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Question: How can antioxidants help with treating Alzheimer's disease?
Answer: But there are no vitamins or supplements proven to prevent, stop, or slow down Alzheimer's. The foods you eat do matter for your brain health, and they're the best way to get nutrients. If you're looking to try supplements, tell your doctor first to make sure that they're not likely to have side effects or cause problems with any other medicines you take. These nutrients protect your body from molecules called âfree radicalsâ that damage cells and can cause cancer, heart disease, and Alzheimer's. There are a lot of different antioxidants, like beta-carotene, vitamins C and E, and resveratrol. They are in plant foods, such as berries, greens, tea, and bell peppers.
Question: Can ginkgo biloba help with Alzheimer's disease?
Answer: But there are no vitamins or supplements proven to prevent, stop, or slow down Alzheimer's. You may have heard of ginkgo biloba as a memory aid -- and maybe something that sounds like it could help you with Alzheimer's. But so far, they haven't found any proof that it improves memory at all, even in people who don't have Alzheimer's. Ginkgo has been shown to cause other side effects, including bleeding, lowering blood sugar, and altering blood pressure. So it may be best to avoid completely.
Question: How can resveratrol help with Alzheimer's disease?
Answer: But there are no vitamins or supplements proven to prevent, stop, or slow down Alzheimer's. The foods you eat do matter for your brain health, and they're the best way to get nutrients. Some researchers think is has anti-aging properties, and can lower your risk of certain diseases. Scientists have thought for a while that resveratrol might be able to protect your brain from the effects of Alzheimer's. A recent study showed that daily doses of resveratrol did slow down the progress of the disease.
Question: How can vitamin D help with Alzheimer's disease?
Answer: But there are no vitamins or supplements proven to prevent, stop, or slow down Alzheimer's. The foods you eat do matter for your brain health, and they're the best way to get nutrients. One of vitamin D's jobs is to help the brain. Most of us get our vitamin D from the sun and from foods like fatty fish, cheese, and egg yolks. But it's also available over the counter as a supplement. There's a link between vitamin D and Alzheimer's. A number of studies have shown that people with Alzheimer's have low vitamin D levels. One study found people with very low vitamin D were twice as likely to have Alzheimer's. A lot more research has to be done before doctors will start prescribing vitamin D for Alzheimer's.
Question: When should you seek immediate medical care if you think you have glaucoma?
Answer: If you have any of the following symptoms, seek immediate medical care: Seeing halos around lights Vision loss Redness in the eye Eye that looks hazy (particularly in infants) Nausea or vomiting Eye pain Narrowed vision (tunnel vision) Your eye doctor will use drops to open (he'll call it dilate) your pupils.
Question: How is laser surgery used for treating glaucoma?
Answer: This procedure can slightly increase the flow of the fluid from the eye for people with open-angle glaucoma. It can stop fluid blockage if you have angle-closure glaucoma. Procedures include: Trabeculoplasty: Opens the drainage area Iridotomy: Makes a tiny hole in the iris to let fluid flow more freely Cyclophotocoagulation: Treats areas of the middle layer of your eye to reduce fluid production Microsurgery.
Question: How is glaucoma diagnosed?
Answer: If you have any of the following symptoms, seek immediate medical care: Seeing halos around lights Vision loss Redness in the eye Eye that looks hazy (particularly in infants) Nausea or vomiting Eye pain Narrowed vision (tunnel vision) Your eye doctor will use drops to open (he'll call it dilate) your pupils. Then he'll test your vision and examine your eyes. He'll check your optic nerve, and if you have glaucoma, it will look a certain way. He may take photographs of the nerve to help him track your disease over time. He'll do a test called tonometry to check your eye pressure. He'll also do a visual field test, if necessary, to figure out if you've lost your side, or peripheral, vision. Glaucoma tests are painless and take very little time.
Question: What is angle-closure glaucoma?
