Fitness is important at every age. For seniors, regular exercise can improve or perhaps prolong life. An exercise program for someone over 70 should focus on cardiovascular conditioning, strength training, improving flexibility, and improving balance.
The FDA has taken issue with certain pharmacies that produce custom-compounded hormone therapy products, because some of them claim, without proof, that their products are safer or more effective than traditionally-produced hormones.
The erectile dysfunction drug sildenafil may improve sexual function in women who take antidepressants, but it does not boost sexual desire.
A study found that when patients and therapists have a strong, positive emotional connection, their bodies’ physiological reactions were also closely matched.
On the basis of a blood test, my doctor wants me to take high doses of vitamin D for three months. I hear there are wide variations among laboratories performing these tests. Should I trust my first results, or take the test again? What are the risks?
Angioplasty can open narrowed arteries, but it won’t stop their underlying cause, artherosclerosis. Weighing the benefits of angioplasty and its alternatives.
A study of people with chronic low back pain found that those who participated in a particular form of yoga therapy had less pain after six months.
Medical organizations have long recommended taking antibiotics before certain procedures that could cause bacteria to infect the heart, but new guidelines state that only people with certain heart conditions or diseases need take the drugs.
In a reversal of its previous advice, the American College of Cardiology says that most people with heart disease do not need to take antibiotics before having dental work done, but people in certain categories still need the medication.
I had stents placed. My doctor told me to take Plavix and aspirin indefinitely. Now I need a hernia repair. My surgeon said to stop taking the drugs before the operation. My cardiologist says that would increase my chance of a clot in one of the stents.