Heart Beat: Faith in medications fades
The challenges of maintaining a medication regimen for a long period of time are compounded by diminishing belief in their effectiveness
In the journals: The antidepressant citalopram cuts hot flash severity and frequency
Women who take an antidepressant to reduce the frequency and severity of hot flashes have another option in citalopram, and it does not block the effectiveness of tamoxifen like some other antidepressants do.
Stand up for your heart
Research examining the dangers of inactivity suggests that those who are not currently physically active are likely to benefit from even a small amount of activity or exercise.
Reader to Reader
Readers offer suggestions and strategies for quitting smoking.
Heart Beat: Aspirin and diabetes
Guidelines for whether or not people with diabetes should take a daily aspirin to prevent heart attacks have been revised based on risk.
On call: Floaters
I’m 55 years old, and I only need glasses for reading. Recently though, I’ve seen tiny black specs that move around in random directions. My eyes are not red, watery, or painful, but I’m worried that I may have the start of an eye disease.
Heart attacks come in all kinds, sizes
The term “heart attack” encompasses a number of conditions that vary in severity and treatment approach.
Diagnosing sleep apnea at home
Diagnosing sleep apnea typically requires an overnight stay in a hospital or sleep lab, but portable monitoring equipment may make diagnosis easier for some people.
Medical memo: Nutrition and fertility
Researchers in Spain found that a man’s diet can affect his fertility.