Answer: It's less common in the West than in Asia. You may also hear it called acute or chronic angle-closure or narrow-angle glaucoma. Your eye doesn't drain right because the drain space between your iris and cornea becomes too narrow. This can cause a sudden buildup of pressure in your eye. It's also linked to farsightedness and cataracts, a clouding of the lens inside your eye.
Question: How often should you get an eye exam if you have a family history of glaucoma?
Answer: If you're over age 40 and have a family history of the disease, you should get a complete eye exam from an eye doctor every 1 to 2 years. If you have health problems like diabetes or a family history of glaucoma or are at risk for other eye diseases, you may need to go more often.
Question: What is open-angle glaucoma?
Answer: It's the most common type. Your doctor may also call it wide-angle glaucoma. The drain structure in your eye -- it's called the trabecular meshwork -- looks normal, but fluid doesn't flow out like it should.
Question: Can you prevent glaucoma?
Answer: But if you diagnose and treat it early, you can control the disease.
Question: How do you know if you have glaucoma?
Answer: Most people with glaucoma have no early symptoms or pain. You need to see your eye doctor regularly so she can diagnose and treat glaucoma before long-term visual loss happens.
Question: How is microsurgery used for treating glaucoma?
Answer: In a procedure called a trabeculectomy, the doctor creates a new channel to drain the fluid and ease eye pressure. Sometimes this form of glaucoma surgery fails and has to be redone. Your doctor might implant a tube to help drain fluid. Surgery can cause temporary or permanent vision loss, as well as bleeding or infection.
Question: How is infant or congenital glaucoma treated?
Answer: Open-angle glaucoma is most often treated with various combinations of eye drops, laser trabeculoplasty, and microsurgery.
Question: What is the outlook of glaucoma?
Answer: At this time, lost vision can't be restored. However, lowering eye pressure can help preserve the sight you have. Most people with glaucoma who follow their treatment plan and have regular eye exams don't go blind.
Question: Why should you get an eye exam if you think you have glaucoma?
Answer: Detecting glaucoma early is one reason you should have a complete exam with an eye specialist every 1 to 2 years. Occasionally, pressure inside the eye can rise to severe levels. In these cases, you may have sudden eye pain, headache, blurred vision, or the appearance of halos around lights.
Question: How is glaucoma treated?
Answer: Your doctor may use prescription eye drops, laser surgery, or microsurgery to lower pressure in the eye.
Question: How is open-angle glaucoma treated?
Answer: Open-angle glaucoma is most often treated with various combinations of eye drops, laser trabeculoplasty, and microsurgery. Doctors in the U. S. tend to start with medications, but there's evidence that early laser surgery or microsurgery could work better for some people.
Question: How are eye drops used for treating glaucoma?
Answer: These either reduce the formation of fluid in the eye or increase its outflow, thereby lowering eye pressure. Side effects may include allergies, redness, stinging, blurred vision, and irritated eyes.
Question: What are the warning signs of glaucoma?
Answer: If you have any of the following symptoms, seek immediate medical care: Seeing halos around lights Vision loss Redness in the eye Eye that looks hazy (particularly in infants) Nausea or vomiting Eye pain Narrowed vision (tunnel vision) Your eye doctor will use drops to open (he'll call it dilate) your pupils.
Question: How is glaucoma treated in infants?
Answer: Infant or congenital glaucoma -- meaning you are born with it -- is primarily treated with surgery, because the cause of the problem is a very distorted drainage system.
Question: What is microsurgery for glaucoma?
Answer: In a procedure called a trabeculectomy, the doctor creates a new channel to drain the fluid and ease eye pressure. Sometimes this form of glaucoma surgery fails and has to be redone. Your doctor might implant a tube to help drain fluid. Surgery can cause temporary or permanent vision loss, as well as bleeding or infection.
Question: Are there any less-common causes of glaucoma?
Answer: Less common causes include a blunt or chemical injury to your eye, severe eye infection, blocked blood vessels inside the eye, and inflammatory conditions. It's rare, but sometimes eye surgery to correct another condition can bring it on. It usually affects both eyes, but it may be worse in one than the other.
Question: What are less common causes of glaucoma?
