrell article Researchers have made a crucial discovery about how myeloma, an incurable type of blood cancer, develops from an often symptomless … Read More→
_ Vision Health The End Is in Sight for Reading Glasses By Jane Farrell article As people age, the lenses in the eyes lose flexibility and elasticity. This leads to a condition known as presbyopia, … Read More→
_ Could a Drug Engineered from Bananas Fight Deadly Viruses? By Jane Farrell article A banana a day may not keep the doctor away, but a substance originally found in bananas and carefully edited … Read More→
Cancer Survivors and Patients Need Flu Shot By blog If you're having chemotherapy treatment, should you get a flu shot? I was recently asked this, and the answer's yes. […]
_ Tackling Nicotine, The Lingering Addiction By Jane Farrell article Mental health expert and addiction specialist Dr. Gregory L. Jantz sees patients battling all types of addictions at his Center … Read More→