If your withdrawal symptoms are severe — tHIS is why it takes them a long take long work. And as they did effect; nY: Bantam Books, adults age 65 and older taking antidepressants have a decreased risk of suicidality. You can re, how long a person needs to stay on an antidepressant depends on how… Read More »
The new healthcare practice of “hotspotting” — in which providers identify very high-cost patients and attempt to reduce their medical spending while improving care — has virtually no impact on patient outcomes or readmission rates, according to a new study led by MIT economists. The finding underscores the challenge of reducing spending on “superutilizers” of… Read More »
Exercise – regular exercise lowers blood pressure by keeping your heart and blood vessels in good condition. Headache is experienced that does not fulfill the migraine criteria. Roger Cady, MD, headache specialist and family practice physician, Springfield, Missouri. The first signs of an acetaminophen overdose include loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, sweating, and… Read More »
November 2019 Print this issue Health Capsule Peanut is one of the most common food allergies. Some studies show oral immunotherapy (OIT) can prevent life-threatening allergic reactions. But a new study shows that OIT’s protection doesn’t always last if it is stopped or reduced. Peanut allergy is caused by your immune system (the body’s defense… Read More »
By Debora MacKenzie The MMR vaccine protects against measlesJIM WEST/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Measles is known to make children vulnerable to other infections. Now two major studies of Dutch Orthodox Protestants, who reject vaccination, have discovered why: it massively damages the immune system, making measles even more lethal than we realised. That is bad news, as… Read More »
Jennifer Leslie was always the tallest kid in her class, but also the heaviest. She was never an unhealthy eater, but was constantly ridiculed for her size. Once puberty hit, Leslie grew more height-wise and thinned out, but was still larger than many kids her age, so the teasing didn’t end. She started making herself… Read More »