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Cholesterol is a waxy substance that your body requires to build cells and manufacture vitamins and other hormones, according to the American Heart Association (AHA). Your body makes all the cholesterol it needs in your liver. But you can also get cholesterol in the foods you eat. Dietary sources of cholesterol are primarily animal products and include: MeatFull-fat dairyPoultry These foods contain dietary cholesterol. However, they also tend to be high in saturated and trans fat and trigger the liver to make more cholesterol....

Heather Spraggins, a 34-year-old mother of three from McKinney, Texas, is one of my personal clients, and she has made such tremendous progress that I had to share her story in this blog. David Lyons: When were you diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, and what were your symptoms? Heather Spraggins: I was diagnosed in November 2018. I had been experiencing numbness in my right side. Several years before that, the numbness was in my toes....

This week, however, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new drug — Caplyta (lumateperone), which will give people living with schizophrenia a new approach to treatment. It is expected to be available in early 2020. “Schizophrenia is a challenging disease to manage — it is marked by cycles of relapse and incomplete recovery,” says Andrew Satlin, MD, chief medical officer at Intra-Cellular Therapies, the biopharmaceutical company that manufactures the drug....

— Sheri, Florida Yes, Nexium and other heartburn drugs may cause weight gain — as can other drugs, such as certain antidepressants, beta-blockers, and antihistamines. You should talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting any medication so you understand all the potential side effects of any drug you take. That way, you can better manage your expectations and not be surprised should strange stuff start to happen. What is interesting about the scenario you describe is that the symptom of heartburn can be ameliorated by weight loss....

These mental health issues can negatively impact treatment. “Mental health is important for any patient’s well-being, not just a cancer patient’s,” says Jack Jacoub, MD, medical oncologist and medical director of MemorialCare Cancer Institute at Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, California. “A lot of times when a patient receives a lung cancer diagnosis, they feel it’s a death sentence. I have found that cancer patients who have a strong support system, which may include working with a mental health specialist, fare better....

“Monkeypox is an animal virus so it is not surprising that it can pass from humans into other animals,” says Amesh A. Adalja MD, senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security in Baltimore, who was not involved in the study. Dr. Adalja agrees with the updated CDC guidance: People should isolate from their pets when they are contagious with monkeypox. The First Known Case of a Pet Getting Monkeypox According to a case study published in The Lancet, a 4-year-old Italian greyhound developed lesions and tested positive for monkeypox 12 days after its owners first experienced symptoms....

The Florida state legislation, titled CS/CS/HB 1557: Parental Rights in Education (commonly referred to as the “Don’t Say Gay or Trans” bill), prohibits classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity in certain grade levels. It also requires school districts to notify parents of healthcare services for their children. This means the law could require teachers to “out” their queer and trans students to their legal guardians — something that may put children in danger if their family doesn’t accept them, according to a statement by the Trevor Project, a nonprofit focused on LGBTQ+ suicide prevention....

This week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that multiple products made by McCormick & Company. have been voluntarily recalled due to possible salmonella contamination. Frank’s RedHot Buffalo Ranch Seasoning has also been recalled. The four products included in the recall are: McCormick Perfect Pinch Italian Seasoning, 1.31-ounce bottleMcCormick Perfect Pinch Italian Seasoning, 2.25-ounce bottleMcCormick Culinary Italian Seasoning, 1.75-pound bottleFrank’s RedHot Buffalo Ranch Seasoning, 153-gram bottle RELATED: Muffins Possibly Contaminated With Listeria Are Recalled McCormick discovered the potential contamination during routine testing....

Gallstones can lead to pain and other symptoms, and if left untreated, they can cause your gallbladder to become infected or even rupture. Women have a 2 to 3 times higher rate of gallstones than men, and hormonal changes that occur during pregnancy put them at even greater risk. Still, gallstones are not an inevitable part of pregnancy if you’re willing to take steps to help avoid them. What’s the Link Between Pregnancy and Gallstones?...

