Please tell your readers about this so as not to scare them into taking medicine that they might not need. There still may be something going on with me, and I will be getting more tests to be sure ...

I am an 80-year-old man in reasonably good health. The only medications that I take are Eliquis for atrial fibrillation, ...

Both his neurologist and primary care physician have assured him he does not have Parkinson's or LBD, but are they correct?

Dear R.L.R.: The combination of auditory and olfactory hallucinations is suggestive of a neurological disorder, such as Parkinson's disease (PD) and the closely related LBD. You are right to be ...

I am an 88-year-old widower. My wife died six years ago. I live alone, care for myself, drive, and consider myself healthy. I take five prescription meds and seven over-the-counter meds, three of ...

It comes as a poll of 9,000 health workers last year by Unison suggested pests may be thriving in damp conditions and unfixed ...

Venous insufficiency is a condition where the pressure inside the veins is high enough that fluid comes out of the blood ...

Fluid can also come out of structurally normal veins when the oncotic pressure (the tendency for fluid to stay in the veins ...

Your recent column regarding edema from venous insufficiency caught my interest since I was diagnosed with venous insufficiency over 25 years ago. Your recommendation was to raise ...

Cockroach infestations don’t just bring creepy crawlers, they fill homes with allergens and bacterial toxins that can trigger asthma and allergies. NC State researchers found that larger infestations ...

There are plenty of frightening creatures in the animal kingdom. Great white sharks are particularly fearsome. As are grizzly bears. And packs of wolves. If aliens landed on Earth, unfamiliar with our ...

Despite their tendency to spread dangerous diseases, cockroaches keep themselves clean by grooming immediately after physical contact. A cockroach’s antennae—which are particularly long—help them scan ...