There are four stages of syphilis: primary, secondary, latent, and tertiary. But symptoms don’t always occur in the same order, and they may overlap from stage to stage. You can also be infected with syphilis for years and not notice any symptoms. But since syphilis doesn’t go away on its own, if you have signs or symptoms of syphilis, you should get tested for it, and treated if you have it....
That confusion ends now. We turned to registered dietitians across the country to collect the very best and worst advice out there. This way, you’ll know exactly what constitutes the best diet for type 2 diabetes. RELATED: The Best and Worst Foods for Type 2 Diabetes Though you should think of this as your guide for creating a type 2 diabetes diet, if you still have any questions or concerns about what you should be eating to best manage your blood sugar, you can always connect with a registered dietitian who’s a certified diabetes educator....
Early-Stage Cervical Cancer: Open Surgery Is Better What’s New: Women who have open surgery (not laparoscopic) for early-stage cervical cancer have lower rates of recurrence and death compared to women who undergo minimally invasive surgery, according to data published on June 11 in JAMA Oncology. Research Details: Researchers analyzed 15 studies that included almost 9,500 women. The combined risk of recurrence or death was 71 percent higher in those who had minimally invasive surgery compared with open surgery....
A review published in 2022 in the journal Cells found that up to half of people with migraine reported experiencing nausea with their attacks over 50 percent of the time. What’s behind the throbbing headache and churning stomach connection? And more importantly, is there anything you can do to relieve nausea or vomiting when it comes with migraine? Here are some answers. 1. Is Nausea a Side Effect of Migraine?...
“Although there can be other underlying reasons for neck pain that comes with a headache, it’s a common symptom of migraine headaches,” says Sandhya Kumar, MD, a neurologist who specializes in headaches at Wake Forest Baptist Health in Winston Salem, North Carolina. It’s also possible for neck pain to be associated with different types of headache other than migraine, says Dr. Kumar. If you’re not sure if your neck pain is a related to your migraine attacks, or if the pain is in fact causing your headache, keep reading to find out more about how neck pain and head pain are linked....
It doesn’t matter whether the psoriasis is mild or severe; it’s still associated with depression, says Roger Ho, MD, MPH, an associate professor of dermatology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine in New York City. People with psoriasis may find themselves caught in a vicious cycle. The chronic stress of a health condition like theirs can lead to depression; in turn, stress and depression might trigger or exacerbate psoriasis flares, leading to more stress and worsening depression....
Maybe you’re a hardcore fan, and you’re thrilled by the recent spate of critically acclaimed mainstream horror films: Get Out, Nope, The Lighthouse, Midsommar, Mandy, It Follows, The Witch. Maybe you can’t imagine voluntarily subjecting yourself to two hours of torturous tension. Or maybe you land somewhere in between: You watch horror movies through your fingers and leap at each jump scare, but love them regardless. Guess what: It’s not just that you have perverse taste in movies....
DVT can become dangerous if the blood clot breaks off and travels through the bloodstream to the lungs. This causes a blockage called a pulmonary embolism (PE) and can be life-threatening. The Connection Between DVT and PE Think of pulmonary embolism as a complication of deep vein thrombosis, explains Roy Silverstein, MD, a professor and chair in the Medical College of Wisconsin’s division of hematology and oncology in Milwaukee. Important things to know about DVT and PE:...
Manhattan had been a place I loved visiting and working in, on and off, since the 1980s. My visits went from once every few months to once every few years. The strobe-light effect of my less and less frequent sojourns to this dynamic and fast-paced city became ever more apparent: New York City was moving and changing at a pace well beyond what my MS-shortened strides could keep up with....
Migraine attacks related to menstruation are thought to be linked to the changes in hormone levels that occur around that time of the month, and because of that, they are sometimes referred to as hormonal headaches. “It’s very common for women to get migraine around their menstrual cycle, and we believe it’s because of the drop in estrogen,” says Nada Hindiyeh, MD, a headache specialist and researcher at Stanford Health Care in Palo Alto, California....
