My doctor advised me to start taking an 81-mg aspirin once a day. I am a physically active 62-year-old and have been a vegetarian – mostly vegan – for 35 years. I’d really rather not take aspirin. Am I being foolish in questioning my doctor’s advice?
Why does the nose run in cold weather?
I think I may have cataracts. I heard somewhere that they need to be ripe before I get surgery. Is that true?
An analysis of studies suggests that use of marijuana during teenage years not only increases the risk of developing psychosis, but may also cause psychosis to manifest sooner than in others who are not marijuana users.
When young people with autism spectrum disorders leave high school, they are less likely to continue making use of services intended to help them socialize and improve their communication skills.
Assertive community treatment offers individualized, multidisciplinary care to the more severely mental ill, allowing them the opportunity to live and function in their communities instead of in institutions.
Patients in clinical trials sometimes experience the nocebo effect, which describes what happens when those assigned to receive the placebo exhibit side effects associated with receiving the real medication.
My daughter tells me her new roommate is afraid to leave a 10-block area around their apartment in New York City. She has something called agoraphobia. What is that?
The editor in chief of the Harvard Health Letter introduces the 2011 edition of a special issue comprised entirely of “Ask the doctor” letters from readers.
I recently had a nuclear stress test and the contrast agent got stuck in my gut, so the image couldn’t be read. Is this a common problem, and is there anything that can be done about it?