Perri Blumberg Sun, November 5, 2023 Lemon water seems to be quite the craze on social media lately — but is the citrus-infused concoction really a boon for your health? “Drinking lemon water is currently being encouraged by several social media influencers,” April Wiles, a North Carolina-based registered dietitian and owner of thegenxdietitian.com, told Fox...
Neither woman felt a lump in their breast before visiting their doctorsFollowing their experiences, they urge others to pay attention to their bodiesREAD MORE: America’s fight back against breast cancer laid bareBy ALEXA LARDIERI U.S. DEPUTY HEALTH EDITOR DAILYMAIL.COM PUBLISHED: 08:56 EDT, 13 October 2023 | UPDATED: 09:55 EDT, 13 October 2023 Two women who...
By Matt Stefanski and NBC Chicago Staff • Published October 23, 2023 • Updated on October 23, 2023 at 3:48 pmEven though COVID positivity rates and hospitalizations have declined in recent weeks, for many concerns persist about becoming ill this fall, a time of the year that typically sees a surge in COVID, influenza and...
by Lori Solomon Patients report that a ketogenic diet (KD) improves multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms, according to a study published in the August issue of Clinical Nutrition. Emma Wetmore, from University of Virginia in Charlottesville, and colleagues evaluated patient perceptions of the KD. The analysis included three-month follow-up from 52 participants with relapsing MS previously...
by University of California – San Diego Systemic transplantation of wild-type hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (green) led to their differentiation into microglia-like cells (red), which reduced the amount of beta amyloid plaques (magenta) in the brain. Credit: Priyanka Mishra and Alexander Silva, UC San Diego Health Sciences In the ongoing search for a cure for...
Neil Skolnik, MD June 20, 2023 I’m Dr Neil Skolnik, and today I’m going to talk about the 2023 nonhormone therapy position statement of the North American Menopause Society (NAMS). Up to 80% of menopausal women have hot flashes and night sweats, called vasomotor symptoms (VMS), and they last a lot longer than many of us appreciate, with...
by Sue Benzuly, RN A bout of traveler’s diarrhea can really put a damper on your vacation. Here, experts break down what traveler’s diarrhea is, including its causes, symptoms and treatment, so you can get back to enjoying your trip as quickly as possible. What is traveler’s diarrhea? Put simply, traveler’s diarrhea is frequent, loose, watery stools...
by Ann Schreiber Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, affects millions of lives worldwide, robbing patients of their memories and thinking abilities. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 6 million Americans live with Alzheimer’s disease. In this article, experts shed light on the signs of both early and late Alzheimer’s, providing...
by Mandi Harenberg Hepatitis C is often missed in the early stages of infection, so you need to know what symptoms might spell trouble. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hepatitis C infections, which attack the liver, are increasing at a faster rate than a decade ago. While there’s no need for...
by Crystal Mackay, University of Western Ontario Image of a spine. Credit: Séguin Lab / University of Western Ontario After hearing firsthand from patients about how the disease impacted their lives, a team of researchers and graduate students at University of Western Ontario were inspired to investigate the symptoms associated with an understudied spine disease called...
