A recent University of Minnesota study shows doctors often overprescribe antidepressants in older populations. The study found 2.2 million annual antidepressant-related outpatient visits exposed those ...

Efforts have been made in recent years to clarify the value of exercise as an adjunctive or independent treatment for major ...

I pride myself in being a superstar gift-giver, but I’ll admit I struggle most when it comes to gifts for older women in my life. Every time I ask what they’d like for the holidays ...

Osteoporosis, a disease that weakens your bones, is also called a “silent” disease because there are no warning signs until a ...

MAO Inhibitors are older antidepressants that are not widely used to treat depression or other conditions due to the side effect profile. Nardil (phenelzine) Parnate (tranylcypromine) Marplan ...

Although medications in this class are called antidepressants, they have effects that go beyond stabilizing a depressed mood. Antidepressants have been shown to affect many aspects of the body, ...

Primary and review articles published in English were identified by a MEDLINE (1966-June 2003) search using the MeSH terms "hot flashes," "hot flushes," "menopause," and "serotonin reuptake inhibitor.

I have treated many women taking antidepressant medications during their pregnancies. We often engage in multiple discussions about the risks and benefits of medication use when they are planning ...

Men and women who take selective or nonselective ... 28 months), and had substantial sexual dysfunction associated with antidepressant use; they were randomized to sildenafil (50-100 mg) or ...

Kristen Helton, CEO of Herself Health— a network of clinics designed for women 65 and older—is tackling the often overlooked healthcare needs of an underserved population. With a value-based ...