A rather simple way to avoid most heat-related health problems is to
drink! The body's main defense to rising temperatures is perspiration.
Sweating helps...
Grandparents across the country, regardless of income, background, or race, are
becoming parents again! Grandparents who find themselves suddenly with this added
responsibility often...
Intergenerational relations refers to any informal interaction between youth and
senior adults. In many countries where generations continue to live in close
proximity, the...
To get the most benefit and to reduce potential risks, you must take
medications as directed. Organizing your medications can be difficult,
especially if...
Medications include Over-The-Counter medications (OTC) as well as prescription
medications. People often think medications that
do not require a doctor's prescription cannot...
Today's medications are more effective than ever before; however, any
medication, if used improperly, is potentially dangerous. Although our
government works to ensure medications...
Before taking any medication it is very important to read the label.
Medication labels contain important information to help you take your
medication correctly...
Because older adults often take more medications than younger adults,
the incidence of adverse drug reactions does increase with age. Adverse
drug reactions, however,...
As we grow older, we become more sensitive to medications and may
experience adverse drug reactions or increased side effects. Reasons for
this include:
Literally thousands of drugs are available for purchase
"Over-The-Counter" (OTC), which means that a person does not
need a prescription to buy them. Just...
In almost all cases, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) will have
been identified long before the child reaches middle school or junior high
school....
Domestic violence is when one person in a relationship purposely
hurts another person physically or emotionally. Domestic violence is
also called intimate...
Arthritis of any kind can be terribly painful. But rheumatoid arthritis is among the most destructive forms of arthritis, frequently associated with...
In recent years, more women are asking to schedule
their vaginal deliveries (induction) or Cesarean sections before 39
completed weeks of pregnancy....
Long-standing diabetes often leads to sexual problems. By age 43,
about 45% of men with type 1 (childhood-onset) diabetes experience
impotence. This...
Te Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC) defined the following categories for blood...
Headaches can be very different for different people. The pain may
have different qualities: throbbing, sharp or stabbing, constant or
intermittent, a...
Seizures are sometimes caused by abnormal nerve-cell discharges
originating in or near a structural abnormality in the brain. Imaging
studies therefore are...
Tricyclic antidepressants were the most commonly prescribed antidepressants until selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) came along. Doctors still prescribe tricyclic antidepressants,...
Recently, you may have heard the words chemoprevention, nutraceuticals,
and phytochemicals in the media. What exactly do these terms mean? With
the ever-increasing interest...
