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Does Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Treat Depression?

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, is a common type of talk therapy that for some people can work as well or better than medication to treat dep...

Electroconvulsive Therapy and Other Depression Treatments

ECT is one of the fastest ways to relieve symptoms in severely depressed or suicidal patients. ECT is generally used when severe depression is unre...

What are The Types of Epilepsy?

All types of epilepsy have seizures as a symptom. If you had a seizure caused by epilepsy, your doctor will follow three steps to give you the righ...

What are The Treatments for Epilepsy?

Tell your doctor about the other medications or supplements you take, even if you buy them over the counter (without a prescription). Seizure medic...

Natural Treatments for Menopause Symptoms

Some women decide to treat their symptoms with herbs and dietary supplements instead of hormone replacement therapy. Results from studies have been...

Sex and Menopause

The loss of estrogen and testosterone following menopause can lead to changes in a woman's body and sexual drive. You can also talk to your doctor ...

Osteoporosis and Menopause

Once this loss of bone reaches a certain point, a person has osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is often called a 'silent disease' because initially bone l...

Emotional Roller Coaster of Menopause

Irritability and feelings of sadness are the most common emotional symptoms of menopause. Often, they can be managed through lifestyle changes, suc...

Living with a Colostomy

If you get a colostomy, your medical team will talk to you while you’re still in the hospital after the surgery about how to take care of it and wi...

Cancer Symptoms

Tell your doctor if you have pain when you pee or blood in your urine. Endometrial cancer can make you bleed when you don't expect it. Changes in a...

Hormone Therapy for Cancer

Hormones help certain types of breast, prostate, and some other cancers to grow. You can use tamoxifen before or after menopause. If you have one o...

Breast Cancer and Preventive Mastectomy

In hopes of avoiding future disease, some women at very high risk of developing breast cancer elect to have both breasts surgically removed, a proc...