Answer: It's rare, but sometimes eye surgery to correct another condition can bring it on. It usually affects both eyes, but it may be worse in one than the other. Occasionally, pressure inside the eye can rise to severe levels.
Question: What can lead to permanent vision loss in glaucoma?
Answer: If the damage continues, glaucoma can lead to permanent vision loss. Without treatment, glaucoma can cause total permanent blindness within a few years. It's the result of an intrinsic deterioration of the optic nerve, which leads to high fluid pressure on the front part of the eye.
Question: What are the types of glaucoma?
Answer: There are two main kinds: Open-angle glaucoma. It's the most common type. Your doctor may also call it wide-angle glaucoma. The drain structure in your eye -- it's called the trabecular meshwork -- looks normal, but fluid doesn't flow out like it should. Angle-closure glaucoma. Your eye doesn't drain right because the drain space between your iris and cornea becomes too narrow. This can cause a sudden buildup of pressure in your eye. It's also linked to farsightedness and cataracts, a clouding of the lens inside your eye.
Question: How can doctors determine the prognosis for prostate cancer?
Answer: When you have prostate cancer, your treatment plan and outlook depend on how far the cancer has spread at the time you're diagnosed. Doctors use a system called staging to figure out how the cancer affects your prostate and how far it has spread.
Question: How does prostate cancer spread?
Answer: Prostate cancer grows within the prostate gland, often for many years. Over time, the cancer spreads outside the prostate. This happens in one of three ways: It grows into nearby tissues (invasion) It spreads through your system of lymph nodes and lymph vessels It travels to distant tissues through your blood (metastasis) Prostate cancer stages describe how far the cancer has spread.
Question: What is prostate cancer stage II?
Answer: The tumor can touch more than half of one lobe of the prostate, but doesn't involve both lobes. Stage IIB The cancer is growing in your prostate but hasn't spread beyond it. The tumor can be in one or both lobes of the prostate.
Question: What is prostate cancer stage IV?
Answer: Stage IIB The cancer is growing in your prostate but hasn't spread beyond it. Stage IIIB The cancer has spread outside the prostate but hasn't made it to the lymph nodes or distant sites in the body. The cancer has spread to distant sites in the body such as lymph nodes, bones, or other organs. It's important to get the stage right because it plays a huge role in choosing the best treatment for you, as well as your outlook. For this reason, it's worth going through extensive testing to get the correct prostate cancer stage.
Question: What is prostate cancer stage III?
Answer: Stage IIIB The cancer has spread outside the prostate but hasn't made it to the lymph nodes or distant sites in the body. Stage IVA The cancer may or may not have spread to tissues near the prostate. The cancer has spread to nearby lymph nodes but not to distant sites in the body.
Question: What is anti-sperm antibodies for testing male infertility?
Answer: Some men make abnormal antibodies that attack the sperm on the way to the egg, which keeps your partner from getting pregnant.
Question: What is genetic testing for male infertility?
Answer: It can identify specific obstacles to fertility and problems with your sperm. Experts differ on when genetic tests should be done.
Question: What is sperm and semen analysis for male infertility?
Answer: Male infertility specialists have different ways of doing that, but here are some of the tests you can expect: A trained expert checks your sperm count, their shape, movement, and other characteristics. In general, if you have a higher number of normal-shaped sperm, it means you have higher fertility. But there are plenty of exceptions to this.
Question: Should you get checked for infertility if you are a man and your partner isn't getting pregnant?
Answer: There are lots of tests you can take to find out if you're infertile -- and learn what kind of treatment you can get. It can identify specific obstacles to fertility and problems with your sperm.
Question: What tools can help with meal prep if I have multiple sclerosis?
Answer: These tools can also help with meal prep: Utensils with easy-grip handles Grabbers to help you reach items on high shelves Electric can opener Rocker knives to help you cut food with less effort To make your lounging area comfy and safe, get raised chair or lift cushions.
Question: What changes should I make to my bathroom if I have multiple sclerosis?
