Pertussis rates are rising in all age groups. An Australian study found that older adults with pertussis are more likely to need hospitalization, which underscores the need for older adults to get vaccinated.
One way to get more nutrients into the diet is to eat more “superfoods,” such as broccoli, salmon, eggs, beans, walnuts, oatmeal, olive oil, tea, quinoa, and dark chocolate.
Morton’s neuroma is a thickening of nerve tissue between the bones at the base of the toes. It is more common in women than in men. Treatment usually starts with wearing shoes with wide toe boxes and low heels.
Even when cholesterol levels are normal, high triglycerides increase the risk of developing heart disease, especially in postmenopausal women
Research finds that 60% of women are less sexually active after a heart attack, often because they’re afraid sex will trigger another attack. Cardiac rehabilitation can help women with heart disease safely have sex again.
New Pap test guidelines have prompted some health experts to question the value of annual gynecological exams.
Women who quit smoking can dramatically increase their life span, according to a study of more than one million women conducted in Britain.
Alzheimer’s disease research has started to focus on prevention. Investigators are looking at targets such as beta-amyloid and tau tangles in the brain, as well as inflammation and blood vessel damage.
After a negative colonoscopy at age 50, less invasive screening tests may be just as accurate, but carry less expense and risk for complications, than repeating the colonoscopy every 10 years.
Older women who are being treated with trastuzumab (Herceptin), alone or with a class of chemotherapy drugs called anthracyclines, may be at increased risk for heart failure and heart muscle damage.