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A HEALTHY START
7 Symptoms Men
Shouldn't Ignore
Most new pain and other physical ills aren't serious,
but men should seek help if these symptoms strike:
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CHEST
PAIN
Intense discomfort or pressure
5
SHORTNESS
OF BREATH
If you find it hard to
could signal a heart attack,
breathe, it could mean chronic
especially if there's pain radiat-
obstructive pulmonary disease
ing down an arm or leg, nausea,
(COPD), irregular heart rhythm,
vomiting or shortness of breath.
congestive heart failure or,
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in rare cases, an embolism
UNEXPLAINED
WEIGHT LOSS
FOODS AND DRUGS
THAT DON'T MIX
What you eat and drink can interfere with the
action of some medications. These are some of
the most common interactions to be alert to:
TYRAMINE-
people taking nitrates
CONTAINING FOODS:
(nitroglycerin) and liver
UNEXPLAINED
BLEEDING
Aged and processed
damage in patients
cheeses, liver, smoked
on statins.
See your doctor right away
and processed meats,
indicating an overactive thyroid,
if you have blood in the stool,
beer, soy products, sau-
GREEN LEAFY
diabetes, depression or cancer.
urine or anywhere else it's
erkraut and chocolate
VEGETABLES: Broccoli,
not usually found. Sometimes
can cause a dangerous
spinach, cabbage, kale,
unexplained bleeding could be
rise in blood pressure
turnip greens, collard
an early sign of cancer.
in people taking mono-
greens and Brussels
amine oxidase inhibi-
sprouts can make the
tors (MAOIs), such as
anticoagulant warfarin
Nardil and Parnate, and
less effective. Eating a
If it's accompanied by numb-
some antibiotics, such
consistent amount of
ness or weakness in the face,
as Zyvox.
these foods is impor-
Unless you're trying to lose
weight, this symptom should
be cause for concern, possibly
3
SUDDEN INTENSE
HEADACHE
It might indicate a ruptured
aneurysm, meningitis or cardiac
cephalgia, when blood supply
to the heart is reduced.
4
in the lungs.
6
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SUDDEN
CONFUSION
HIGH FEVER
hand or leg, confusion could
See a doctor for
indicate a stroke, which requires
ALCOHOL: Taking
a temperature above
immediate attention. A brain
acetaminophen or
103 degrees, which could
tumor or bleeding in the brain
non-steroidal anti-
GRAPEFRUIT JUICE:
signal a hidden infection.
may also be suspected.
inflammatory drugs
Large amounts of
(NSAIDs, including
grapefruit juice can
aspirin, ibuprofen and
raise the levels of
naproxen) with three or
drugs known as statins
more alcoholic bever-
(Lipitor, Lescol, Crestor,
ages can lead to liver
Zocor) and increase
damage and stomach
the chance of side
bleeding, respectively.
effects, such as liver
Alcohol can lead to
and muscle damage,
a dangerous drop in
that can lead to
blood pressure among
kidney failure.
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tant to keeping drug
levels steady.
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