It’s hard to think about a time when you may be ill or unable to care for yourself. Yet it’s important to start considering the kind of care you would want when you can no longer make decisions for yourself.
New stroke guidelines for women, released in February 2014, recommend that women over age 75 get screened for atrial fibrillation, and those ages 65 to 79 should consider taking a daily baby aspirin to prevent stroke.
Joint replacement surgery can help women with degenerative joint disease get around more easily. Yet women need to make the decision carefully, with guidance from their doctors.
Going vegetarian or vegan has numerous health benefits. There are many enjoyable ways to eat a plant-based diet.
Blood pressure guidelines released in late 2013 raise the threshold for treatment in people ages 60 and older to 150/90. Yet for now, experts advise sticking with the 140/90 goal.
Postmenopausal women are at greater risk for repeat urinary tract infections (UTIs). Antibiotics and other treatments can decrease the number of infections.
A new report questions the practice of governments stockpiling drugs to prepare for wide-scale flu outbreaks. The nonprofit Cochrane Collaboration released the report. Cochrane assembled a group of flu experts. They reviewed nearly 50 studies of the antiviral drugs oseltamivir (Tamiflu) or zanamivir (Relenza). These included internal reports from drug companies and the European Medicines Agency. The review concluded that these drugs can shorten flu symptoms in adults by about half a day. But the evidence does not show that they can help stop flu from spreading, Cochrane said. And they also didn’t keep people from developing pneumonia or other serious illness from flu. Since the H1N1 “swine flu” pandemic of 2009, the United States has spent $1.3 billion on these medicines. Several other governments also have bought large supplies. An official of the U.S.
Why would a woman at age 50 develop a blood clot in her leg vein?