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What You Should Know about Epidural Steroid Injections for Back Pain

People with serious back pain are eager for relief, but are injections the answer? An analysis of the data to date and offers some guidance. >

Air Pollution Clouds the Mind

Exposure to air pollution disrupts the basic mental and emotional processing we need for daily tasks, making it especially bad for seniors. >

Do Medicare Advantage Plans Deliver?

Medicare Advantage plans offer things like hearing, eye, and dental coverage that Medicare doesn't. Researchers looked at how they stack up. >

The High Value of An Ounce of Prevention

The ACA made it possible for more Americans to be proactive about their health. A recent study reveals how big the benefits have been. >

Too Much Red Meat Can Sap Brain Power

Replacing some servings of processed red meat with plant proteins, fish, or poultry reduces your risk of cognitive decline and dementia. >

Sleep Aids Add to the Risk of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's

Sleep gives the brain a nightly tune-up. Taking a pill like zolpidem (Ambien) prevents this, raising the risk of neurodegenerative diseases. >

Loneliness Leaves a Message in Your Blood

Loneliness and isolation are not good for you physically or mentally, as their "signature" in your blood shows. Here's how to reconnect. >

The Best Time for Coffee

Compounds in coffee help the cardiovascular system function and can reduce inflammation. But when you drink it can make a difference. >

Good News for Seniors Worried about Antibiotics

Antibiotics can disrupt the good bacteria in the gut and go on to affect the brain, leading to concern that they could spur dementia. >

Brainy Taxi Drivers

Cab and ambulance drivers use spatial and navigational skills that appear to reduce their risk of Alzheimer’s. Will map apps weaken this? >

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