_ PreventionTreating and Preventing Head Lice By Jane Farrell articleAs 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 articleWhen 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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_ Weather-Related IllnessAge and the Risk of Heat-Related Health Problems By Jane Farrell articleWith summer here and the temperature rising, it is important to understand the health risks that excessive heat can bring … Read More→
_ High blood pressure / hypertensionA Neglected Factor in Female Hypertension? By Jane Farrell articleDoctors treating women with high blood pressure should consider measuring their level of aldosterone, a hormone that at high levels … Read More→
_ Hepatitis CNew Hepatitis C Infections Have Tripled over The Past Five Years By Jane Farrell articleEditor’s Note: Hepatitis C is a potentially deadly viral infection, and the majority of deaths occur in people 55 and … Read More→
_ A New Era in Diabetes Treatment? By Jane Farrell articleA drug used to treat people with type 2 diabetes also significantly reduces the risk of both cardiovascular and kidney … Read More→
_ Men's HealthBreast Cancer in Men: Treatments and Genetic Counseling By Jane Farrell articleAn update from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on male breast cancer, risk factors and treatment options: Can … Read More→
_ Foot CareSix Ways to Prevent Toenail Fungus By Jane Farrell articleAlthough fungal nail infections are usually painless, the condition can be unsightly. If you get nail fungus – more common … Read More→
A Personal Treatment for Depression By Jane Farrell articleAn innovative psychological treatment can help older people who are suffering from lower-severity depression and prevent more severe depression, say … Read More→
_ Pain ManagementNew Guidelines for Treating Back Pain By Jane Farrell articleA physicians’ group has recommended that doctors and patients should treat acute or sub-acute low back pain with non-drug therapies. … Read More→
_ Digestive HealthGenetic Clue to Treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome By Jane Farrell articleGenetics researchers in the UK have identified a genetic variant that doubles an individual’s risk of developing ulcerative colitis, one … Read More→
_ Pain ManagementA Non-Addictive Pain Treatment? By Jane Farrell articleResearchers are drawing closer to developing chronic-pain treatments that keep the medicinal properties of marijuana without the possibility of addiction. … Read More→
_ Undergoing Cancer TreatmentThe Medicare-Related Cost of A Cancer Diagnosis By Jane Farrell articleMedicare beneficiaries who don’t have cancer and develop cancer will be faced with out-of-pocket expenses that average one quarter of … Read More→
_ COPDOxygen Therapy May Not Help Some COPD Patients By Jane Farrell articleLong-term supplemental oxygen treatment may not provide much help to some patients who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), researchers … Read More→
_ Menopause Sexual HealthMore Treatment Needed for Post-Menopausal Women Suffering Painful Intercourse By Jane Farrell articleAlthough 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 HealthLight Therapy May Someday Help Fight Heart Disorders By Jane Farrell articleUsing high-tech human heart models and mouse experiments, scientists at Johns Hopkins and Germany’s University of Bonn have shown that … Read More→
_ Mental & Emotional HealthDepression Treatment: Too Little and Too Much By Jane Farrell articleAlthough depression is commonly discussed in the media, researchers have found that most Americans affected by the condition don’t receive … Read More→