Tag Archives: Symptoms

Diet is a key part of managing chronic inflammatory conditions like arthritis.  If you have arthritis, you may have heard that certain foods are off-limits. Many foods people with arthritis avoid may actually help manage arthritis pain.  If you’re one of the 21% of American adults living with arthritis, you may have searched the web or social media to find …

Summer heat, outdoor fun … and cold and flu symptoms? The three may not go together in many people’s minds: partly owing to common myths about germs and partly because many viruses really do have lower activity levels in the summer. But it is possible to get the sniffles — or worse — in the summer. Federal data released Friday, …

Grammy award-winning pop star Justin Timberlake, 44, recently took to Instagram to share his diagnosis of Lyme disease, a bacterial infection that he said was “relentlessly debilitating, both mentally and physically.” His statement comes on the heels of criticism from fans who felt he was under-performing during his recent world tour. “When I first got the diagnosis I was shocked …

Now’s the time to replenish your bug spray supply. Throughout the country, mosquitoes in states such as Rhode Island, Oregon, New York, Pennsylvania and more have tested positive for West Nile virus, one of the leading mosquito-borne illnesses in the country, according to Emma Grace Crumbley, an entomologist with Mosquito Squad Plus. Towns test mosquitoes for the virus so they …

Every summer for the past several years, including this summer, COVID cases have increased throughout the United States as people spend time in air-conditioned spaces and as summer travel peaks. Roughly half of the states in the country currently have increasing numbers of COVID-19 infections, said Dr. Matthew Lokant, an infectious disease specialist at the West Virginia University School of …

Experts call magnesium a “hidden hero” of nutrition, thanks to its many health benefits. The mineral helps your body produce energy, regulates blood sugar and blood pressure, and supports your nerves and muscles—including your heart, per the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Knowing magnesium deficiency symptoms can help you identify if you’re lacking in the mineral. “Magnesium is one of …

When folks hear about pancreatic cancer, it’s not always clear what the earliest warning signs might look like. For a disease that’s so tough to catch early, there’s growing chatter in both the research and medical communities about whether new-onset diabetes that is, suddenly developing diabetes as an adult could actually be an early symptom of pancreatic cancer. First, here’s …

Long before becoming a patient, Ilene Sue Ruhoy was a prominent neurologist in Seattle, accustomed to treating disease.  She had been practicing for a decade when, in 2014, she noticed mounting fatigue, dizziness, nausea, migraines, and irritability that various doctors chalked up to stress, a hormone imbalance, and a sinus infection. None of them, she felt, truly listened or took …

Fatty liver disease, now referred to as metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), is becoming increasingly common, particularly among individuals who are overweight, diabetic, or living with metabolic syndrome. While early stages of the condition might not cause any visible symptoms, health experts caution that without timely intervention, it can advance into a more serious condition called metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis …

New COVID variant bizarre symptoms: What treatments are available and how you can protect yourself – Hindustan Times  Hindustan Times What to know about two new COVID variants spreading in CT  CT Mirror New COVID-19 variant: What to watch out for, how pharmacies are preparing  newspressnow.com People Are Reporting A Frightening COVID Symptom — Here’s What To Know  HuffPost COVID-19 cases are on the …