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?
Smell loss that lasts longer than a few weeks should be evaluated by a doctor.
Adapting a home to suit an older person’s needs can help him live there longer.
Stair climbing has many physiological benefits. It burns twice as many calories as walking, and it engages muscles in the legs, arms, buttocks, and shoulders.
As one ages, the bones in the spine tend to shrink. That may cause a person to lose height.