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The FDA made this switch due to safety concerns. Words like “light,” “mild,” and “low” lulled consumers into thinking that these cigarettes were safer than regular cigarettes, keeping them from trying to quit smoking. In reality, all cigarettes are equally dangerous. In many cases, cigarette manufacturers have responded by simply removing the banned words from their cigarette packages and letting the colors do the talking. For example, now blue, gold, and silver are typically reserved for the supposedly milder products, while red is used for traditional cigarettes and the color green for menthol cigarettes....

Crossing paths again weeks later, his colleague had the same scab. “I looked at him and said, ‘You really should have that looked at,’ and he said, ‘Oh, it’s just a scab, I keep hitting it when I shave,” says Dr. Lebwohl. Ultimately, his colleague did get it looked at by a dermatologist. It was skin cancer, more specifically basal cell carcinoma (BCC). Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United states, and BCC is the most frequently occurring of all forms of cancer, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation....

But there are other ways to treat the cancer if a CSCC is very superficial (meaning it hasn’t penetrated below the top layer of the skin), is more advanced, or if a patient can’t have surgery. Your doctor can help you decide which option is right for you. RELATED: Skin Cancer Awareness Month: May 2021 Surgical Options to Treat CSCC Different types of surgery are available to treat CSCC. The method your doctor recommends will depend on where the lesion is located and how deep it is....

Here, we explore flaxseed, from how it became a trendy food item to the different forms you’ll find it in, as well as the health benefits each type offers. What Is Flaxseed, and Where Did It Come From? Flaxseed comes from the flax plant (also known as Linum usitatissimum), which grows to be about 2 feet tall. It likely was first grown in Egypt but has been cultivated all around the world....

Hyperhidrosis is a condition in which sweating is frequent and hard to control. It’s often visible to others, and for this reason, it can trigger anxiety and make you feel self-conscious. (2) Fortunately, modern medicine offers a variety of ways to reduce or stop excessive sweating. “Sweating can become so severe that armpit sweat can drip down your arms and body, and sweaty feet can make it difficult to walk around on noncarpeted floors because of the risk of slipping,” says Tsippora Shainhouse, MD, a board-certified dermatologist based in Santa Monica, California....

But like other forms of protein, there is debate over the best sources of collagen. Marine collagen, as the name implies, is derived entirely from sea-dwelling sources, such as fish scales, skin, and bones. And it’s been rising in popularity: The marine collagen market was valued at more than $603 million in 2018 and is expected to grow to more than $1 billion by 2026, according to the market research and consultant company Reports and Data....

In fact, neuropathy, which is sometimes referred to as peripheral neuropathy, is not a single health condition but rather a term used to describe a range of health problems involving damage to the peripheral nerves, as well as the symptoms of those issues. While the group of conditions is irreversible, you can take steps to help prevent neuropathy or manage it through diet, lifestyle, and treatment. Temporary or permanent numbnessTingling, prickling, or burning sensationIncreased sensitivity to touchPainMuscle weakness or wastingParalysisDysfunction in organs or glandsImpairment to urination and sexual function...

The pancreas has two main, essential functions in the body: It secretes digestive enzymes to help the intestines digest food.It helps regulate blood sugar levels by producing the hormones insulin and glucagon. Pancreatitis occurs when the pancreas’s enzymes start digesting pancreatic tissues. This can cause swelling, bleeding, and damage to the pancreas. Gallstones, alcoholism, and certain kinds of medication can cause pancreatitis. There are two main types of pancreatitis: acute and chronic....

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has an up-to-date world map showing areas with active Zika transmission. FeverSkin rashConjunctivitis (pink eye)Joint or muscle painHeadache Typically, these symptoms are mild and last about a week. The mosquitoes become infected when they feed on someone who already has the virus, and they spread it to other people through their bites. There are other, less common ways that the Zika virus may be spread....

