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Super-agers retain cognition through lifestyle, genetics
Life, Dr Eve Glazier & Dr Elizabeth Ko, Published on 16/07/2024
» DEAR DOCTORS: I keep hearing the term "super-ager", but the meaning isn't clear. I've heard it used about older adults who stay physically healthy, who live to be 100 or who have a good memory. Is there a definition? Is someone a super-ager because of lifestyle or genetics?
New report suggests link between emulsifiers and diabetes
Life, Dr Eve Glazier & Dr Elizabeth Ko, Published on 28/05/2024
» DEAR DOCTORS: I just read there's a connection between diabetes and some of the additives in commercial snack cakes and other products. I always thought it was the added sugars that are a problem, but this appears to be something else. Do you know what that is?
Faces of courage
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 20/05/2024
» Si Leeya knew he had fallen prey to leprosy at the age of 15. Overwhelmed by fear of social stigma, he decided to run away from home.
Flu shot may help prevent heart attacks
Life, Dr Eve Glazier & Dr Elizabeth Ko, Published on 30/04/2024
» DEAR DOCTORS: I can't stop thinking about what my doctor said when I got my flu shot last fall. I'm a 55-year-old man, and I have a history of high blood pressure. He said the flu shot will give me extra protection against having a heart attack. What is the connection?
Take at-home blood pressure readings multiple times
Life, Dr Eve Glazier & Dr Elizabeth Ko, Published on 16/04/2024
» DEAR DOCTORS: I want to start checking my blood pressure to see if the high readings my doctor gets are accurate. I read you should always sit still before getting a reading. Is that true? That never happens at my doctor's office.
Even children can be diagnosed with hypertension
Life, Dr Eve Glazier & Dr Elizabeth Ko, Published on 12/12/2023
» DEAR DOCTORS: My nephew is 12 years old and was diagnosed with hypertension. I was surprised because I didn't realise this could be a problem for kids his age. I don't remember having my blood pressure checked as a kid. What information do you have about this?
Music for the soul
Life, John Clewley, Published on 29/08/2023
» Highlife was one of the first popular styles to emerge in post World War II sub-Saharan Africa. It came out of Ghana's clubs and bars in the 1950s, where big swing bands, pioneered by the "King of Highlife" ET Mensah, whipped up one of West Africa's best loved urban dance genres.
Low blood pressure can have negative impact on health
Life, Dr Eve Glazier & Dr Elizabeth Ko, Published on 08/08/2023
» DEAR DOCTORS: I'm a 97-year-old woman. Sometimes my blood pressure drops, and I faint. It lasts just a few seconds, because as soon as I'm prone, I wake up. I don't have any cardiac issues, and there's no pain. It's just a sudden funny feeling, then I'm out. What might be causing this?
TGA, though frightening, is considered benign
Life, Dr Eve Glazier & Dr Elizabeth Ko, Published on 18/04/2023
» DEAR DOCTORS: I was recently home alone, and I remember feeling dizzy. The next thing I knew, I was at the hospital. My husband says I called him and asked for help, and he called 911. I have no memory of any of this. I was told I had a TGA. What causes it? How dangerous is it to have a TGA?
High blood pressure linked to working longer hours
Life, Dr Eve Glazier and Dr Elizabeth Ko, Published on 08/02/2022
» DEAR DOCTORS: My husband's office went remote during the pandemic. He used to ride his bike to work and walk at lunch. Now, he's at his desk from when he gets up until bedtime. I read that working long work hours can give you high blood pressure. If that's true, maybe he'll slow down.