Treatment of systolic hypertension in the elderly should be based on nonpharmacological measures and medical therapy if the systolic hypertension cannot be controlled by conservative therapy alone.

The symptoms may be due to benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, pregnancy, or motion sickness, for example. Each cause is treated a little differently, so identifying the underlying reason for your ...

age and site of treatment. Pneumococcal species are the most common causative pathogens for pneumonia in the elderly, and the development and utilization of the pneumococcal vaccine was a major ...

1 Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universitaet Muenchen, Munich, Germany 2 German Integrated Centre for Research and Treatment of Vertigo, ...

7 in Frontiers in Neurology. Ilmari Pyykko, M.D., from Tampere University in Finland, and colleagues analyzed the symptom profile of MD with a focus on the cessation of episodic vertigo, the ...

These extra costs, for which Medicare beneficiaries are on the hook, make it harder for older Americans to access ... to skip care — mental health treatment. Less than 5% of residents in all ...

The older adults home treatment team (OAHTT) is a community based treatment service, which provides intensive support for service users who are in a mental health crisis, and their carers. The OAHTT ...

Objective To evaluate the safety, effectiveness, and utility of the double layer nitinol Casper carotid artery stent in the treatment of patients with severe carotid artery stenosis ... Hemiparesis ...

The treatment prescribed is antihistamines and decongestants. Also, take preventive measures such as using air purifiers at home, wearing masks when outdoors, and avoiding prolonged exposure to ...

Beyond the treatment of MDD, some antidepressants can be used to treat anxiety or other mental ... Because of the potential side effects associated with TCAs, this category of drug is not always a ...

Experts have raised the alarm about a dramatic surge in strokes among millenial men - with statistics showing a 23 per cent ...

What exactly is a stretch mark? Stretch marks fade with time; however, treatment may make them less noticeable more quickly. A stretch mark is a type of scar that develops when our skin stretches or ...