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09/21/2009 - Articles

A 'silent' cause of depression in the elderly

Depression is not uncommon in older persons, and it usually responds to appropriate medical treatment. Not all cases of depression, however, are purely 'psychiatric' in origin . Read more

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09/17/2009 - Articles

New leukemia treatment shows promise

Summary Acute myeloid leukemia is a challenging condition in elderly patients because conventional chemotherapy often causes severe side effects. A new drug called sapacitabine, which can be given orally, was tolerable and efficacious in a clinical trial involving a small group of patients over 70. Read more

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09/16/2009 - Articles
Sexual Problems in Men

Sexual Problems in Men

Sexual Problems: Once it was 'inability to perform'. Then came 'impotence', and now it's called 'erectile dysfunction' (ED). Since effective medicines have become available, the numbers of men complaining of difficulty in getting and maintaining an erection have skyrocketed. Sexual problems in men are fairly common and in most cases these can be treated. Read more

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09/16/2009 - Articles

White Blood Cell Counts and Heart Attacks

More findings are emerging to support the concept that inflammation is an integral part of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease. The latest is a link between heart attacks and raised white blood cell counts . . .   Read more

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09/16/2009 - Articles

Ovarian cancer is not a silent killer

Ovarian cancer accounts for 4% of female cancers and there are over 200,000 new cases each year around the world.  It is the most deadly of the gynecological cancers, with overall five year survival of only 35%.  Read more

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09/15/2009 - Articles

It never ends: Aging and Sexuality - Part I

Introduction The social and psychological determinants of sexual behavior for seniors can be grouped under three headings: experiences during younger days, attitudes and feeling about sexuality in senior years, and mood states in senior years. Read more

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09/14/2009 - Articles
How to eat and drink if you have kidney stones

Kidney stones? How to eat and drink if you have kidney stones

Kidney stones are considerably more common in times of prosperity, whereas in times of shortage (e.g. world wars) substantially fewer stone disorders are recorded. Read more

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09/14/2009 - Articles

Isoflavones to Lower the Osteoporosis Risk?

A red clover preparation of isoflavones has been shown, in a well-controlled study, to significantly reduce the natural loss of bone mineral density in women from 49 to 65. Read more

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09/14/2009 - Articles

A 'Water-Pill' Can Help Prevent a Broken Hip

These days, fewer people with high blood pressure are treated with 'water pills' (thiazide diuretics). This is a pity, as the thiazides have a protective action against hip fractures, an all-too-common event in older people . . . Read more

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09/14/2009 - Articles

New Updates on Hormone Replacement Therapy

Dr Michael Goodman, a specialist in peri-menopausal medicine, gives us here a summary of his views on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) today. Read more

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