Health

If you or a loved one has just learned they have multiple myeloma, the diagnosis may come as a surprise. Chances are that you don’t know much — if anything — about this type of cancer, so you’ll likely have a lot of questions for your doctor as you take in the news and begin… […]

July 27, 2023 – If you could take a single pill that lowered your risk of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, neurological diseases like dementia and Parkinson’s, and early death in general, would you? Bad news: There’s no medication that can do all those things. But if you believe the headlines, one food can: Extra-virgin olive… […]

Kate Mitchell was 10 years old when she started having pain in her ankle. It wasn’t until she was 19 when she got diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). And by the time she found  medication that worked for her, she was 21. In the meantime, she turned to remedies ranging from ice to acupuncture to feel… […]

Lane Taylor was 23, working as a health center assistant, when her joints became so painful that she began typing with just one finger of each hand.    “My fingers were red and swollen like a mild bee sting,” she says. “They hurt all the time.”She tried using ice. The pain subsided, then returned. Sometimes… […]

When Deanne Bhamgara took a tumble off her electric scooter on a pier in San Diego, she didn’t make much of it at first. The fall left her sore, but she felt only little pain.But over the next several days, she slowly began to hurt more and more.”What started as a tingling sensation in my… […]

March 20, 2023– When a bacterial infection reaches the blood stream, every second is vital. The client’s life is on the line. Blood tests to determine germs take hours to days. While waiting, physicians frequently recommend broad-spectrum prescription antibiotics in hopes of eliminating whatever bacterium might be at fault. One day quickly, that wait time… […]

March 20, 2023– Military pilots and landing crew have a greater rate of various cancer types compared to the basic population, according to brand-new information from the Department of Defense. While pilots and team are most likely to be identified with cancer, they are less most likely to pass away from it compared to the… […]

Throughout a 5-year period in between 1970 and 1975, 29 states in the United States reduced the legal age for drinking alcohol from 21 to 18, 19, or20 Supporters for altering the minimum age kept in mind that an individual old adequate to vote or battle in a war was old adequate to consume. Those… […]

July 26, 2023 – Ditching meat and eating vegetarian may lower your cholesterol, help you lose weight, and improve your blood sugar control, new research shows. Those benefits help those of us with heart or other vascular diseases, or are at a high risk of having them. The findings were published this week in the journal JAMA… […]

July 26, 2023 – Summer is a time of fun and enjoyment, vacations, camp, and family trips. But many popular activities of summer, such as swimming, can have safety risks, especially to the eyes and ears.Usiwoma Abugo, MD, an ophthalmologist in Norfolk, VA, and a spokesperson for the American Academy of Ophthalmology, shares the story… […]