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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.
Your Good Health: Meds include strong warnings about perineum infections

Your Good Health: Meds include strong warnings about perineum infections

Fournier鈥檚 gangrene is a very rare, soft-tissue infection of the perineum.
Your Good Health: Protecting yourself sun exposure is essential

Your Good Health: Protecting yourself sun exposure is essential

All types of UV light exposure, whether they lead to a sunburn or suntan, cause damage to the skin and lead to an increased risk of skin cancer.
Your Good Health: Case of leg swelling is likely due to chronic venous disease

Your Good Health: Case of leg swelling is likely due to chronic venous disease

Ailment can cause leg swelling, even in people who don鈥檛 have chronic lower extremity venous disease
Your Good Health: Should medication for Crohn鈥檚 be changed due to cancer risk?

Your Good Health: Should medication for Crohn鈥檚 be changed due to cancer risk?

There isn鈥檛 enough evidence to definitively say which has a higher risk, but TNF inhibitors probably have less of a risk than mercaptopurine.