Heart Beat: Emotional control and the heart
A positive emotional outlook may lead to a lower risk of heart disease.
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Are there limits to laser refractive surgery after midlife?
Freedom from corrective lenses makes laser eye surgery seem attractive, but having the procedure may affect the treatment of eye conditions that can arise in midlife and later.
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New dietary guidelines offer sketch for healthy eating
The latest edition of the government’s Dietary Guidelines for Americans tries to nudge people toward healthier eating habits and patterns.
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In the journals: Cognitive behavioral therapy and exercise therapy help ease chronic fatigue symptoms
Researchers studying chronic fatigue syndrome found that adding either cognitive behavioral therapy or a specially formulated exercise program to medical care achieved better results than an adaptive program that conserves energy.
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On call: Honey for health?
My teenage daughter wants us to switch from sugar to honey for health reasons. Is honey really any healthier than sugar?
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Ask the doctor: Do statins cause hair loss?
My hair’s been thinning. Could it be due to simvastatin, which I started taking several months ago?
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Improving surgical results: Three low-tech approaches
Simple, low-tech ideas are helping make surgery safer and more effective.
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Heart Beat: Unexpected benefit for digoxin?
Researchers found that digoxin, a drug used to treat heart problems, may also be effective at preventing the growth of prostate cancer cells.
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Bypass vs. angioplasty
Studies comparing bypass surgery to angioplasty found that, for those with more serious heart disease, there is little difference in eventual outcome between the two methods.
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Ask the doctor: Oral steroids for nasal polyps
I have chronic sinusitis and nasal polyps. I switched doctors and the new specialist suggested trying oral steroids, something that my previous doctor never mentioned. What do you think?
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