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And there’s no better time to prioritize stress management. The COVID-19 pandemic may be making you feel on edge about getting sick, or maybe you’ve lost your job or are caring for a younger or older relative while socially distancing. You might also be feeling anxious over when things will return back to normal. RELATED: What People With Diabetes Must Know About COVID-19 Dr. Gabbay says that stress leads to an increase in the hormone cortisol, and a rise in cortisol causes your body to produce more glucose and fat, which can negatively affect your blood sugar control....

How might the disease and treatment affect your pregnancy? And what is the likelihood of passing on PsA to your child? Here are seven questions that might be going through your mind, along with expert answers to calm some of your fears. Read on, and then talk with your doctor about your concerns and your overall health. 1. Is It Harder to Get Pregnant With PsA? According to R. Sonia Batra, MD, MPH, a board-certified dermatologist in Santa Monica, California, and a cohost of the TV talk show The Doctors, there is no evidence to suggest that having psoriatic arthritis will affect your fertility....

The other concept is more complex: This approach may prevent what’s called the “plateau phenomenon” from happening, Dr. Kumar says. Though more research is needed on the safety and effectiveness of IF, one of the touted benefits of this approach is that it may prevent this metabolic sputtering. “Most people who try diet and exercise to lose weight tend to fall off the wagon and regain weight,” Kumar says. “Hormones that promote weight regain, like hunger hormones, are kicked into full gear, and the thought is that IF may be a way to prevent this metabolic adaptation from happening....

You really want that glass of wine. Or to spend a day outside in the sun. But if you’re one of 14 million Americans with rosacea, you know what will happen if you do: Your face reddens with bumps and pus-filled pimples. Eyes tear and eyelids swell; then the itching starts. These are classic symptoms of the chronic inflammatory skin condition. At first, you may just blush easily. But if left untreated, blood vessels can show up like lines of red ink....

In it, someone who’s been undergoing treatment for cancer can be seen exuberantly ringing a bell at the hospital to signify — and celebrate — that they’ve finished treatment. It’s always a jubilant moment. The ordeal, it seems, is over. But, as experienced cancer survivors know, the bell ringing is not really the end. What that moment actually signifies is a transition into a new and less understood phase of the cancer journey: survivorship....

First, here’s a look at the different types of aneurysms and their associated risk factors. In the United States, an estimated 1 out of every 50 people will have a brain aneurysm, but most people will never notice symptoms or have problems. Between 10 and 15 percent of those individuals have more than one brain aneurysm. (1) About 30,000 people each year will have a ruptured cerebral aneurysm, which causes bleeding in the brain....

Winter is often the worst time of year if you have arthritis in your hands. Your hands and wrists have more than 25 joints combined, and the more joints an area has, the more potential structures arthritis can affect. When your hands are cold, muscles, tendons, ligaments, and joints don’t move as easily as they do when they’re warm. Arthritic joints can become stiff because joint fluid isn’t moving as freely as it should....

If you spend hours sitting at the computer, you’ve probably already heard what to do to make your day a little healthier: Stand up. “Sitting for long periods of time doesn’t just impact your posture, but studies have shown that the health detriments are close to smoking or obesity,” says Jen Dour, DC, chiropractor and clinic director at Garden State Spinal Care. “Inactivity is now connected to 9 percent of the globe’s premature deaths....

The company is recalling two lots of its quinapril and hydrochlorothiazide tablets, which are prescribed to lower blood pressure in people with hypertension, over concerns that the pills may be contaminated with nitrosamine, the FDA said in a statement. Nitrosamines are found naturally in many foods including a variety of vegetables, dairy products, and cured or grilled meats. Exposure to high levels of nitrosamines over a long period of time can increase the risk of cancer, the FDA said....

Dr. Solomon shares his insights about living with mental health disorders during the coronavirus pandemic, how to navigate social isolation, and what we can all do to emerge from this crisis healthy and whole. The following are some highlights from an edited transcript of the interview. RELATED: Tippi Coronavirus: Tips for Living With COVID-19 Andrew Solomon: The difficulty here is trying to figure out what the line is between an appropriate response to traumatic circumstances and a clinical condition....