The study, published April 12, 2018 in the New England Journal of Medicine, was led by researchers at the Center for Cancer Research at the National Cancer Institute and represents many years of study to better understand the various gene mutations and gene expressions found in lymphoma patients. That information may help explain why treatment works in some patients and fails in others. The research also moves the field closer to a system of classifying cancers by their unique molecular signatures rather than the generic type of cancer or the organs in which tumors arise....

For example, have you been wanting a robotic physical therapy machine? Or have you never imagined that such a thing could exist? Or how about a lightweight device that you could just point at words on paper or on a screen and have the device read them out loud to you? Or wireless headphones that perform a hearing test then create a personalized hearing profile tailored just to you and your audio preferences?...

The first step to taking charge of high triglycerides is understanding your numbers. Here’s how triglyceride levels are categorized, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine: Less than 150 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) is normal150 to 199 mg/dL is borderline high200 to 499 mg/dL is high500 and over is very high High triglycerides means that there is a high number of fat particles floating in your bloodstream or stored in fat cells....

AGE: 39 TITLE AND COMPANY: CEO and cofounder, Noom Saeju Jeong was supposed to be a doctor. His father was a physician, as are his two sisters and countless aunts, uncles, and cousins. “We have 29 doctors in my family,” says Jeong, who grew up in Yeosu, South Korea. “We’re like the doctor mafia in Korea.” There was just one problem: He didn’t get into medical school. “I tried hard, but I couldn’t make it,” says Jeong, 39....

I was a happy, healthy kid growing up in Denmark. Much to my mother’s dismay, at 16 I became an exchange student in the United States, in beautiful North Carolina. It was sunny almost every day, and I fell in love with America. You have a one-year visa to do the high school thing, and then they kick you out. I came back to Denmark, and I was miserable. I just wanted to get back to the United States....

Who doesn’t love a good waffle on a Sunday morning? Scratch that. Who doesn’t love a good waffle, period? We know, we know, this is a controversial topic (cue the long-standing pancake vs. waffle debate!). But this week is extra special for waffles. In celebration of National Waffle Day on Friday, we’ve whipped up (get it?) some perfect waffle recipes that everyone in your family will love. And we do mean everyone — because these sweet and savory waffles also cover tons of diet preferences from vegan to gluten-free to paleo....

“Spring can a really good time to reevaluate,” says Katerina Nicole Christiansen, MD, an associate physician and health science clinical professor at University of California Davis Health. And that includes giving your health and wellness routines a once over, she says. You may even find that resolutions made in springtime are easier to follow than the ones you try to implement in the cold, bitter winter months. If you want to pay your health and well-being a little extra attention this spring, but don’t know where to start, here are nine tips to get you started....

The answer is: She’s probably training the right way for her body type — something 70 percent of people are not doing, according to Phil Catudal, a celebrated National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)–certified personal trainer in the Los Angeles area. RELATED: Everything You Need to Know About Exercise (Including How to Get Started) “Each of us has a genetic and physiological design that determines our body type, or somatotype, and different body types have different responses to certain fitness programs,” says Catudal, a global health coach and the author of Just Your Type: The Ultimate Guide to Eating and Training Right for Your Body Type....

Hot, dry weather combined with high winds has led to the burning of more than 3.3 million acres in California, causing 22 reported deaths so far and destroying 4,100 structures, according to a report issued September 13 by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Five of the 20 largest wildfires in the state’s history have occurred in 2020, according to a tweet from the agency. Oregon’s Office of Emergency Management estimates that more than one million acres in the state have burned....

While there is clearly a connection between irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and menopause, not enough studies have been done to explain it. When you have IBS, your nervous system releases substances known as neurotransmitters that can change the function of your colon (large intestine), leading to diarrhea, constipation, diarrhea alternating with constipation, and bloating. We also know that IBS is more common among women and that the female hormones responsible for menstrual periods frequently change IBS symptoms, often making them worse....