Heart disease and depression are often closely linked. Depressed people are more likely to develop heart disease, and those living with heart disease are more likely to become depressed. The main avenues of treatment are medication, therapy, and exercise.
While pneumonia is still a serious illness, flu shots and the pneumococcal vaccine may help protect against it, particularly for older people or those at high risk of infection.
Executive function is the part of our thinking that organizes, plans, decides, and inhibits inappropriate impulses. Healthy lifestyle habits such as exercising, controlling blood pressure, and getting enough sleep also work to preserve executive function.
Over decades of study, evidence shows that following a Mediterranean diet can help protect against heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and perhaps even cancer and Alzheimer’s disease.
Ever since I retired last year, I've enjoyed taking an afternoon nap whenever it's convenient. My wife says napping will turn me into an old man. I can easily give up my naps if she's right — but is she?
Bell’s palsy is the paralysis of one side of the face caused by inflammation of the facial nerve. Treatment with a steroidal anti-inflammatory medication usually eliminates the condition.
Everyone wants to live longer, and there are many preventable causes of death that can be avoided with proper health habits.
Anthony L. Komaroff, M.D., editor in chief of the Harvard Health Letter, introduces a special issue focused on exercise.
The pain of sciatica can be relieved through surgery, but evidence suggests that over time, conservative treatment (NSAIDs, physical therapy, perhaps a steroid injection) provides equivalent relief.
As people age, it is normal to have concerns about maintaining good memory function. Practicing good general health habits and keeping the mind active can help preserve and protect memory.