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The good news: Your ovarian cancer healthcare team will be very familiar with anything you face. And, in most cases, there are pain management techniques that can be tailor-made to deal with most, if not all, situations. Where Does Ovarian Cancer Cause Pain? In its earliest stages, ovarian cancer may cause no symptoms or only mild ones. These symptoms include bloating, pelvic or abdominal pain, trouble eating or feeling full quickly, and urinary urgency, according to the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition....

Although the federal government has not approved medical marijuana itself, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized some therapies that use specific marijuana components. the FDA has given it’s okay for the THC-based drugs Marinol (dronabinol) and Cesamet (nabilone) to ease nausea during cancer treatment and stimulate appetite. THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, is an active component in cannabis known to effect mood, behavior, and thinking. The FDA has also greenlighted the use of CBD (cannabidiol) in a medication for childhood epilepsy called Epidiolex....

For the study, published in May 2020 in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, researchers studied the health outcomes of 283 people hospitalized for COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, who all had diabetes, according to the paper. The analysis included 104 participants taking metformin and 179 patients who didn’t take this drug. Metformin is commonly prescribed to people with type 2 diabetes to help lower their A1C, a three-month average of blood sugar levels....

Are Methotrexate Pills the Same as Abortion Pills? No, but methotrexate is also prescribed to treat ectopic pregnancy, which is when a pregnancy starts outside the uterus (typically in the fallopian tubes) and is not considered viable. In these cases, which are considered life-threatening to the person affected, methotrexate can often be used to end the pregnancy without surgery. It works by interfering with the folic acid in the body, which stops the cells from dividing....

We’ve coursed through an awful lot of topics about multiple sclerosis here in these blog posts of Life with MS, however, this is the first time I have talked in detail about that day (or that week, really). I wrote about my five-year anniversary in the first month or so of this blog but it was more of a reflection than a recollection. This morning, with unfortified coffee at the ready, I begin recall that week… Monday morning, the 23rd of April, 2001 began in the dark....

For those to whom AHSCT is not a familiar term, bone marrow transplant is often the lay term used for the procedure. The therapy was first put to use for people with particular types of cancer — with mixed effect. The transition from cancer therapy to MS treatment was a rocky one, during which many lives were put at risk and some were lost. Full disclosure: I personally knew two people who died during their participation in AHSCT trials....

But according to the World Health Organization, growing antibiotic resistance is making the treatment of a number of bacterial sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) more challenging. The problem is most pronounced for gonorrhea, strains of which do not respond to any available antibiotics. But antibiotic resistance also exists for chlamydia and syphilis, making prevention and prompt treatment of these diseases critical. But what if there were a therapy for STDs that didn’t involve antibiotics?...

“Dame Olivia Newton-John (73) passed away peacefully at her Ranch in Southern California this morning, surrounded by family and friends,” wrote Newton-John’s husband, John Easterling on Instagram on August 8. After being first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992, Newton-John became an advocate for breast cancer survivors. Her cancer went into remission but returned again in 2013. In May of 2017, she revealed that she has breast cancer that metastasized to her spine....

But MS can also cause symptoms in areas of the body that aren’t related to movement. It can affect your vision and speech, and also lead to problems with bladder and bowel control, as well as sexual function. For many people with MS, problems with bladder, bowel, and sexual function are more than just a potentially embarrassing inconvenience — they may cause substantial discomfort or pain, and can diminish your quality of life, as you live in fear of having an “accident” at any moment....

According to a study published in the September 2020 issue of the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, people who received biologics like adalimumab and ustekinumab for one year to manage their psoriasis had lower levels of a type of coronary plaque called lipid-rich necrotic core (LRNC) compared with people who didn’t receive the drugs. LRNC has been linked with higher risk of heart attack and stroke in people with coronary artery disease....

While there’s no specific diet that can cure RA, foods with anti-inflammatory properties can soothe joint pain and stiffness — a process that starts in the gut. “When you eat, your food goes through 20 feet of bowel, the most important barrier between the outside world and the inside world — and, in fact, the immune system,” says Aly Cohen, MD, the founder and medical director of Integrative Rheumatology Associates in Princeton, New Jersey, and the author of The Smart Human blog....

RELATED: 8 Things I Didn’t Know About Rheumatoid Arthritis Until It Happened to Me Stiffness and Numbness Symptoms Suggest Rheumatoid Arthritis As the disciplined daughter of an Army officer, King relentlessly pursued the appointment with a rheumatologist. After three months of pleading, haranguing, and cajoling, she was finally able to get a face-to-face visit with the doctor. The rheumatologist made an RA diagnosis. “And that’s when I began to cry,” King says....

Medication for rheumatoid arthritis typically falls into one of three categories: DMARDsCorticosteroidsNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) (2) The medications your doctor prescribes will usually change over the course of time. If following the treat-to-target paradigm, your doctor will continually monitor your disease activity (with serial examinations and lab work) and adjust your medications to help you reach your disease target — which in most cases is remission or low-disease activity. Be sure to start a conversation with your doctor about a treat-to-target approach for RA....

For more than a decade, rheumatologists have debated the criteria for how to know when a person is in remission from RA. Now the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) have released final guidance for rheumatologists on their criteria for remission. The new criteria, published in Arthritis & Rheumatology on October 23, 2022, revise preliminary guidance the groups issued a decade ago....

Experts expect the plume to head inland across the United States over the next several days, impacting many states along the Gulf Coast, including Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Florida. The dust cloud is then expected to travel throughout the South and Midwest, according to computer models from the National Weather Service. Although dust plumes from the Sahara are common and actually have fertilizing benefits for ocean life and rain forests, reports out of Puerto Rico are calling this amount of dust “historic” and “one of the most significant dust events seen” in the country, according to CNN....

These impacts are not only reflected in the movement itself but are reflected in who we are and how we show up for ourselves. When we prioritize our self-care, we allow ourselves to show up fully to enact the change we seek. This has been a lot for a long time now. The pain of it is catapulted by the fact that for many people, awareness of systemic racism seems to be a new thing....

Here’s how to book a therapy or psychiatry session: Sesame may not have providers who are licensed to practice in all states. For example, as of October 2022, there were no licensed online psychiatrists available for users who live in Alaska. Individual and Couples Therapy When searching for online therapy or couples therapy, you will be presented with a list of providers to choose from. Depending on where you live and the availability of providers licensed in your state, you may be presented with a variety of mental health provider types to choose from, such as psychologists, licensed clinical social workers (LCSWs), psychiatrists, primary care doctors, and family nurse practitioners....

The cramping, diarrhea, and rectal bleeding became so severe that Long finally met with a gastroenterologist, who diagnosed her with ulcerative colitis. Although she began taking medications, she still experienced debilitating symptoms, including a bout that left her curled in the fetal position on a hotel bed during her family’s multi-day Thanksgiving tradition. “I spent the whole time sick and missed out on everything,” she explains. “That’s when I decided enough was enough....

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This infection typically follows some kind of nasal blockage, which causes the mucus (produced by the mucous membranes) to build up and become a breeding ground for microorganisms. (1) ”Sinusitis” is a term often used interchangeably with ”sinus infection,” though the former generally refers to an inflammation of the sinuses, with or without an infection present. Symptoms of sinus infections are often similar to the common cold or allergies, but there are some notable differences (in particular widespread sinus pressure and pain) that can help in diagnosing the illness....