Could those common symptoms be thyroid trouble?
Sluggishness, fuzzy thinking, and unexplained weight gain are often missed as symptoms of an underactive thyroid.
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Month: December 2013
How to stay in your own home longer
Two kinds of services help people remain in their homes longer. Home health care is covered by Medicare and brings professional nurses and therapists into the home to provide treatment. It’s intended for people who are recovering from illness, injury, or surgery. Private duty care is not covered by Medicare. It provides the day-to-day help most people need for the activities of daily living, such as housekeeping and meal preparation. Care is available for a few hours or 24 hours per day.
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Try this to lower your blood pressure
It appears that monitoring blood pressure at home helps control hypertension better than just a doctor visit.
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Regular exercise in people without dementia reduces (but does not eliminate) the risk of cognitive decline and dementia as we age.
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News briefs: Flu shot linked to lower risk of heart problems, say Harvard researchers
Getting an influenza vaccination is associated with a lower risk for developing major heart problems such as heart failure, heart attack, stroke, and even death.
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Simple steps to get happier and healthier
Improving overall well-being is a matter of boosting happiness and health. About 40% of what determines happiness is under one’s control. It’s not events, but responses to events that determine a level of happiness.
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The benefits of moderate alcohol intake appear to apply not only to healthy people but also to people with coronary artery disease risk factors or coronary artery disease itself.
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News briefs: Mediterranean now, better health later
It appears that women who adhere to a Mediterranean-type diet in midlife have greater physical and mental function in old age.
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Do you need a hearing test?
People who feel that everyone is mumbling and have a hard time carrying on a conversation in a noisy environment may have hearing loss.
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Easy fixes for aching shoulders
Shoulder pain doesn’t always lead to surgery. Physical therapy can help strengthen the shoulder and reduce pain in 90% of cases.
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