DearDoctors. I love walking and do at least 2 miles per day. I have followed the endless debate about how many steps per day is best with great interest. Apparently, there's a new study that says the goal should ... .
DearDoctors. I just had my yearly physical, and my blood pressure has moved into the upper range of normal ... Over time, uncontrolled hypertension can increase the risk of heart disease, heart attack and stroke.
We all have moments when we don't want to do something, such as file a tax return. But for some, their aversion to such tasks is so extreme they really cannot do them, because they have PDA....
Hello, dear readers! Welcome to the monthly letters column. We hope the new year is treating you well, and that those who made resolutions are having a few victories ... We should also consider the placebo effect, a powerful response by the body.
DearDoctors. The left side of my jaw used to click when I chewed. It was odd, but it didn’t bother me. Then one day last year, I couldn’t fully open my mouth. I got diagnosed with TMJ and got ... .
Hello, dear readers! Welcome to the monthly letters column. We hope the new year is treating you well, and that those who made resolutions are having a few victories. Forming new habits continues to be a popular topic, and we'll ... .
He was a surgical oncologist at a hospital in a Southern city, a 78-year-old whose colleagues had begun noticing troubling behavior in the operating room ... .
Q I understand that there is treatment for the beginning stages of Alzheimer’s disease that can stave off serious decline. There are also new tests to determine if a person is in the beginning stages, at which point it would ... .
DearDoctors. I understand that there is treatment for the beginning stages of Alzheimer’s disease that can stave off serious decline. There are also new tests to determine if a person is in the beginning stages, at which point it ... .
DearDoctors. I understand that there is treatment for the beginning stages of Alzheimer’s disease that can stave off serious decline ...Despite decades of research, we are still in the early stages of understanding it ... The U.S.