Fact: Most men experience occasional impotence at some point in their lives, and while if s unwelcome, it’s not usually a sign of a chronic condition. Occasional erection problems are often caused by alcohol, medication, stress (don’t underestimate the power of pressure) or exhaustion. Knowing what can trigger an episode of impotence often enables you [...]

Unfortunately, Doctors aren’t immune to the prejudices in our society, and one of the strongest of those prejudices says that older men inevitably lose their ability for an interest in sex—and they should just accept this as a sad but inevitable fact. Researchers at Oregon Health Sciences University found that some doctors reacted to older [...]

Certain illnesses may increase the possibility of your skin being injured. Diabetes mellitus, for example, increases the susceptibility of the skin of the feet to poorly healing sores and infections; diabetic people are more prone to develop yeast infections of the skin in the groin area. Certain medications such as cortisone (prednisone) may decrease the [...]

Relatively few older people are required to begin insulin treatment to control their diabetes. If you have had diabetes for many years, you may already be taking insulin. Many older people can have their blood glucose levels lowered by medications that stimulate the pancreas to produce more insulin or facilitate the metabolism of glucose. The [...]

Physicians usually have a rather negative attitude about the manipulations performed by chiropractors. However, many people think very highly of the care they have received from them. Relief from pain sometimes occurs after treatment by chiropractors. The methods used by chiropractors to achieve their results are difficult to evaluate completely. Some physicians specializing in rehabilitation [...]

A damaged inner ear can cause problems in balance and lead to dizziness. You may recall attacks of dizziness in your younger years resulting from an inflammation of the balance mechanism within the ear. The dizziness that you now experience may be a consequence of that damage. In this instance dizziness and loss of balance [...]

A tremor (shakiness) may interfere only minimally with your functioning as you grow older. The condition often runs in families and can start at any age; it is called familial tremor. It does not mean that there is anything terribly wrong with the nervous system. However, the nuisance and self-consciousness can be intolerable. Sometimes the [...]

Malignant tumors originating in the bones are rare in the elderly. However, malignant growths from other parts of the body frequently spread to the bones. The usual symptoms are those of pain and pressure. If the bone becomes weakened by the growth, it can fracture spontaneously, even without a fall or trauma. Cancer of the [...]

Surgery serves a number of important purposes in treating cancer. A malignant growth may be removed completely, before it has damaged neighboring tissues or has spread to other parts of the body. When this is successful, the cancer may be cured and never return again. It may even be beneficial to operate on a tumor [...]

There are many reasons why some older people develop kidney problems. Repeated kidney infections over the years and inflammation (nephritis) can damage the kidneys. Sometimes these illnesses first develop in later years, or they started years before and gradually progress. If you have a long history of high blood pressure, especially if it has not [...]