Answer: Some other equipment to consider: A bed that raises and lowers by pushing a button Button and zipper hooks, a long-handle shoehorn, and sock aids to help you put on and fasten clothing A bedside commode so you don't have to walk to the bathroom in the middle of the night Some simple adjustments can make washing up easier and safer. Look for combs and toothbrushes with easy-grip handles. Also install equipment such as: Lever faucet handles that are simple to turn Tub bench or shower chair so you can sit while you wash Handheld shower head that reaches down to you Non-skid surfaces in the shower or tub to prevent falls Consider making these changes to your toilet: A raised or adjustable toilet seat A bidet toilet attachment to help you get clean after you use the toilet " Bottom Buddy" tool that holds the toilet paper while you wipe and releases it into the toilet after you finish
Question: What changes should I make to my hallways and stairs if I have multiple sclerosis?
Answer: Find ways to save your energy when you move to another area of your home: Put handrails on both sides of the stairs. Get a stair lift if you can't get up and down stairs on your own. Install night lights with motion sensors along stairs, hallways, and throughout your home.
Question: Does insurance cover vacuum constriction devices for erectile dysfunction?
Answer: Most insurance policies, including Medicare, cover at least part of the costs of a vacuum constriction device, especially if a medical cause for ED has been documented. Medicaid, however, does not cover the device except under extreme circumstances in certain states.
Question: Who should consider using a vacuum constriction device to treat erectile dysfunction?
Answer: Vacuum constriction devices are safe and can be used by patients with ED caused by many conditions, including: Poor blood flow to the penis Diabetes Surgery for prostate or colon cancer Psychological issues such as anxiety or depression Vacuum constriction devices should not be used by men who may have a significant congenital bleeding disorder or a disorder that predisposes them to a condition called priapism (a prolonged, sometime painful erection lasting over several hours).
Question: Can men who've had prostate surgery use a vacuum constriction device to treat erectile dysfunction?
Answer: In addition, for men who've had prostate surgery, a regimen of vacuum device usage is recommended - four or five times daily -- to help increase the blood flow to the penis. It may take several months to work. Talk to your urologist about the specifics of this protocol.
Question: Can I have intercourse using a vacuum constriction device for erectile dysfunction?
Answer: Intercourse can be attempted with the constriction band in place to help maintain the erection. The band can be left on safely for up to 30 minutes to allow for successful intercourse.
Question: What should I know about buying a vacuum constriction device for erectile dysfunction?
Answer: Be sure that devices brought without a prescription contains a "quick release" feature, as there have been reports of penile injuries due to devices that did not release its vacuum on-demand or released it too slowly.
Question: What are the side effects of using vacuum constriction devices to treat erectile dysfunction?
Answer: An erection obtained by the vacuum constriction device is not the same as an erection achieved naturally. The penis tends to be purplish in color and can be cold or numb. Other side effects can include: A black and blue mark or small area of bruising on the shaft of the penis. This is usually painless and generally will resolve in a few days. Decrease in the force of ejaculation. The constriction band traps the ejaculate or semen at the time of orgasm. This is not dangerous and usually does not cause pain. The semen will usually dribble out once the constriction band is removed. Generally, this does not interfere with the pleasure of a climax or orgasm.
Question: How do I use a vacuum constriction device to treat erectile dysfunction?
Answer: Pump the air out of the cylinder so that a vacuum is created. The vacuum draws blood into the shaft of the penis and causes it to swell and become erect. Once the penis is erect, with the help of lubricant, slide the retaining band down onto the lower end of the penis. Remove the pump after releasing the vacuum. Intercourse can be attempted with the constriction band in place to help maintain the erection.
Question: How well do vacuum constriction devices work?
Answer: Studies suggest that about 50%-80% of men are satisfied with the results of VCDs. As with any other method of treatment for erectile dysfunction ( ED), satisfaction rates may decrease with time.
Question: Who should not use a vacuum constriction device to treat erectile dysfunction?
