“At some point during the course of their condition, most people with MS will have chronic pain and probably live with it in some form or another,” says Anna Kratz, PhD, associate professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor. Chronic pain in people with MS is varied; people with MS have all different types of chronic pain, whether it’s due to their MS or because of another comorbid illness, says Dr....
Worldwide, a person dies from tuberculosis (TB) every 18 seconds, according to the TB Alliance. Now initial trials suggest that a new vaccine could save millions of lives. A final analysis of a TB vaccine trial published October 29, 2019, in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) found the treatment to have a 50 percent efficacy rate. “Cutting cases by 50 percent is a significant victory,” says Len Horovitz, MD, a pulmonary specialist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City....
A study published December 21, 2021, in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) focused on the cardiovascular health of a multiethnic sample of 4,779 middle-aged people living in 949 neighborhoods in seven U.S. cities: Los Angeles; New York; Chicago; Saint Paul, Minnesota; Minneapolis; Winston-Salem, North Carolina; and Baltimore. Back in the 1930s, maps used by the federal Home Owner’s Loan Corporation (HOLC) graded each of these neighborhoods based on discriminatory assessments of how risky it would be to issue mortgages to prospective home buyers, according to the study....
Some possible causes may include muscle twitching — breast tissue does have a small amount of muscle in it, and these muscles may involuntarily contract, like a muscle spasm you might feel in a larger muscle. The chest-wall muscles behind the breast tissue might also contract or spasm. Or, if you run or jump with minimal or no bra support, the movement of the breast during such exercise might cause a vibrating feeling that could persist even after you stop the activity....
Read on to learn more about this famous melon, including its health benefits and how to add more to your plate. In both ancient Greece and Rome, watermelon was coveted for its purported medicinal properties and was cultivated in India around the seventh century. From there it made its way to China in the 10th century, and then to the rest of Europe during the 1200s. It is thought that watermelon was brought to North America by both colonist and slave trade ships....
Vilga has created over 18 bestselling books, DVDs, and online courses, including several for the web site DailyOM, which offers courses on personal wellness of the mind, body, and spirit. There are over 50,000 students in his online courses. One of his DailyOM classes is called “A Year to Get Rich With Purpose.” “It’s about getting wealthier by looking within, by inner growth,” says Vilga, 58, who lives in New York....
“It changed everything,” says Federico. “I started to gain weight and feel like my old self again.” Determined to help other people with Crohn’s better manage their symptoms through diet, Federico became a certified nutritional therapy practitioner and runs a blog, Girl in Healing. “I believe that a nutrient-dense, whole-foods diet is at the foundation of what should be the dietary protocol,” she explains. “Animal proteins, fruits, vegetables as tolerated, quality fats and oils, and for some, some nuts, seeds, and gluten-free grains....
Symptoms of dyslexia vary depending on age, with some young children experiencing late speech, difficulty learning new words, and trouble with rhyming games. These and other symptoms of dyslexia often become more apparent once a child starts school. These children may read below the expected level for their age and have difficulty forming sentences and finding the right words. Because of an inability to sound out words or pronounce unfamiliar words, some children avoid reading out loud....
RELATED: 7 Facts About High Triglycerides You Should Know Triglyceride Levels: What’s Healthy? You can find out what your triglyceride levels are by asking your healthcare provider for a lipid panel, a type of simple blood test that measures both cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the blood. Triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, and LDL cholesterol are measured in milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) of blood. A lipid panel also includes a total cholesterol count....
About 795,000 strokes are reported each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (1) Treatments are available that can reduce the damage of stroke. Getting treatment as soon as possible can help to prevent permanent disability. Knowing the signs and symptoms of stroke can help save lives. Because stroke injures the brain, people who are having a stroke may not be aware of it. People suffering from stroke have the best chance of surviving if someone around them recognizes the signs and acts quickly by calling 911....
