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Male Menopause Is a Thing. What to Do About It
Male menopause is a real thing, and the medical term for it is andropause. According to the Mayo Clinic, the term “Male Menopause” has been used to describe decreasing...
2 days ago - Mark's Daily Apple
Benefits of Regular Exercise for Seniors
Participating in daily exercise is an excellent strategy to help you age successfully. I think it's safe to say that nobody enjoys the thought of growing weak and frail as you...
6 days ago - Active Beat
Relative value units do not adequately account for operative time in pediatric urology
Relative value units are the measure of value used in United States Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement. The Relative Update Committee determines physician work RVU based on...
15 days ago - Journal of Pediatric Surgery
I'm a College Senior Who Still Hasn't Lost the Freshman 15 - and I Couldn't Care Less
I had always assumed that while packing for college , I'd be more worried about making friends or managing my class load than gaining weight. But in the fall of 2017, as I sat...
21 days ago - PopSugar
Chronic stress linked to racial discrimination may adversely impact cognition, Alzheimer's disease
Experiences of racism are associated with lower subjective cognitive function among African-American women.
22 days ago - News Medical
Feeling stressed? Read These 5 Self-Care Tips From the Frontline by a Doctor Testing For COVID-19
We are halfway through 2020, and none of us is exactly where we imagined we would be. Whether it was our goals, plans, or even our routines, we have all had to change course...
1 month ago - PopSugar - 5 articles
4 Benefits of Hiring a Caregiver as a Senior Citizen
Growing old with people around you can be blissful. However, this may not happen in all cases. For one reason or another, a large population of people spends their older days...
1 month ago - HealthWorks Collective
Top news of the heart and mind: CV impact of PTSD, music therapy after MI and more
Healio and Cardiology Today present a list of the top read news in psychiatry and CV health. Our readers were most interested in the impact of BP on risk for Alzheimer's...
2 monthes ago - Healio
6 Engaging Activities To Help Senior Parents Fight Dementia
Dementia is a progressive age-related disorder that's most prevalent in adults aged 60 years and more. Along with a decline in memory, the affected elder experiences cognition...
2 monthes ago - HealthWorks Collective
Post-9/11 War Deployments Increased Crime among Veterans - by Resul Cesur, Joseph J. Sabia, Erdal Tekin
Several high-profile news stories have linked post-September 11 combat service to violent crime among veterans. Nevertheless, there is scant causal evidence for this claim. We...
2 monthes ago - National Bureau of Economic Research
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Alzheimer's is Far More Prevalent in Women, but Risk Can Be Lowered: Study
Alzheimer's risk is more prevalent among women, and many risk factors for the disease can be mitigated, stated new study.
Which Women Choose Hormones for Surgical Menopause?
Among women with BRCA mutations who underwent preventive oophorectomy, those who were younger, more educated, or had a prophylactic mastectomy were more likely to use hormone...
RCT highlights Milk thistle's potential menopause benefits
Supplements of milk thistle may help decrease the frequency and severity of hot flashes for menopausal women, says a new study.
How Frequently is Hormone Therapy Used After Oophorectomy?
Preventive removal of the ovaries before a woman reaches natural menopause is done to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer, it however causes many unpleasant symptoms. Hormone...
Climate Change Means Senior Health Could Suffer
Atmospheric changes that precede storms increase the risk that older people with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease could develop breathing problems serious enough...
Billion-Dollar Parkinson's Deal; Selma Blair's MS; 'Rinsing of the Brain'
Biogen will pay more than $1 billion to the biotech firm Denali to co-develop small-molecule drugs targeting LRRK2 gene mutations in Parkinson's disease and to opt into...
Oxytocin Helps Prevent Osteoporosis
Oxytocin helps in reversing the natural processes associated with aging that lead to loss of bone density and strength and cause osteoporosis. This suggests a preventive effect...
Debunking Common Myths About Aging
Aging is a natural process that we can't escape. Some embrace it while others fear it, but some of that fear is based on common misconceptions. If you think things like...
Abicipar maintains vision gain in wet AMD with less frequent dosing
Visual gains attained in year 1 of the CEDAR and SEQUOIA trials sustained effectively with four injections of abicipar as with 12 injections of ranibizumab in year 2, according...
Physically demanding jobs linked to increased odds of knee OA
Occupations with heavy physical labor, such as cleaning, agricultural, service, house and construction work, as well as mining, are associated with greater odds of developing...