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Help for Incontinence After Prostate Cancer Surgery

Men who have undergone a radical prostatectomy—the surgical removal of the prostate gland to treat prostate cancer—often leak urine during physical strain, such as coughing, sneezing, or lifting heavy...

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Less Sleep, More Anger?

A night or two of poor sleep makes people more prone to anger than usual, a study in the Journal of Experimental Psychology has confirmed. Researchers at Iowa State University recruited 142 people...

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Testosterone Use Remains High Despite Risks

Sales of prescription testosterone for off-label purposes among male Medicare patients ages 50 and older—and especially among those with cardiovascular disease (CVD)—remain relatively high, despite...

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A Smart Add-On for Old Cars

If you drive an older car that doesn’t have a built-in advanced driver-assistance system, consider retrofitting it with one. These systems, found in many new vehicles, offer safety features that alert...

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Edible Cannabis Riskier Than Inhaled

In states where cannabis (marijuana) is legal, edible cannabis products are more likely to cause serious adverse effects than inhaled cannabis, according to a recent study in the Annals of Internal...

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Taking BPH Drugs? Be Monitored for Diabetes

Men who take finasteride (brand name Proscar) or the closely related dutasteride (Avodart) for an enlarged prostate should be monitored for type 2 diabetes, because these drugs increase the risk of...

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Grin and Bear It? It Might Work

Grin and bear it: That adage may have practical value, according to an analysis of 138 studies about how facial expressions can influence emotional states, published in Psychological Bulletin. It found...

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Caution for New Nursing Home Residents

About 20 percent of hospitalized Medicare patients are transferred to a skilled nursing facility, also known as a nursing home. Now a recent analysis has found that about half of them don’t get an...

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Is a Retirement Community for You?

A friend I have known for 50 years recently downsized from his large family home to an active retirement community. It has restaurants for the residents along with tennis courts, a swimming pool, a...

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Prostate Drugs May Delay Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

A prostate cancer diagnosis may be delayed in men who use certain drugs for an enlarged prostate, according to a study from the University of California, San Diego, published in JAMA Internal Medicine....

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Hospital Catheter Caution

Medical devices, such as some types of catheters, are the source of an estimated 25 percent of all health care-associated infections. But efforts to prevent infections linked to catheters may be...

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How to Measure Your Waist-to-Hip Ratio

Calculating your waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) is a quick and easy way to monitor how much abdominal fat you carry, which is an important component of your health. To do it, stand up straight, legs close...

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Which States Have the Most Obesity?

At least 35 percent of adults in nine U.S. states were obese in 2018 (Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missis­sippi, Missouri, North Dakota, and West Vir­ginia), according to the CDC,...

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Drive High, Get a DUI?

As more states legalize marijuana (cannabis), readers have asked if there is a legal blood limit consid­ered “driving under the influence” (DUI), as there is for alcohol. The answer is com­plicated,...

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Step by Step: A Decluttering Checklist

Decluttering—even just the thought of it— can be overwhelming; the actual process can also be tedious. Michael Tompkins, PhD, offers these tips but acknowledges that there are no hard rules that work...

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What Is a Physiatrist?

Q: What do physiatrists do? What kind of training and certification do they have?A: A physiatrist—or physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist—is a physician (M.D. or D.O.) who treats physical...

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Don’t Be Scammed by False Weight-Loss Claims

A helpful new website of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) identifies the false promises often made in ads for diet pills and other weight-loss products, such as:You can just take a pill to lose...

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A New Risk of Testosterone

Here's more reason for men to be wary of taking testosterone, especially if it is not medically indicated: It may increase the risk of rare but life-threatening blood clots, according to a study in...

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More Americans Dying at Home: Study

For the first time since the early 20th century, more Americans are dying at home than in hospitals, reported a research letter in The New England Journal of Medicine in December. The authors analyzed...

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The Rural-Urban Death Gap

Americans in rural areas are more likely to die from preventable causes than their urban counterparts, according to a report from the CDC. Researchers at the agency used national mortality data to...

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