Exercise Is Healthy, but Does It Make You Live Longer?
Getting off the couch may help you sidestep age-related diseases and disabilities. (Source: U.S. News - Health)

Augmentation May Complicate Restless Legs Syndrome Treatment
Restless legs syndrome can plague your evenings with a disagreeable sensation in your legs that is relieved by movement, and treatment may actually complicate things by introducing a new problem: augmentation. There are many potential causes of restless legs, and treatment options can be effective in offering relief. Medications like Mirapex and Requip are commonly used. Sinemet, sold under the generic name levodopa/carbidopa, is also a helpful agent. However, these medications may lead to a side effect called augmentation. Augmentation describes the phenomenon where, after starting treatment or increasing your medication dose, symptoms move earlier in the day or begin to affect the arms. The symptoms may also become more intense. Fortunately, careful consultation with you doctor may pro...