Women with incontinence may be at greater risk for depression and work disability. Treatments can have significant effects on the condition and its psychological side effects.
A study found that the number of older adults with advance directives or “living wills” has increased sharply but this didn’t appear to make it less likely for people to die in the hospital.
Older people often tend to feel cold because they lose the insulating layer of fat beneath the skin, metabolism slows, and they lose muscle mass. Regular exercise is one way to build muscle mass and stay warmer.
Changes to the brain and nervous system, vision, muscles, and other systems that control balance can lead to an increased risk for falls. Strength training, balance exercises, stretches, and other forms of exercise can help prevent falls.
For back pain, waiting, pain relievers, and physical therapy should come before surgery. Spinal fusion has mixed results but could help in selected cases. One case is narrowing of the space around the spine from misalignment of the spinal vertebrae.
Headaches are not the most common symptom of a chronic sinus condition. Frequent headaches that seem associated with a sinus condition may actually be due to migraines.
NSAIDs are linked to a higher risk for atrial fibrillation. It’s important for people with a history of high blood pressure or heart failure to use caution when taking these drugs.
When people who use risky sleeping pills are provided the right information, they are more likely to work with their doctors to taper off the medications and adopt safer methods to combat insomnia.
There is no good evidence that bicycling worsens existing prostate conditions, but prolonged biking may cause numbness in the genital area and possibly erectile dysfunction.