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Oct 06, 2008
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Research shows aerobic exercise helps maintain muscle in elderly
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Crucial muscle-building insulin response restored with a 45-minute walk
Why do older people tend to lose muscle mass and grow frail? One
important factor identified by medical science is the reduced ability of the elderly to
respond to the muscle-building stimulus of the hormone insulin.
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Being older doesn’t mean ignoring migraines
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Common triggers can still affect you
You have lived with it a long time, maybe since age 20. It usually starts as a throbbing pain on one side of your head. Maybe it also makes you nauseous and sensitive to light. It may completely incapacitate you—sometimes for days.
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The truth about medication expiration dates
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Your doctor has just prescribed Lipitor to help lower your cholesterol. Because you have taken Lipitor before, you have an older bottle in the back of your kitchen cabinet. You check the expiration date on your bottle, which reads, “drug expires 5/01/2005.” The prescription has been expired for two years. Is it safe for you to take the medicine now?
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The uses for aspirin keep expanding
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
But don’t forget this amazing drug has risks, too
“I tell my patients if they think they are having a heart attack, after they call for emergency care, chew on an aspirin; whatever dosage they have around the house,” says Elliott Kroger, M.D., Erickson Health physician at Sedgebrook, a community in Illinois built and managed by Erickson.
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Have a cramp in your style?
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Understand the causes and find relief
Cramps can occur in any muscle of the body to persons in any age group, although they tend to occur more from middle age on. In fact, 70% of adults over age 50 experience cramps during the night.
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