When people who use risky sleeping pills are provided the right information, they are more likely to work with their doctors to taper off the medications and adopt safer methods to combat insomnia.
Headaches are not the most common symptom of a chronic sinus condition. Frequent headaches that seem associated with a sinus condition may actually be due to migraines.
For back pain, waiting, pain relievers, and physical therapy should come before surgery. Spinal fusion has mixed results but could help in selected cases. One case is narrowing of the space around the spine from misalignment of the spinal vertebrae.
A study found that the number of older adults with advance directives or “living wills” has increased sharply but this didn’t appear to make it less likely for people to die in the hospital.
Chronic infection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) can lead to liver disease and cancer in a minority of infected people. New drug regimens reduce treatment duration and side effects.
Heat exhaustion, heat stroke, and muscle cramps are signs that the body is unable to regulate its temperature in extreme heat. Men with cardiac conditions are at increased risk for developing heat-related problems.
Online tests for Alzheimer’s disease are unreliable and unscientific. Some ask for sensitive personal information. In the end, they won’t reveal whether a person has dementia.
Fresh-picked local produce has the most nutritional value, but if it is unavailable or unaffordable, frozen produce is a viable alternative.
Taking the erectile dysfunction drug tadalafil (Cialis) did not prevent erectile problems in men undergoing radiation therapy for prostate cancer.
The evidence is still preliminary for health benefits of coconut oil. Coconut water is rich in potassium but drinking plain water and eating healthy foods could provide the same benefit.