Forgetfulness, using the internet too much, back pain, and even shopping could be symptoms pointing to a deeper problem. Medically Reviewed by Smitha Bhandari, MD Shopping Sprees Is your shopping…
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Chronic Conditions Common in Minorities
How Race and Ethnicity Affect Health Racial and ethnic minorities in the U.S. are more likely to have ongoing health conditions. These differences are caused by several factors. They include:…
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Arsenic, Benadryl, chickens: What’s wrong with this picture?
Let’s hope you’re not reading this column while munching on a chicken sandwich. That’s because my topic today is a pair of new scientific studies suggesting that poultry on factory…
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Ways to Keep Your Kidneys Healthy
These important organs help filter waste from your blood and send it to your bladder. See what you can do every day to keep yours in tip-top shape. Medically Reviewed…
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Tricks to Help Swollen Hands
Many Reasons, Same Result Swelling — what your doctor may call edema — can be short-lived or long-term. Sometimes tiny blood vessels in your hands leak fluid. This could build…
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Healthy Foods That Also Taste Great
Maintaining a healthy diet can be a challenge, but it’s worth it! There are many different types of healthy foods that taste great, so you have plenty of options to…
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8 Signs It’s Time for Memory Care
How can you tell when it’s time to transition to a memory care facility? There are no specific rules for when someone needs full-time care. A doctor can do tests…
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Alzheimer’s Disease in the Black Community
Medically Reviewed by C. Nicole Swiner, MD, Written by Kendall K. Morgan The overall chance of a person getting Alzheimer’s disease is more than 1 in 10. But it’s even more likely if…
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Dementia and Sleep Problems: How They’re Related
Experts aren’t sure which comes first. Most likely, bad sleep and dementia affect each other. Learn how that might happen. Medically Reviewed by Carol DerSarkissian, MD You can have trouble…
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Is It Aging or Alzheimer’s?
Medically Reviewed by Zilpah Sheikh, MD Written by Kendall K. Morgan Learn the difference between memory problems that can happen to all of us as we get older and the real warning signs…
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