health-letter
It appears that men and women are much more likely to make positive changes in health behavior if their partners also change their health behavior during the same period.
Surgery is not always necessary to relieve knee pain. The first line of treatment is three months of physical therapy.
For people with high blood pressure, beta blockers are no longer a first line of defense.
Peripheral artery disease is marked by leg pain or fatigue that develops after a person has been walking or climbing stairs for a few minutes. Treatment involves walking to increase blood flow to the smaller arteries in the legs.
Feeling younger psychologically might lead to better attitudes about health as well as better health habits.
My wife says I should slow down and retire, but I hope I can work forever. What?s your take?
It appears that people who regularly eat whole grains have a lower overall death rate and a lower death rate from heart disease than people who don’t eat whole grains regularly.
Anticholinergic use among older adults for three or more years is linked to an increased risk for developing dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
If not corrected, vision problems can lead to many complications, such as trouble reading medication labels, difficulty driving, and an increased risk of falls. It’s crucial to have comprehensive eye exams to catch common eye conditions.
Harvard researchers say healthy men who do 20 minutes of daily weight training have less of an increase in age-related abdominal fat compared with men who spend the same amount of time doing aerobic activities.