Insulin isn’t one-size-fits-all. There are different insulins you can use to control your blood sugar levels, and they’re classified by how quickly they work. Basal insulin is one type of therapy. (1) And if you require this insulin, it’s important to understand how it works and how it differs from other types of the drug. What Is Basal Insulin and How Can It Help Control Diabetes? Basal insulin is an important component in diabetes management because it acts as a background insulin....
The lymphatic system is made up of the lymph nodes, spleen, and thymus gland. It’s part of your immune system, which helps fight disease and infection. Because you have lymph tissue throughout your whole body, lymphoma can begin almost anywhere. This type of cancer can affect both adults and children. (1,2) There are two main categories of lymphoma: Hodgkin lymphoma and Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), which is much more common. Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma in adults can share similar symptoms....
The term “multiple sclerosis” refers to the multiple areas of scar tissue — often called “lesions” — that develop along nerve fibers in the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerve and that are visible in MRI scans. The literal meaning of “sclerosis” is “pathological hardening of tissue.” Most experts believe MS is an autoimmune condition, in which the immune system mistakenly attacks normal tissues in the body. In the case of MS, the immune system attacks the myelin sheath that normally protects nerve fibers in the central nervous system....
A personality disorder affects the way a person thinks, behaves, and relates to others. According to the American Psychiatric Association, the essential features of a personality disorder are impairments in personality (self and interpersonal) functioning and the presence of pathological personality traits. When Is Narcissism a Personality Disorder? Holly Crisp-Han, MD, a psychiatrist and clinical associate professor at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and the co-author of Narcissism and Its Discontents, says everyone has narcissistic tendencies from time to time....
The makers of Noom, an app-based diet, want you to know they’ve got you covered. By offering personal health coaching and a chat-based community, Noom eliminates the creeping fear we all face when starting a new diet: going it alone. With a personal coach and nutrition plan, the app provides motivation and professional guidance for users to make easy lifestyle changes on their own. But some questions remain. Will it help you lose weight?...
While there’s no cure for spasticity, treatments are available to help ease discomfort and improve quality of life. Increased muscle tonePain or discomfortMuscle spasmsMuscle stiffnessMuscles that feel heavy and are difficult to moveContractures (permanent contraction and shortening of muscles and tendons)Involuntary crossing of the legs (called scissoring)Abnormal postureBone and joint deformitiesDifficulty walkingDifficulty speaking, eating, and drinking While spasticity most commonly affects the leg muscles, it can also occur in the arms, neck, and torso, or trunk....
What Is the Optavia Diet? The Optavia diet is a program that supplies three eating plans that you can choose from: Optimal Weight 5&1 Plan, Optimal Weight 4&2&1 Plan, and Optimal Health 3&3 Plan. (The latter is geared toward weight maintenance.) Each plan advises eating a certain number of “Fuelings,” which are prepackaged meals or snacks from the Optavia brand. (1) Another option is the Essential Optimal Kit for the 4&2&1 Plan, which includes 140 food servings of similar items for $423....
How Type 1 Diabetes Raises Blood Sugar In the normal digestive process, your body breaks down much of the food you eat into glucose, a simple sugar that’s stored in your body and used for energy. The hormone insulin, produced by the pancreas, regulates the amount of glucose in your blood by helping liver, muscle, and fat cells absorb the sugar, as the American Diabetes Association (ADA) explains. (2) With type 1 diabetes, the body’s immune system attacks and destroys the pancreas’s insulin-producing beta cells....
Lupus itself and the immune-suppressing medications used to treat it may increase risk for severe COVID-19 infections, says Jeffrey R. Curtis, MD, MPH, professor of rheumatology and immunology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and chair of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Guidance Task Force. So the vaccine could be an important tool in reducing the risk of getting very sick from COVID-19 for the 1....
First, don’t panic — 80 to 85 percent of breast lumps are benign, meaning they are noncancerous, especially in women younger than 40. Not only that, but if you’re of an age to be having regular mammograms, and if those mammograms have been negative, the odds are even better that your palpable (capable of being felt) lump is not cancer. “I tell women that years before they ever experience a palpable lump we will have seen something on their screening mammogram,” says Steven R....
