Headaches are very common in children and teens. In fact, more than half will suffer from headaches at some point, and by 18 years the majority of adolescents have had them. And while most headaches are part of a viral illness, some are migraines. In fact, recurring migraines affect as many as one in ten … Read more
On average, how many hours do you sleep each night? For most healthy adults, guidelines suggest at least seven hours of slumber. But these are general recommendations and not strict rules. “Some people need less than seven hours, while others might need more,” says Eric Zhou with the Division of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical … Read more
Nearly a century ago, surgeons developed what is still considered the gold-standard treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), an age-related affliction that occurs when an enlarged prostate obstructs the flow of urine. Offered to men who don’t respond to BPH medication, this procedure, called a transurethral resection of the prostate, or TURP, involves trimming excess … Read more
If the eyes are the windows to the soul, then consider the tongue a sort of check-engine light for the body. The tongue’s appearance gives doctors an idea about certain aspects of your health, and its color is an important clue. What should your tongue look like? The tongue should have a rounded, symmetrical shape. … Read more
If the first goal of a drug advertisement is to grab your attention, this ad for Entyvio (vedolizumab) works. You see a young woman getting into her car, sitting in her work cubicle, sitting in a restaurant, and finally in the waiting room of her doctor’s office. But she’s not sitting on the seat of … Read more
The most common cause of chronic stomach pain in children isn’t anything you can find on a test or cure with a medicine. And that can make it very challenging to diagnose — and treat. You may not have ever heard of functional abdominal pain. Yet it ranks as the most common cause of stomach … Read more
Eating more magnesium-rich foods is linked with better brain health as we age — especially in women — potentially lowering the risk of dementia, a new analysis suggests. The study, published online March 10, 2023, by the European Journal of Nutrition, involved more than 6,000 adults ages 40 through 73 in the United Kingdom. Participants … Read more
Let’s start with a little story: When Ann turned 66 last year, she began stockpiling plastic food containers. This initially made sense to her husband, since there never seemed to be a container available to store dinner leftovers. A year later, however, containers are spilling out of cabinets and closets and piling up in the … Read more
Brittany Jordan-Arthur was at loggerheads with her 7-year-old daughter one recent morning. The little girl simply did not want to head out the door to summer camp, finding any and all excuses to hang back. But instead of expressing exasperation or annoyance — knowing that would make her daughter dig in her heels even more … Read more
Think of prostate cancer surgery and what likely comes to mind is a radical prostatectomy, which is an operation to remove the entire prostate gland along with the seminal vesicles that produce semen. However, men with localized prostate cancer — meaning cancer that is still confined to the prostate — have another surgical option. Called … Read more