Preferred drug lists and preauthorization policies, which are designed to hold down the cost of medical care, may delay-or even prevent-people who have asthma from getting the most effective treatment. Even more alarming, some drug companies are reimbursing pharmacies or home health...
Asthma, a chronic lung disease, affects more than 17 million Americans, according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. It...
There is a huge difference in how well asthmatics believe their symptoms are being controlled and how well they are actually managing...
One-third of Americans older than age 60-and half of those older than 75-have some degree of hearing loss. Although a number of...
The growing demand for plastic surgery is attracting many new practitioners. Trap: In most states, it's legal for any medical...
Not long ago, men and women who wanted a more youthful appearance assumed that they would have to have a face-lift. A...
Parkinson's disease, the second most common degenerative brain disease (after Alzheimer's), affects 1 million Americans and typically begins...
There is no preventive or cure for Parkinson's disease, but research is now making advances in both areas. Renowned neuroscientists,...
Conscientiousness (carrying out tasks dutifully and meticulously) improves as people grow older. Agreeableness (warmth, generosity and helpfulness) improves most during the 30s...
Older people get along better with others than younger people do. They are also more likely to avoid conflict by waiting for...
Scientists have discovered the physiological mechanisms that cause absent-minded and rude behavior to increase with age. Study #1: Aging or Rudeness? The...
Imagine walking into your doctor's office with high blood pressure, anxiety or chronic pain from arthritis, and leaving with a...