Maureen Salamon

3 weeks ago | bismarcktribune.com | Maureen Salamon

There’s no denying that getting older can be a tough pill to swallow. But actually swallowing pills, capsules or tablets often becomes one of the challenges of aging — though the task can be tricky for a host of reasons that have nothing to do with age. About three-quarters of Americans ages 50 to 64 take prescription drugs, a proportion that climbs to nine in 10 people at 65 and older.

1 month ago | bismarcktribune.com | Maureen Salamon

Perhaps your morning beeline to the coffee pot got delayed, fueling a caffeine-withdrawal headache. But if your remedy for that involved washing down a couple of ibuprofen or other anti-inflammatory pain reliever with your longed-for java, you unwittingly magnified the drug’s effects, essentially increasing your dose. The culprit? Your now-empty mug of coffee.

1 month ago | health.harvard.edu | Maureen Salamon

Research we're watching June 1, 2025 By Maureen Salamon, Executive Editor, Harvard Women's Health Watch Reviewed by Toni Golen, MD, Editor in Chief, Harvard Women's Health Watch; Editorial Advisory Board Member, Harvard Health Publishing; Contributor Scientists examined 28 earlier studies, involving a total of more than 3.2 million women.

1 month ago | thebeaconnewspapers.com | Maureen Salamon

Photo by Sies Kranen | Unsplash.com For neuroscientist Sara Lazar, a form of meditation called open awareness is as fundamental to her day as breathing.

1 month ago | health.harvard.edu | Maureen Salamon

Here's what to know and do to evade bacteria that sickens millions every year. May 7, 2025 By Maureen Salamon, Executive Editor, Harvard Women's Health Watch Reviewed by Howard E. LeWine, MD, Chief Medical Editor, Harvard Health Publishing; Editorial Advisory Board Member, Harvard Health Publishing Pop quiz: what is Salmonella? If you've ever had a run-in with this bacteria, you know it can cause a food-borne illness called salmonellosis, a form of food poisoning.