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The problem is that many of these symptoms overlap with those of other gastrointestinal (GI) conditions, making it hard for doctors to correctly diagnose EPI. “It’s fairly common for physicians to misdiagnose EPI,” says Michelle A. Anderson, MD, an associate professor emerita of medicine in the division of gastroenterology at the University of Michigan Hospital and Health Systems in Ann Arbor who is now in private practice in Scottsdale, Arizona....

In many cases, there are valid scientific reasons to believe that certain foods or supplements could reduce the burden of your AS — either by reducing inflammation that could affect the disease process, or by improving your general health in a way that makes your AS feel less stressful or fatiguing. Sometimes there are even studies of people with AS or other forms of inflammatory arthritis to support these potential benefits, while in other cases the evidence on a food or supplement is limited to effects seen in the general population....

“Some patients do fine eating two meals a day, while others feel hungrier and overeat later if they skip breakfast,” explains Beth Kitchin, PhD, RDN, an assistant professor at the University of Alabama (UAB) department of nutrition sciences in Birmingham. “We are all different. You have to figure out what works for you.” Much of the Research on the Importance of Breakfast May Be Biased For a long time, the consensus has been that people who eat breakfast tend to be thinner, and that breakfast eating helps people consume fewer calories later in the day, thus leading to weight loss....

“The pandemic has accelerated our movement to telehealth, changing the face of mental health services,” says Marlene Maheu, PhD, a clinical psychologist and the executive director of the Telebehavioral Health Institute, an organization that trains mental health practitioners to provide safe and effective teletherapy. “Prior to the pandemic, most therapy was delivered in person, but telemedicine is becoming a more important component.” Here’s a rundown of what you should know about online therapy before trying it....

“Seasickness is the result of a complex physiological reaction to motion,” says John Bradberry, MD, medical director for Carnival Cruise Lines. “It is a mismatch of information sent to the brain from the eyes, inner ear, and sensory nerves, such as in the feet.” Think of it this way: When you are inside a cabin on a ship, your eyes do not see movement, but the inner ear senses it....

A new study suggests marijuana smoking may be more damaging to the lungs than cigarette smoking. Research published Tuesday in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America, found that emphysema (a lung condition that causes shortness of breath) and airway inflammation are more common in marijuana smokers compared with cigarette smokers. The study supports previous evidence in animals and humans indicating that marijuana use is linked to an increased likelihood of developing emphysema, but contradicts other research showing that marijuana is less harmful to the lungs than tobacco....

Without realizing it, you kneeled or set down your blanket on top of a fire ant mound, and now you’re paying a painful price for your intrusion. “They’re really a miserable ant species,” says Michael Merchant, PhD, a professor of entomology at Texas A&M University in Dallas. Dr. Merchant says that when he and his wife moved to Texas many years ago, they had a horrific, picnic-spoiling fire ant experience like the one described above....

What Is Astragalus? Astragalus is a perennial herb that grows in parts of China, Mongolia, and Korea. The earliest recorded references to astragalus are in the Chinese medical literature, dating from 400 to 200 B.C., according to the journal Aging and Disease. It’s important to keep in mind that when we talk about astragalus we are talking about the species Astragalus membranaceus. Other types of astragalus, including some that grow in the United States, have different components and could make you sick, according to NCCIH....

The drugs are being recalled because an impurity, N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), which has been linked to cancer, was found in the medications. All three companies recalling the drugs buy valsartan from the same Chinese manufacturer, Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), NDMA is classified as a “probable human carcinogen” (cancer-causing agent.) “We don’t know, however, how much NDMA could possibly cause cancer,” says Michael Ganio, PharmD, director of Pharmacy Practice and Quality at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists in Bethesda, Maryland....

“Nutrition and how it impacts your immune system is all the rage these days because of COVID-19,” says Megan Meyer, PhD, the Durham, North Carolina–based director of science communication at the International Food Information Council (IFIC). Dr. Meyer earned her PhD in microbiology and immunology with a focus on nutritional immunology from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill in 2015. She now lives with her husband and 1-year-old daughter, and spends her workdays translating scientific nutrition language into information that the rest of us can understand....

