2-year-old girl hospitalized after being found unresponsive in Volusia County pool
2-year-old girl hospitalized after being found unresponsive in Volusia County pool
2-year-old girl hospitalized after being found unresponsive in Volusia County pool
What are the first signs of colon cancer? Woman diagnosed at 42 had constipation and blood with bowel movements. A colonoscopy confirmed a tumor in her rectum.
High cholesterol, or hyperlipidemia, refers to an above-normal level of cholesterol circulating in the blood. Cholesterol is a fatty substance that your liver and intestines produce to build cells and help with functions such as hormone production and digestion. You only need the amount your body produces, but factors such as diet and genes can cause your body to make more cholesterol than it needs.
More than 795,000 people in the United States have a stroke each year, according to the CDC.
There are two main types of chest pain that can be described by their sensation and location: visceral and somatic. Visceral pain can be described as dull or deep and can feel like pressure or squeezing. Often, visceral pain is accompanied by other symptoms, such as nausea and vomiting.
Serotonin syndrome happens when you have an excess of serotonin in your body. Serotonin is a chemical that naturally occurs in the body, but certain medications can cause your body to product too much serotonin. Antidepressants are a relatively common medication that work by increasing the amount of serotonin (or sometimes norepinephrine) in your brain; people with symptoms of anxiety and depression often have too little serotonin, so taking a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) can help balance things out.
Ed Crump is undergoing treatment for Stage II cancer. “I’ve got my fingers crossed for five years.”
Resveratrol is a natural polyphenol compound in certain plants and fruits, including grapes, berries, apples, and peanuts. In supplement form, most resveratrol extracts are derived from the root of Polygonum cuspidatum, also known as the Japanese knotweed plant. Resveratrol is rich in antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer properties that may help relieve joint pain and benefit cardiovascular, brain, and metabolic health.
Here's how to bolster your bones—and support your brain health down the road—all at once.
Colorectal cancer is on the rise among people younger than 55 years old, new research shows. Getting screened regularly, following a healthy lifestyle, and being aware of your personal and family history can all help reduce your risk of colorectal cancer. Colorectal cancer is increasingly becoming a younger person’s disease, new research from the American Cancer Society shows.
Muhamad Jameel shakes his head in disbelief, recalling the last conversation he had with his ailing father, Muhammad Rasool, before kissing him goodnight.
As a snack enthusiast and person with diabetes, these snacks get my stamp of approval.
For people going through menopause, symptoms like hot flashes and insomnia can be debilitating. Sarah, a 59-year-old woman living in Concord, Massachusetts who asked to remain anonymous, said insomnia kept her up at night during perimenopause. When she entered menopause at 52, she had hot flashes up to five times every night.
A college student from North Carolina who suffered a brain hemorrhage while on spring break in Mexico has now learned she has a brain tumor.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated its guidelines, asking mammography centers to give patients information about the density of their breast tissue. In the United States, 38 states already have laws requiring that patients are told about their breast density. The new requirement provides specific language for describing breast density and what it means.
The Black Friday-style run on Ozempic and Mounjaro prescriptions started in 2021 when wildfire word-of-mouth of the drugs’ effectiveness combined with pandemic-related supply issues, and ramped up in 2022 with Mounjaro’s FDA approval for use with type 2 diabetes. Since then, their popularity has only grown in size, creating both a lucrative opportunity for their […]
Deborah Hufford's husband decided to change his lifestyle so he could donate a kidney to his wife, who has kidney disease.
If you are experiencing severe or consistent digestive problems, your healthcare provider may refer you to a specialized provider called a gastroenterologist. What Is a Gastroenterologist? Gastroenterologists are specialists who focus on diagnosing and treating conditions affecting the gastrointestinal tract, or GI tract.
As the past few years have painfully made clear, infectious diseases remain one of humanity’s greatest perils. It only took weeks for scientists to identify the cause of the covid-19 pandemic—a previously unknown species of coronavirus—but there have been plenty of outbreaks, past and present, whose true cause isn’t so obvious. Here are six mysterious outbreaks that remain unsolved.
Research Highlights: Weight loss was associated with decreased risk factors for cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes for at least five years — even if some weight was regained, according to a review of research on behavioral weight loss ...
In what researchers describe as a landmark study, mutations in the ATRIP gene have been found to predict the likelihood of women developing hereditary breast cancer.