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The possible association between genital powder use and ovarian cancer has generated controversy for several decades, with some studies showing a positive association between the practice and cancer risk and other studies negating the connection. The JAMA study, the largest to date, revealed an estimated incidence of ovarian cancer of 61 per 100,000 person-years in women who had ever used powder in the genital area, compared with 55 in 100,000 person-years in those who had never used powder genitally....

As CNBC reports, inflation coupled with a bad outbreak of avian flu may make affordable turkeys scarcer than in past years, with prices up 73 percent. If you’re finding this is the case, take a deep breath — and keep things in perspective. “When you think about it, what is Thanksgiving about anyway?” says Christine Palumbo, RDN, who is based in Chicago. “It’s about bringing together families and friends to celebrate and be thankful for all that you have....

She and her teammate, Jessie Diggins, became the first Americans ever to win a gold medal in cross-country skiing. In a race against two of the best teams in history, the women triumphed. “I knew it would be my last and I wanted to go out with a bang,” Randall remembers. “I was fully prepared to end my career with a sense of accomplishment, but to get that medal and put that stamp on it was really special....

For people with Crohn’s disease, the plant-based trend might be a smart idea for another reason, too: Red meat and processed meats — bacon, hot dogs, salami — are pro-inflammatory, whereas whole plant foods have anti-inflammatory properties, according to Mayo Clinic. According to the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, people with Crohn’s disease who have a sensitivity to lactose (a sugar found in dairy) may do better with plant-based milk and cheese alternatives made from soy, almonds, oats, or cashews....

While oncologists focus on medical treatments for advanced prostate cancer, they are also increasingly concerned with treating this pain. “The good news is, I really think we’re doing much, much better preventing and controlling pain in prostate cancer,” says Timothy Gilligan, MD, an oncologist at the Cleveland Clinic. “When I trained in medical school, and finished in 2001, we used to say people with prostate cancer had a good life until the last six months....

Why Playing Sports With Psoriasis Matters Staying active is an important way to improve your overall physical and mental health when you have psoriasis. Being overweight can worsen your psoriasis symptoms and increase the frequency and severity of flares, according to a review of clinical trials published in October 2018 in the journal Cureus. The authors suggest that eating healthy and exercising regularly should be part of any psoriasis treatment plan, and that activity can include sports — ranging from individual activities like running and biking to team play like softball....

Studies are underway to find out as much as possible about pregnancy and the coronavirus. Experts are basing current recommendations on findings from a few case reports on the novel (new) coronavirus behind the current pandemic, along with research on other forms of coronavirus responsible for earlier outbreaks of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory virus (MERS). Read on to find out the latest answers and expert advice regarding pregnancy and COVID-19....

Loneliness is, in fact, a public health crisis affecting one-third of adults in the United States, says Jeremy Nobel, MD, an internist and public health crusader at Harvard Medical School in Boston. “We’re more connected — by our phones and computers — but we’re lonelier than ever before,” says Dr. Nobel. His concern stems from the fact that loneliness is as lethal as smoking 15 cigarettes a day for years on end....

Often we are told, “That’s doesn’t sound like MS,” or something of the kind, by our medical professionals only to find out (oft, via the pages of this blog) that we are not alone in our experience of something not in the medical text books. It is one of the aspects of the Life with MS blog of which I am most proud! I have a real doozie to share, with a discussion of MS symptoms from the X-Files....

Parkinson’s symptoms can become more severe over a period of 20 years or even longer. How fast the symptoms intensify varies from person to person. To find out how far the disease has progressed, many doctors use a rating scale called the Hoehn and Yahr Staging of Parkinson’s Disease: While your doctor may be able to tell you how far along you or a loved one is on this scale, how soon you’ll get to the next stage is not predictable....

For these reasons, a close friend or relative of someone living with rheumatoid arthritis can be a great assist for that person. RELATED: Eat These 10 Foods to Help Beat Inflammation “Rheumatoid arthritis is a complicated disease that may affect multiple domains in somebody’s life, work, and activities. There are many ways someone in their life can help,” says Bahar Moghaddam, MD, a rheumatologist at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City....

Little research has been done on CBD in humans — and none on people with arthritis, the foundation asserts. Still, they wanted to look closely at this supplement because of its increasing popularity. “Patients are not waiting for more research. They are using CBD now,” says Marcy O’Koon, the senior director of consumer health at the Arthritis Foundation, in Atlanta. “We realized it was upon us to develop something to help people to be safe, to not fall prey to aggressive marketing and inaccurate claims,” she says....

Primary TB Infection The bacteria enter your body after exposure to someone with active TB. This is the initial TB infection in a person who has not been exposed to the bacteria before. It can be asymptomatic (without showing signs), or you may experience fever or pulmonary symptoms. In most people, the immune system kicks in, and they recover from this infection, but the bacteria can remain latent in the body....

In fact, a study published in 2015 in the journal Movement Disorders suggests that some people might experience hallucinations early on in the disease, even before motor symptoms, such as tremors, manifest. While symptoms may vary from person to person, there are some clues that your loved one may be experiencing Parkinson’s related psychosis. And these symptoms can last anywhere from a few seconds to nearly all day. Here’s what to look out for:...

The father of 13 — Pearsall also has 22 grandchildren — began to panic. “I was on my balcony waiting for my wife to get dressed, and when I saw all that blood, I started to get scared,” says Pearsall, now 65, who was smoking a cigarette at the time. He quit smoking soon thereafter. The couple immediately headed to the nearest emergency room and, after some tests, including a lung scan, received the grim news that Pearsall had stage 3A non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) — the most common type of lung cancer in the United States, accounting for roughly 85 percent of all cases....

Researchers at Northwestern University in Chicago today published a study in the journal Obesity showing that a new smartphone-app-based program that focuses on healthy diet plus regular exercise helped participants lose 13.4 pounds in six months. It’s encouraging news, because the new program is cheaper than existing ones, and doesn’t require the in-person counseling and classes that make other programs tougher for people to start and stick with, according to the researchers....

The findings, which researchers presented at the annual conference of the American Society for Microbiology in June 2019, confirmed that the superbug called Candida auris (C. auris) not only colonizes the skin, but persists on surfaces. “Our findings emphasize the importance of environmental cleaning and disinfection, including of high-touch surfaces like bed rails,” says an author of the study, Joseph Sexton, PhD, a microbiologist in the Mycotic Diseases Branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)....

But that’s not the case. The 28-year-old, who consistently packs stadiums around the world, takes a sensible, balanced approach to eating. “Taylor seems to have a very healthy approach to food — her diet is varied, she enjoys her food, and she pays attention to her body’s hunger and satiety cues,” says Allison Childress, PhD, RDN, an assistant professor in the department of nutritional sciences at Texas Tech University in Lubbock....

According to a study published in Brain Injury, nearly 40 percent of people with TBI or a non-traumatic acquired brain injury are able to return to work after one to two years. Among people with TBI, a substantial number of individuals were unable to return to their original occupation and some were unable to return to work ever. But a study published in Disability Rehabilitation found that a significant number of patients with TBI, including those who are severely injured, could return to productive employment if sufficient and appropriate effort was invested....

When it comes to treating arthritis, “I believe tea can be beneficial,” says Mahsa Tehrani, MD, a rheumatologist in Vienna, Virginia. “Some teas have fantastic anti-inflammatory properties, which can theoretically help with the underlying inflammation,” she says. The key word is theoretically, because the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved teas, or other supplements, as medicine to treat health conditions or illnesses. Nonetheless, teas have long been linked to assorted health outcomes....