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Using antidepressants can be tricky, since it can’t be predicted exactly how someone will respond to treatment. There are four categories of antidepressants plus a few “atypicals” that have unique properties.
If a first-degree relative-a parent, sibling, or child-has developed certain cancers, then one’s own risk of getting the cancer is greater than the average person’s.
Increasing coffee intake by more than one cup per day may help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes.
Fewer men are being screened for prostate cancer since the 2012 recommendation against routine PSA screenings from the United States Preventive Services Task Force.
Fuzzy thinking and memory loss is a normal part of aging. But behavioral strategies and memory-enhancing techniques can help improve the ability to learn new information and retain it over time.
Digital fitness monitors are great tools to track exercise and diet progress. They come in wearable styles such as wristbands, watches, and pendants, as well as hand-held pieces you can clip on a sleeve or slip into a pocket.
The lumbar or lower area of the spine can suffer from many different ailments that cause lower back pain, such as sprains and strains, herniated discs, and spinal stenosis.
High temperatures put older adults at risk for heat-related illness, because the body can no longer handle heat and dehydration the way it used to.
Nearly a third of patients fail to fill first-time prescriptions. This is most common when it comes to expensive drugs and preventive therapies for conditions such as heart disease and depression.
New guidelines for the use of statins in otherwise healthy people continue to be controversial.