Recent follow-up analysis of data from an international clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) suggests that daily low-dose aspirin increases the risk of anemia in people aged 65 years and older by approximately 20%. Given these findings, older adults on low-dose aspirin and their care providers may want to consider periodic… Continue reading Anemia And Low-Dose Aspirin
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Why Women Lose Their Hair and Ways They Can Grow It Back
While hair thinning and loss is well known as a distressing problem for many men, it’s also an issue for women. They comprise about 40% of American hair-loss sufferers. And hair loss is even more worrisome for them, doctors say, because it’s less acceptable in society. Women who are losing hair typically are very distraught.… Continue reading Why Women Lose Their Hair and Ways They Can Grow It Back
Iron Supplements for Anemia: Lower Doses May Be Best
On November 10th 2015, thirdAGE published the breaking news about the new, lower blood pressure guidelines. Now the University of Utah has since issued an release that highlights the fact that for older people, there may be both benefits and drawbacks to lowering systolic blood pressure from the previous gold standard of 140 mmHG to… Continue reading Iron Supplements for Anemia: Lower Doses May Be Best