New FDA Warning About Testosterone and Aging Men
The Food and Drug Administration has a message for older men: Just because your testosterone level has dipped as you age doesn’t mean you need to take testosterone replacement drugs. In fact, the drugs...
View ArticleNight Owls at Higher Risk for Diabetes, Health Problems
If you’re middle-aged and a night owl, you’re at a much higher risk for diabetes and other health problems than your early-riser friends — even if you’re getting the same amount of sleep as they are.
View ArticleNew Painkiller Warning: What Does It Mean For You?
Ten years ago, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned that the widely used nonaspirin painkillers ibuprofen and naproxen — including over-the-counter brands such as Advil, Motrin and Aleve — may...
View ArticleNew Cholesterol Drug Is Effective — And $14,600 a Year
The first in a “revolutionary” new class of injected, cholesterol-lowering drugs has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), but its price tag is likely to add to the growing debate...
View ArticleA Sharp U-Turn in Blood Pressure Rules for Those 50+
Health officials have changed their minds — again — about blood pressure guidelines.
View ArticleNew Lower Blood Pressure Goal: Is It for You?
En español | For older adults with high blood pressure, experts have been arguing for more than a year about how low the optimal BP reading should go.
View ArticleYour 50s May Be Best Age to Take Low-Dose Aspirin
Taking a daily low-dose aspirin to fend off a first heart attack or stroke may work better in people in their 50s — and maybe 60s — than in people who are older or younger, say new recommendations from...
View ArticlePanel Adds Colon Cancer Protection to Benefits of Low-Dose Aspirin
Many Americans take a daily low-dose aspirin to protect against heart disease and stroke, but for the first time a federal advisory panel says taking it can also protect adults in their 50s and 60s...
View ArticleNew Drugs Can Become Popular Long Before Evidence Supports Their Use
A new type of prescription drug for stroke prevention for adults with atrial fibrillation quickly replaced the existing standard treatment—even before evidence emerged to support the switch.
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