Get vaccinated to protect you from flu and its complications
ACCORDING to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), between five and 20 percent of the U.S. population develops influenza each year leading to more than 200,000 hospitalizations for...
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Relax to cope with stress over the holidays
By MEG SIBAL, M.D. FOR most individuals, the holiday season serves a hefty helping of stress right along with the turkey and eggnog which can negatively affect one’s health, but finding ways to relax...
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A very successful and fulfilling retirement needs careful planning
Nov. 19, 2010 By MEG SIBAL, M.D. ALTHOUGH, by watching commercials for retirement planners...an idyllic scene of a man, fresh from retirement, boarding a sailboat and heading out over the waves, his...
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10 foods that can promote a longer and healthier life
ALTHOUGH the jury is still out when it comes to a lot of foods...as to which foods are good for you and which ones are not...most experts agree on some foods you should definitely eat more of, says...
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Avoiding ‘holiday heart syndrome’ this winter
THE winter season is a time for holiday toasts and feasts, marking the gathering of families and the close of another year, as well as a time when the world endures cold temperatures and snowy...
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Aspirin, Vitamin D supplements may reduce recurrence for cancer survivors
THE recent findings that taking aspirin and Vitamin D supplements, after a first encounter with cancer, may reduce the recurrence of the disease provide enough evidence to merit further investigation...
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Tips for recognizing cardiac chest pain from other types
A vexing question that millions of Americans...and their doctors...face each year is whether a chest pain is due to a heart attack or something else, because chest pain can stem from dozens of...
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Learning important developments from 2010 can help make a healthier New Year
AFTER re-examining last year’s health news, the Johns Hopkins medical letter staff members have come up with five key pieces of research that you can act upon to help make 2011 a little healthier...
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Long-term biphosphonate use may cause atypical thigh fractures
WHILE a class of drugs called biphosphonates has been widely prescribed to inhibit bone breakdown, recent research suggests that their long-term use could raise the risk of rare but serious thigh...
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Ten effective strategies can help make long-lasting healthy habits
ACCORDING to the January 2010 issue of The Mayo Clinic Women’s Healthsource, most individuals who smoke, eat too many sweets and snacks, or avoid exercise, realize that these behaviors can lead to...
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Maintaining adequate humidity to combat cold winter dryness
DRY indoor air is one of the less enthralling aspects of cold weather and many people combat winter dryness with a humidifier, says the January 2011 issue of the University of California, Berkeley’s...
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Home hemodialysis, a new alternative to conventional center-based dialysis
ALTHOUGH availability is still limited, an alternative type of dialysis...home hemodialysis...offers those who can do it, the flexibility to perform dialysis in their own home and, at times, suited...
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Protecting from adverse winter weather conditions
AFTER a month of unceasing severe winter snowstorms, mercilessly crippling our area every few days and dumping mountains of snow and ice on sidewalks and driveways, forcing many to stay indoors,...
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Newly approved warfarin alternative for atrial fibrillation
FINALLY, after more than 60 years during which warfarin (Coumadin) has been the mainstay “blood thinner” used by millions of individuals with atrial fibrillation to lessen the chances of developing...
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Exercising heart promotes our cardiovascular health
ALTHOUGH aging is inevitable, how you age can be influenced by how you live...choosing to live a mostly sedentary life carries big risks in terms of your heart and blood vessels,
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Going vegetarian the safe, nutritious way
WHILE being a vegetarian...whether you shun meat for animal welfare or religious reasons...has both health and environmental advantages, you need not be 100 percent vegetarian because eating a few...
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BP awareness, control can lower complications of hypertension (Part I)
ALTHOUGH recent studies have shown that more individuals with hypertension are aware that they have a problem and are taking medications to control it, this clinical condition remains prevalent and...
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BP awareness, control can lower complications of hypertension (Part II)
LAST week, we covered the basics of blood pressure awareness and control and the factors that raise the risk of developing hypertension, as well as its complications.
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Dealing with coronary artery spasm
IF someone experiences gripping chest pain similar to angina, but specialized X-ray imaging (coronary angiogram) failed to demonstrate narrowing or blockages in the coronary arteries that supply...
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Know difference between age-related memory lapses and cognitive disorders
ALTHOUGH statistics about dementia can be alarming, it is reassuring to know that the majority of older adults do not have dementia and may be worrying unnecessarily about natural changes in their...
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