Answer: Vacuum constriction devices are safe and can be used by patients with ED caused by many conditions, including: Poor blood flow to the penis Diabetes Surgery for prostate or colon cancer Psychological issues such as anxiety or depression Vacuum constriction devices should not be used by men who may have a significant congenital bleeding disorder or a disorder that predisposes them to a condition called priapism (a prolonged, sometime painful erection lasting over several hours). Examples include sickle cell anemia, some forms of leukemia, and other blood conditions. Vacuum constriction devices may be difficult to use in obese men because of fatty tissue in the lower abdomen. It's important to get a good seal against the skin.
Question: What is a vacuum constriction device?
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Question: How much does a vacuum constriction device cost?
Answer: Vacuum constriction devices may be difficult to use in obese men because of fatty tissue in the lower abdomen. The battery-powered versions tend to be more expensive, but also tend to work a little more quickly. Battery-powered devices are especially helpful for men who do not have good hand strength or coordination or who have arthritis. There are several devices currently on the market that work effectively. Some of these devices can be obtained without a prescription.
Question: How should I protect my lips when I'm outside to prevent chapped lips?
Answer: Protect your lips when you're outside. You cover your hands and feet when the temperature drops; do the same for your lips. Wear a scarf or a ski mask that covers your mouth when you go out in the cold.
Question: What should I avoid doing if I have chapped lips?
Answer: So if you don't take care of them, you'll pay the price. Don't peel or bite flaky skin. The skin on your lips is thin and delicate. Picking at it can cause it to bleed and hurt, slow the healing process, and cause more irritation. Don't exfoliate. It can cause further damage to chapped lips. Instead, apply plenty of balm or ointment and turn on the humidifier. Listen to your lips.
Question: What are other problems in children with ADHD?
Answer: For children with ADHD, academic difficulties are common. Other problems among children include: Learning disabilities; data from the 1997-98 National Health Interview Survey suggests roughly half of children ages 6-11 may also have a learning disorder. Conduct and oppositional defiant disorder which manifest as disruptive or even criminal behavior Depression and anxiety Relationship problems with peers; estimates are as high as 21% of the number of children with ADHD (versus 2% of children without ADHD) whose behavior interferes with friendships.
Question: What should you know about conditions similar to ADHD?
Answer: Among the possible causes of ADHD-like behavior are: A sudden life change (such as divorce, a death in the family, or moving) Undetected seizures Thyroid problems Lead toxicity Sleep problems Anxiety Depression Learning disabilities Drug or alcohol use It is also quite common for other medical conditions to occur along with ADHD.
Question: What medical conditions can occur with ADHD?
Answer: Among the possible causes of ADHD-like behavior are: A sudden life change (such as divorce, a death in the family, or moving) Undetected seizures Thyroid problems Lead toxicity Sleep problems Anxiety Depression Learning disabilities Drug or alcohol use It is also quite common for other medical conditions to occur along with ADHD. In fact, it has been estimated that nearly 75% of adults with ADHD have another condition that complicates the diagnosis and management of the ADHD. For example, some studies have shown: Mood disorders, like depression and bipolar disorder, exist in 19% to 37% of adults with ADHD. Anxiety problems exist in 25% to 50% of adults with ADHD. Alcohol abuse exists in 32% to 53% of adults with ADHD. Other types of substance abuse, including marijuana and cocaine use, occur in 8% to 32% of adults with ADHD. Twenty percent of adults with ADHD also have learning disabilities, particularly problems like dyslexia.
Question: What other conditions can cause problems similar to ADHD?
Answer: Among the possible causes of ADHD-like behavior are: A sudden life change (such as divorce, a death in the family, or moving) Undetected seizures Thyroid problems Lead toxicity Sleep problems Anxiety Depression Learning disabilities Drug or alcohol use It is also quite common for other medical conditions to occur along with ADHD.
Question: What medical conditions often occur along with ADHD?
Answer: Twenty percent of adults with ADHD also have learning disabilities, particularly problems like dyslexia.
Question: How does warfarin (Coumadin) treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)?
Answer: Warfarin ( Coumadin) thins your blood to keep clots from building up, which can make PAH worse. But it can also make you bruise and bleed easily.