By the way, doctor: Does a colonoscopy reach the ileum?
I am scheduled to have a colonoscopy soon. Does the examination reach the ileum?
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State-of-the-heart therapy for prostate cancer
Aggressive prostate cancer can be treated by using hormone therapy to lower testosterone, but it can result in higher cholesterol, high blood pressure, stiffening arteries, and other heart-unhealthy conditions.
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Heart Beat: Green tea and statins
People who take a statin may want to watch their intake of green tea, as there is a possibility it may boost the blood concentration of the medication to pain-causing levels.
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In the journals: Triple-negative breast cancer rate is triply high in black women
Researchers found that a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer is three times as likely to occur in black women as in white women.
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Ask the doctor: Is sotalol making me tired and heavier?
My doctor put me on a calcium-channel blocker, but after I had angioplasty and got a stent, my doctor switched me to sotalol. Now I feel tired all the time and have gained weight, even though I feel like I’m eating less. Can this be from the sotalol?
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The election-year physical
Americans have become accustomed to the practice of presidential candidates releasing their health records to prove their fitness for holding office.
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Special section: Feet: A guided tour down the foot aisle
Guest editor Dr. James Ioli evaluates the effectiveness of some of the foot care products available in drugstores.
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Is fructose bad for you?
A diet heavy in high-fructose corn syrup may cause people to overeat, but the real problem is more likely the high amount of sugar that people consume in their everyday diets overall, rather than one specific kind of sugar.
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Hormone therapy: The risk-benefit tightrope
The risks and benefits of hormone use in postmenopausal women vary depending on when a woman starts taking the drugs. The risk of heart disease seems to be lower in women who begin taking hormones close to the onset of menopause.
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Changing the cardiovascular prevention game
Results of the JUPITER trial showed that people with low LDL cholesterol but with a high C-reactive protein level who took the statin rosuvastatin had a dramatic decrease in risk of serious cardiovascular events.
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