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Guide Health: When does a bloody nose become worrisome?

Trauma to the nose is usually the cause, but certain medications can also make nosebleeds more easily occur

By Marie Berry February 27, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes A nosebleed can be both bothersome and alarming, even if you don’t know its technical name is epistaxis. Most people have at least one nosebleed between the ages of three and 30. Children younger than three usually do not have nosebleeds because they do not often experience nasal damage, and older people may have nosebleeds […] Read more

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Guide Health: Watch your balance while on sleep medications

Benzodiazepines used for sleeplessness and anxiety can make you prone to falling

By Marie Berry February 13, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes Benzodiazepines are a large group of drugs that work through the nervous system to reduce anxiety and alleviate sleeplessness. Common members include diazepam, oxazepam, lorazepam, temazepam and alzprazolam. First discovered in the 1950s, they were observed to have “taming” effects on several animal species, with the effects in monkeys leading to clinical trials in humans. […] Read more

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Guide Health: Helping the medicine go down

Trouble swallowing that pill or capsule? Here's a few tips that may make it easier

By Marie Berry January 30, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Lack of medication adherence (that is, taking your medication as you should) is called “the other drug problem.” It’s thought that one in four people fail to take their prescribed medication, with half doing so because they struggle with compliance to their medication regime. Some don’t take their prescriptions because of drug side-effects. Others may […] Read more

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Guide Health: Memory and drugs

By Marie Berry June 6, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutes Everyone is concerned about memory loss in old age, but before you resign yourself to dementia, check your medications. Some drugs may actually cause adverse effects that can be mistaken for memory loss. For instance, benzodiazepines used to treat stress, anxiety, and sleep problems may remain in the body causing daytime drowsiness and confusion, which […] Read more

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Guide Health: Restless leg syndrome – more common than you think

By Marie Berry February 24, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes Restless leg syndrome is just what it says it is. It is a feeling that your legs are restless, or that you want to move, accompanied by sensations such as creeping, burning, aching or itching. Often you notice restless leg syndrome when you are still, for example in bed, and you will find that movement […] Read more

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Guide Health: When does a bloody nose become worrisome?

Guide Health: Watch your balance while on sleep medications

Guide Health: Helping the medicine go down

Guide Health: Memory and drugs

Guide Health: Restless leg syndrome – more common than you think

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