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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Ask the doctor: Would moving to a lower altitude help my heart rate?

I have bradycardia. I live at 5,765 feet – would moving to a lower altitude help my heart rate? Recent cardiac tests were normal. My cardiologist said I don’t need a pacemaker, and to keep on doing what I’ve been doing. At age 85 I walk three miles a day.

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