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Your Good Health: Statin drug doesn鈥檛 lower cholesterol as expected

Your Good Health: Statin drug doesn鈥檛 lower cholesterol as expected

Why isn鈥檛 lovastatin bringing down my cholesterol levels to normal?
Your Good Health: Doctor recommends bisphosphonates due to high FRAX score

Your Good Health: Doctor recommends bisphosphonates due to high FRAX score

These drugs can cause more harm than good when they are not used correctly
Your Good Health: Woman with kidney disease needs a plan

Your Good Health: Woman with kidney disease needs a plan

Despite significant improvements, being on dialysis increases your chances of dying by about 6% each year.
Your Good Health: Aromatase inhibitor provides poor quality of life

Your Good Health: Aromatase inhibitor provides poor quality of life

Aromatase inhibitors suppress the growth of receptor-positive breast cancer cells, but can have side effects.
Your Good Health: Blood pressure spikes could be serious

Your Good Health: Blood pressure spikes could be serious

The biggest concern is a condition where the body intermittently secretes substances that raise the blood pressure
Ask Lisi: Boyfriend takes long brunches but doesn't want to work

Ask Lisi: Boyfriend takes long brunches but doesn't want to work

Boyfriend has to talk to someone outside the family to get the help he needs
Your Good Health: Newer antihistamines can cause drowsiness

Your Good Health: Newer antihistamines can cause drowsiness

In large studies, 11% to 14% of people taking Zyrtec reported drowsiness, compared to 6% of people who had drowsiness on an inactive pill.
Your Good Health: Meds for Parkinson's can improve quality of life

Your Good Health: Meds for Parkinson's can improve quality of life

The medications we have do not prevent Parkinson鈥檚 from progressing; instead, they improve a person鈥檚 quality of life.
Your Good Health: Diabetes medication causes diarrhea for the whole day

Your Good Health: Diabetes medication causes diarrhea for the whole day

Alternative medications to metformin that have fewer side-effects are available
Your Good Health: How polycystic ovary syndrome affects older women

Your Good Health: How polycystic ovary syndrome affects older women

Although cysts in the ovaries are usually seen with PCOS, the most important parts of the diagnosis have more to do with androgen excess and abnormal ovulation.