health-letter
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.
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.
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.
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.
Guest editor Dr. James Ioli evaluates the effectiveness of some of the foot care products available in drugstores.
Americans have become accustomed to the practice of presidential candidates releasing their health records to prove their fitness for holding office.
I am scheduled to have a colonoscopy soon. Does the examination reach the ileum?
Proton-pump inhibitors relieve acid reflux, but people who take them long-term may be more susceptible to certain bacterial infections, pneumonia, and bone fractures.
There is evidence that grilling meat releases potentially cancer-causing substances. Meat lovers can take steps to reduce their risk, such as cooking smaller pieces at a lower temperature, or precooking the meat for two minutes in a mictowave oven.
My doctor suggested switching to a low-dose antidepressant like Elavil to take prophylactically rather than taking too much Imitrex, but I don’t remember what the “too much” cutoff amount is.