Millions of Americans are in line to get one of three vaccines now approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for emergency use. The latest, Johnson & Johnson’s one-dose adenovirus vector, can be stored for up to three months in a regular refrigerator and is easier to transport. Johnson & Johnson is no stranger to the technology, having used it in its Ebola vaccine. Richard Nettles, MD, the vice president of medical affairs for the Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen, says researchers are already looking ahead toward expanding its use to include children and pregnant women....
In recent years, researchers have had some notable successes in developing new treatments. People with multiple myeloma now have options that can reduce symptoms, slow disease progression, provide prolonged remission, and improve life expectancy and quality. RELATED: Cancer News Digest: The Latest Developments in Cancer Research and Treatment for February 2021 Who Should Be Treated and Who Shouldn’t With most cancers, the general rule for treatment is “the sooner, the better....
If you’re interested in trying turmeric for yourself, you could start by adding it to dishes while cooking. But you may need to turn to supplements if you want to test the health benefits. In general, it’s best to choose food sources over supplements, but turmeric is unique. “While turmeric has been touted to be a super spice, mainly due to its role in cardiovascular health and its other anti-inflammatory properties, it’s really hard to actually meet the medicinal properties associated with it just by sprinkling it on your food,” says Elizabeth Ann Shaw, RDN, owner of Shaw’s Simple Swaps Consulting in San Diego....
RELATED: Rheumatoid Arthritis: 4 Ways Spending Time in Nature Boosts Health Spending Time in a Natural Setting Helps Your Health, and There’s a Cumulative Effect The good news is that you don’t have to spend the two hours all at once; a total of two hours made up of shorter visits over the week also does the trick. “Benefits do continue up to around five hours, where it levels out,” says the lead author of the study, Mathew White, PhD, a senior lecturer at the European Centre for Environment and Human Health at the University of Exeter Medical School....
“Classically, we refer to burnout as the triad of depersonalization, emotional exhaustion, and feelings of cynicism, detachment, and a lack of accomplishment,” says Carol Bernstein, MD, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. But burnout can result from nonwork stresses, too, and lead to less-obvious symptoms. Burnout might be the result of a job or a specific set of responsibilities (like being the primary caregiver for a spouse or child with a chronic illness), but its effects tend to affect other facets of life, too, explains Cassandra Aasmundsen-Fry, PsyD, a clinical psychologist with Mindwell Modern Psychology and Therapy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia....
But if it’s hard to catch your breath for longer than a few minutes, it may be due to other causes. Oftentimes, those causes are easily fixable or explainable. You may, for example, simply need to loosen a too-tight belt or take it a little easier after spending a long time in bed. In other cases, however, breathlessness — what doctors call dyspnea — may signal the presence of an underlying health problem such as a respiratory illness, heart disease, allergies, or obesity....
But researchers have taken a greater interest in it as a medical diet, too. In 2015, there were 159 studies listed in the database PubMed (which is run by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health). In 2018, that number doubled, with 322 published studies. After you follow the diet for a few days, your body enters ketosis, which means it has started to use fat for energy....
One major reason for this is that early-stage ovarian cancer is often asymptomatic. (2) When there are ovarian cancer symptoms, they can be vague or easy to blame on other, less serious conditions. Unfortunately, researchers have been unsuccessful so far in their efforts to develop a reliable screening test that can detect the disease in women without ovarian cancer symptoms (in the way that a Pap test can for cervical cancer and a mammogram can for breast cancer)....
That’s why it’s especially important for everyone to know the signs of a concussion and be vigilant in looking out for them, especially when someone has experienced a blow to the head. Physical symptoms of a concussion include: HeadacheFuzzy or blurred visionNausea or vomitingDizzinessSensitivity to noise or lightBalance problemsFeeling tired or having no energy Cognitive symptoms of a concussion include: Difficulty thinking clearlyFeeling slowed downDifficulty concentratingDifficulty remembering new informationBrain fog or grogginess...
While talking with her doctor, the woman reveals that she’s been sleeping on her couch because sleeping in the bed she and her husband shared makes her miss him too much. She still blames herself and her husband’s medical team for his death, and she thinks about him “constantly” — often wishing to die so that she can be with him again. Grief, briefly defined, is the emotional reaction a person has following a loss....