“A ketogenic diet alters the metabolic pathway of how your body burns fuel for energy,” says Audrey Fleck, RDN, an integrative and functional nutritionist in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Rather than using glucose — which is the preferred method of energy for cells — severely restricting carbs and eating a high-fat diet sends your body into ketosis, a state where it’s burning fat instead of carbs for energy. Asking the brain and body to run on this alternate fuel may impact insulin regulation and inflammation and may help manage some health conditions....

There is also some evidence that suggests daily turmeric supplements may even help improve asthma, largely thanks to its anti-inflammatory effects. Here’s what we know. RELATED: A Guide to Asthma Treatment The Potential Benefits of Turmeric and Curcumin for Asthma Research studies have mostly looked at the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties of curcumin, turmeric’s main active compound, says board-certified allergist Maeve O’Connor, MD, chair of the integrative medicine committee for the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology and an allergist at Allergy Asthma & Immunology Relief in Charlotte, North Carolina....

What does “disparities” mean? When it comes to cancer, it means that even though anyone can get the disease, some groups of people in the United States are disproportionately impacted by cancer as a result of social, environmental, and economic disadvantages, says the National Cancer Institute, noting examples such as: Black and African Americans experience higher rates of death for many types of cancer.In the Appalachian region of the United States, rural areas have higher incidence rates of lung, colorectal, and cervical cancers than urban areas....

In a tearful Instagram video, the singer revealed that the incurable condition has caused painful spasms and impacted her ability to walk and sing. “As you know, I’ve always been an open book, and I wasn’t ready to say anything before, but I’m ready now,” Dion said in the video. “I’ve been dealing with problems with my health for a long time, and it’s been really difficult for me to face these challenges and to talk about everything that I’ve been going through....

Stimulants work on the part of the brain that helps people pay attention, control impulses, control motor behavior, and stay organized. Studies have found these ADHD meds to be effective in up to 80 percent of people with ADHD. Because these medications that help with ADHD symptoms act on the central nervous system, your child may also experience side effects such as anxiousness or problems sleeping when he starts ADHD treatment, says Carla Allan, PhD, co-director of the ADHD Specialty Clinic at Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics in Kansas City, Mo....

That’s how it played out for Kelly Spill, 30, who was diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer at age 28, soon after becoming a new mom. “I was pregnant and seeing symptoms of bleeding a month before I had my baby,” says Spill. “I knew something couldn’t be right.” Her doctor, taking into account her age and the fact that she was nine months pregnant, told her he was positive it was internal hemorrhoids, which are common in pregnancy and notorious for causing blood in the stool....

I was happy to know that I’d be jabbed with a third dose just days before the sixth month since my second dose had passed. My wife, Caryn, had received her booster dose a few weeks earlier, as she is a frontline worker in a healthcare facility with many immunocompromised individuals. RELATED: 10 Biggest COVID-19 Vaccine Myths My Personal Side Effect Experience Our side effect profiles had been quite mild and fairly equal over our combined initial four doses....

Unfortunately, not only are many products a waste of money, they can be dangerous to your health or even deadly. The surest steps doctors advise people to avoid getting sick from the new coronavirus are the ones you’ve been hearing over and over again that are from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other reputable medical groups. They include: Wash your hands (for at least 20 seconds) frequently....

In the classic 1944 film Gaslight, a husband tries to drive his wife crazy by persuading her that she’s done things she can’t remember doing, and sees things — such as flickering gaslights — that don’t exist. His goal is perfidious: He knows there are jewels hidden in the family home she’s inherited and he wants to drive her insane so that he can commit her and look for them in peace....

A recent analysis, published March 29 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, found that when healthcare providers engaged in motivational interviewing (MI) with patients as part of a weight-loss program, it added little to no benefit. On average, those people lost no more weight than people getting other types of help. “I’m somewhat surprised by these results,” says Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, associate professor and obesity medicine physician scientist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston....