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.
A phone-based counseling program to treat depression, anxiety, and panic disorder in people hospitalized for heart disease led to improvements in mental health and fewer, less severe symptoms of heart disease.
Fewer men are being screened for prostate cancer since the 2012 recommendation against routine PSA screenings from the United States Preventive Services Task Force.
Increasing coffee intake by more than one cup per day may help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes.
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.
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.
Dark chocolate contains flavonols that help lower blood pressure and probably fight plaques of atherosclerosis.
Making plaque disappear is not possible, but it is possible to shrink and stabilize it. Drugs called statins can help with this, and so can eating a heart-healthy diet, exercising, and quitting smoking.
It appears that improving the doctor-patient relationship can produce health effects as beneficial as some common treatments, such as taking a daily aspirin to prevent heart attack.
The summertime brings a bounty of delicious fruits and vegetables that can boost health, such as Swiss chard, sweet red peppers, zucchini, and blackberries.