Aging: Treatments

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Prevention's Anti-Aging Guide
Article
12/04/06, Prevention
How to take off 10 years or more—and look and feel better than ever
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Treating Polymyalgia Rheumatica?
Q & A
04/20/04
Polymyalgia rheumatica is an inflammatory disorder that causes muscle pain and morning stiffness (sometimes both quite severe) in the upper arms and legs, neck, shoulder and hip areas. It occurs primarily in older people (the average age at diagnosis is 70), rarely is diagnosed before age 50, and affects women twice as often as men. Although no one knows what causes it, immune system abnormalities and genetic factors are suspected.
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Age-Related Macular Degeneration - Treatment Overview
Article
08/13/07, Healthwise
There is no cure or treatment for dry age-related macular degeneration (dry AMD) at this time.
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Age-Related Macular Degeneration - Surgery
Article
08/13/07, Healthwise
Thermal laser photocoagulation surgery is used to treat wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD). But this surgery is an option for less than one-fourth of people with wet AMD.4 Whether your AMD can be treated by laser photo
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Age-Related Macular Degeneration - Other Treatment
Article
08/13/07, Healthwise
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is another treatment for age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Photodynamic therapy uses a light-sensitive dye that produces blood clots to stop the growth of abnormal new blood vessels under the macula. Bu
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Human growth hormone (HGH): Does it slow aging process?
Article
02/23/07, MayoClinic.com
Human growth hormone — Some doctors prescribe HGH as an anti-aging regimen. Is it safe?
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What's the Matter With Looking Your Age?
Expert Advice
05/03/07, Anne Kreamer
In my late 40s I tried Botox three times, and no one noticed.
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Do Drug Company Perks Influence Your Doctor?
Expert Advice
05/08/07, Johns Hopkins University
How would you react if you learned that your doctor prescribed a more expensive drug rather than an equally effective but cheaper medication?
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DHEA: The Fountain of Youth?
Expert Advice
11/16/06, Johns Hopkins University
I have long been amazed at the number of Americans who continue to be taken in by the quackery of health promotions that tell them what they want to…
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Seniors Face More Dangers from Medications
Expert Advice
10/03/06, Johns Hopkins University
Older people face the even more common and dangerous problem of interactions among drugs because they often take lots of them for different chronic…
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