Six-pack abs are often held up as the pinnacle of fitness — if your middle shows those segmented muscles, you must be fit, right? Wrong. Sure, it does take a lot of strength training to build up your abdominal muscles, but before you can understand everything that goes into sculpting a six-pack, you need to understand some basic anatomy. First: “The six-pack abs so many people chase are actually just one muscle, not six,” explains Melody Scharff, a certified personal trainer and instructor at Fhitting Room, a high-intensity interval training (HIIT) studio in New York City....

The Most Nutritious Oils You Can Use Liquid cooking oil is a better option than butter or margarine, but some types of cooking oil are healthier than others. What makes a cooking oil healthy or unhealthy is the amount and type(s) of fat it contains. Healthy cooking oils are high in monounsaturated fats, which are some of the healthiest types of fats and may help lower blood cholesterol levels, according to Harvard Health Publishing....

Your body uses these foods to make glucose, which is your body’s main energy source. Glucose is a type of sugar that can be used right away for energy or stored away to be used later. “Carbohydrates provide the body with the energy it needs and are a good source of many vitamins and minerals. However, not all carbohydrates are created equal,” says Donna Logan, RD, a registered dietitian at the University of Texas Medical School in Houston....

“It’s very common to have hepatitis C without symptoms,” says James Hanje, MD, the program director of transplant hepatology at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. “Many people have a difficult time even knowing how or when they contracted hepatitis C.” In fact, hepatitis C is rarely diagnosed in its early stages. Most of the time, it’s only caught after it has done considerable damage to the liver....

This is what’s known as secondary traumatic stress — or the emotional distress a person can experience after hearing about someone else’s firsthand traumatic experiences, according to the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. A small study published in 2013 in The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease showed that around 19 percent of mental health professionals who work with and listen to the traumatic experiences of military veterans experience secondary traumatic stress themselves....

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2014, there were around 2.87 million TBI-related emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and deaths in the United States. More information about concussions, which are classified as mild traumatic brain injuries, can be found in the Everyday Health concussion guide. But mild is a misnomer — concussions can have big consequences if left unaddressed and untreated. Brain injuries are classified as either mild, moderate, or severe....

“We feel strongly these symptoms are connected to the virus,” says Lindy Fox, MD, a dermatologist and a professor of clinical dermatology at the University of California in San Francisco and a member of the COVID-19 task force at the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD). When it began to appear that the surprising, strange-sounding symptom might be a sign of COVID-19, dermatologists at the AAD formed the task force to compile and analyze cases of the condition....

In an interview with Good Morning America on September 17, 2019, the host of the popular game show Jeopardy! said that his doctors decided to have him resume treatment after he lost about 12 pounds in a week and his numbers “went sky high, much higher than they were when I was first diagnosed.” Trebek first announced that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer in March 2019....

“Hypoglycemia happens when the amount of blood glucose (sugar in the blood) drops to a level that’s too low to sustain normal functioning,” says Erin Palinski-Wade, RD, CDCES, who is based in Sparta, New Jersey. “In most people, this is defined as a blood sugar level at or below 70 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL).” Hypoglycemia is common among people with type 2 diabetes, according to a review published in June 2015 in the journal PLoS One....

Before you go to your appointment, check out some of the most common causes of hair loss. In female-pattern baldness, androgens can cause weak hair follicles, also leading to excess shedding. Dr. Green explains that androgen sensitivities may be exacerbated during estrogen-related changes, such as birth control use or menopause. Male pattern baldness, on the other hand, is related to an increase in an androgen called dihydrotestosterone (DHT). Green says DHT not only binds to hair follicles and stops hair growth, but it may also decrease a hair’s life span overall....

1. Make Healthy Choices in Your Diet Diets high in calories, saturated and trans fats, and sodium can lead to high blood pressure, high cholesterol, atherosclerosis (fatty deposits that clog arteries), and obesity, all of which are risk factors for aneurysms. (1,2) Luckily, all of these health outcomes are tied in some way to diet, so you can modify your eating habits to help offset your risk of an aneurysm. Here are some ways to do so: (3)...