_ Prevention Treating and Preventing Head Lice By Jane Farrell article As kids return to school, experts from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) share how to recognize, treat and prevent … Read More→
_ Study: A New Way to Treat Multiple Chronic Conditions By Jane Farrell article When we have several chronic health conditions as we age, the symptoms of those disorders can reduce our quality of … Read More→
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_ High blood pressure / hypertension A Neglected Factor in Female Hypertension? By Jane Farrell article Doctors treating women with high blood pressure should consider measuring their level of aldosterone, a hormone that at high levels … Read More→
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_ A New Era in Diabetes Treatment? By Jane Farrell article A drug used to treat people with type 2 diabetes also significantly reduces the risk of both cardiovascular and kidney … Read More→
_ Men's Health Breast Cancer in Men: Treatments and Genetic Counseling By Jane Farrell article An update┬á from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on male breast cancer, risk factors and treatment options: Can … Read More→
_ Foot Care Six Ways to Prevent Toenail Fungus By Jane Farrell article Although fungal nail infections are usually painless, the condition can be unsightly. If you get nail fungus ΓÇô more common … Read More→
A Personal Treatment for Depression By Jane Farrell article An innovative psychological treatment can help older people who are suffering from lower-severity depression and prevent more severe depression, say … Read More→
_ Pain Management New Guidelines for Treating Back Pain By Jane Farrell article A physiciansΓÇÖ group has recommended that doctors and patients should treat acute or sub-acute low back pain with non-drug therapies. … Read More→
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_ COPD Oxygen Therapy May Not Help Some COPD Patients By Jane Farrell article Long-term supplemental oxygen treatment may not provide much help to some patients who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), researchers … Read More→
_ Menopause Sexual Health More Treatment Needed for Post-Menopausal Women Suffering Painful Intercourse By Jane Farrell article Although vaginal atrophy is a common condition for post-menopausal women, treatments for the ailment are still underused, according to a … Read More→
_ Health Headlines Heart Health Light Therapy May Someday Help Fight Heart Disorders By Jane Farrell article Using high-tech human heart models and mouse experiments, scientists at Johns Hopkins and GermanyΓÇÖs University of Bonn have shown that … Read More→
_ Mental & Emotional Health Depression Treatment: Too Little and Too Much By Jane Farrell article Although depression is commonly discussed in the media, researchers have found that most Americans affected by the condition donΓÇÖt receive … Read More→