Transient ischemic attacks are strokes that “clear up” within a few hours. They should be treated with the same urgency as a longer-lasting stroke. Delay can result in damage to the brain or a larger stroke.
In overweight people with knee arthritis, diet and exercise together ease symptoms more than diet or exercise alone.
Most men with an oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infection spontaneously suppress the infection without medication within a year.
New options today for clearing out the colon before colonoscopy can make the experience less disagreeable. New “colon preps” require drinking less liquid laxatives, in combination with taking pills. Chilled and flavored liquids may be more palatable.