Now retired from the military, Novak lives with her husband and their dog, Ranger, in Woodbridge, Virginia, where she works as a personal trainer and group exercise instructor. She has numerous certifications as a trainer, including certification as a Functional Aging Specialist and as a balance coach and trainer in falls prevention through the Staying Active and Independent for Life (SAIL) program. She’s now gearing up to take the MS Fitness Specialist course so she can help others living with MS....

The COVID-19 pandemic — which was officially declared in March 2020 and is still ongoing in 2022 — has added a new layer of stress and uncertainty to life in general, making it even more difficult for many to manage all those daily concerns. Grocery shopping, doctor’s visits — and pretty much everything else that takes “getting from here to there” — requires more planning, and often involves a risk-to-reward assessment....

As the novel coronavirus continues to spread, you know you must take extra precautions to protect your health. This of course is in addition to all the ways you currently control rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an autoimmune condition in which the immune system attacks and damages certain joints, leading to pain, inflammation, and other complications. People with RA have many questions: How can I best protect myself from the coronavirus? What might happen if I contract it?...

Age 35 Title and Company Cofounders, Yazio As the cofounders of Yazio, Florian Weissenstein and Sebastian Weber share one goal: To create the world’s No. 1 diet and nutrition tracker. So far, they’re poised for success. Since its inception in 2013, Yazio, a nutrition app, has amassed millions of users worldwide in 150 countries and 20 different languages. “We try to adapt to each language and to each culture,” says Weissenstein....

Hepatitis C can be transmitted to you if the blood of an infected person gets into your body. This can happen as a result of sharing needles during intravenous drug use, being born to a mother infected with hepatitis C, or suffering an accidental needle injury. (2) Less commonly, a person can get HCV through sexual contact with someone who is infected. (3) In some cases, hepatitis C causes only a mild illness for less than six months before the virus passes out of the body....

As a college student in rural Georgia, Covin found out she had HIV after going to the school’s health clinic for birth control. Upon learning her positive status, her first thought was, “Will I be able to have children one day?” Her doctor, who was white, offered little comfort. “I asked him if I could have kids, and his response, to this little Black girl in the office by herself, was, just as long as I realized that my children were going to be orphans....

The American Cancer Society warns that higher estrogen levels may heighten the risk of breast cancer growth, and doctors may caution women with a history of breast cancer to not take types of systemic HRT that affect the entire body. HRT has also been linked to cardiovascular risks, such as heart disease, stroke, and blood clots. A study published this month in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, however, found that menopausal hormone therapy for breast cancer survivors is not associated with breast cancer reoccurrence....

In other words, it’s likely there are still a lot of video calls in your future. “We’re social beings. We were created to live in a society, and so we thrive on the social connectedness,” says Anna S. Ord, PsyD, dean of the College of Health and Behavioral Sciences at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia. These platforms allowed us to connect for business and pleasure when it was not safe to do so in person, and will continue to do so in cases where people prefer the convenience or flexibility of remote meetings....

“The right skin-care routine can help support skin functioning in eczema, but the wrong one can make matters worse,” says Joshua Zeichner, MD, a dermatologist and director of cosmetic and clinical research in dermatology at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. The most common form of eczema is the itchy skin condition called atopic dermatitis, according to the National Eczema Association (NEA). Unlike contact dermatitis, which can be blamed on a specific irritant or allergen, atopic eczema has no defined cause....

Survey data collected since the start of the pandemic suggests people increasingly report they want their time off to be restorative and spent in ways that promote well-being. A 2021 trend report from American Express found that more than two-thirds of people surveyed said their mental health has been impacted by the pandemic. That has inspired 66 percent of them to spend more money on items or experiences that help with overall mental wellness, including travel; and 76 percent of those surveyed agree they want to spend more on travel that improves their well-being....