by Mayo Clinic Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Fasting during Ramadan involves abstaining from food and drink from dawn to sunset. Depending on geography and the time of year when Ramadan occurs, daily fasting can range from as little as 10 hours in the winter months to more than 17 hours during the summer. This daily...
Throughout the pandemic, doctors have reported an uptick in stress-related hair loss. COVID-19 brought about death and illness, shuddered schools and businesses, and put people’s lives on pause. The resulting emotional stress had significant repercussions, among them an unprecedented hair-loss event across the country. While stress is certainly one contributing factor in the loss or thinning of one’s hair, it’s far from the only...
by Enrique Rivero, University of California, Los Angeles HIV infected T-cell. Credit: NIAID MitoQ, a mitochondrial antioxidant that is available to the public as a diet supplement, was found in a mouse study to reverse the detrimental effects that HIV and antiretroviral therapy (ART) have on mitochondria in the brain, heart, aorta, lungs, kidney and...
MARCH 23, 2023 by Study Finds OXFORD, England — Up to one in five adults suffer from a rare condition that means they get angry at the sound of people making noises such as chewing or breathing. Scientists say these individuals may have misophonia, a condition in which hearing others making minor sounds irritates them....
Caroline KeeThu, March 23, 2023 at 3:21 PM MST A recent explosion in strep infections, many of which are presenting with few or atypical symptoms, is concerning experts around the U.S. Strep throat — caused by the bacteria Group A streptococcus and common in children and teens — can occur any time of year, but...
By MANSUR SHAHEEN DEPUTY HEALTH EDITOR FOR DAILYMAIL.COM UPDATED: 15:13 EDT, 23 March 2023 Whether dark or light, hard or soft — the color and consistency of your snot could be an early warning sign for health problems. Doctors say it’s worth keeping an eye on, particularly as allergy season arrives and leaves millions prone to the sniffles. Clear,...
LAURA BAISAS | PUBLISHED MAR 21, 2023 2:00 PM EDT Candida auris in a petri dish taken in a laboratory of Wuerzburg University in Wuerzburg, Germany, January 23, 2018. Nicolas Armer/DPA/picture alliance via Getty Images We aren’t in an apocalyptic The Last of Us scenario, but there’s still plenty of fungus to be wary of. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
by University of East Anglia Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Being vaccinated against COVID halves people’s risk of developing long COVID, according to new research from the University of East Anglia. Long COVID still affects some two million people in the U.K., and new research published today reveals the risk factors associated with developing the condition....
by Yen Ying Lim, The Conversation Credit: Shutterstock Dementia is an umbrella term to describe a progressive neurological condition that affects people’s cognitive abilities, such as memory, language and reasoning. Alzheimer’s is the most common form, but other common forms include vascular dementia, Lewy Body dementia and frontotemporal dementia. It’s not uncommon for people living with dementia to experience fluctuations...
Written by Ross Phan, PharmD, BCACP, BCGP, BCPS | Reviewed by Christina Aungst, PharmDUpdated on July 14, 2022 Key takeaways: Shaky hands (tremors) are a common problem that isn’t usually serious. Hand tremors can be caused by health conditions or medications. Some examples of medications that can cause shaky hands include certain asthma inhalers, antidepressants,...
