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Abdominal attack An HAE attack that involves swelling in the intestinal wall. Symptoms include stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Acute treatment A type of “on-demand” treatment that’s given when an HAE attack starts. Everyone with HAE should have access to an acute treatment. Anti-inflammatory diet A diet that purportedly aims to reduce inflammation in the body. An anti-inflammatory diet generally emphasizes consuming whole, unprocessed foods and steering clear of inflammation-causing foods, such as refined carbs, soda, and red meat....

And while there’s no scientific evidence that says eating a certain diet can have a significant and direct impact on psoriatic arthritis, some people have reported experiencing improvement in symptoms when they make some dietary changes. But regardless of how much your diet can impact your psoriatic arthritis, the fact is that eating a healthy diet can affect your overall health and reduce your risk of developing health problems that are related to psoriatic disease such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes, according to the National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF)....

It is spread when you are exposed to secretions from an infected person’s respiratory tract, often when that person coughs or sneezes. It is most common in the winter and spring, according to the CDC. While strep throat usually has symptoms that may lead your doctor to suspect it, these symptoms aren’t always specific. They may overlap with symptoms of a viral infection, which is a much more common cause of a sore throat....

But I was meditating every day, so I didn’t understand why I was so stressed out. I’d read enough about it in magazines and books that I thought the practice would render me calm and collected at all times. When I mentioned this to Allan Lokos, the founder and guiding teacher of the Community Meditation Center in New York City, he chuckled. “Meditation is not necessarily about stress reduction,” he said....

“This latest report demonstrates that we continue to make significant headway in reducing the risk of first stroke in the general population,” says Eugene L. Scharf, MD, a neurologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, who was not involved with this paper. “Those of us in the stroke community are very excited by this news because it shows us that what we do every day in regard to stroke prevention and treatment matters and, even more important, is having an effect....

The NCI suggests an unhealthy diet may be a contributing factor. A meta-analysis of more than 100 studies, published April 2018 in the journal Obesity, found that half of younger adults with colorectal cancer were overweight and 17 percent were obese. A study published in May 2021 the journal Gut lends more support to this notion. The investigation revealed that the risk of developing colorectal cancer doubled in women who each week drank two or more sugary drinks (such as soda, sweetened teas, or sports and energy drinks) compared with those who on average consumed less than one of these products per week....

Following a type 2 diabetes diet doesn’t mean you have to give up all the things you love — you can still enjoy a wide range of foods when managing this disease. Indeed, creating a diet for type 2 diabetes is a balancing act: It includes a variety of healthy carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). The trick is ultimately choosing foods that are naturally rich in nutrients to help keep your blood sugar level in your target range and avoid big swings that can cause type 2 diabetes symptoms notes the Mayo Clinic — from the frequent urination and thirst of high blood sugar to the fatigue, dizziness, headaches, and mood changes of low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), per the American Diabetes Association (ADA)....

Between the cost of streaming services and my waning technical abilities and understanding, I’d say that I’m well behind the curve of cultural relevance when it comes to what’s hot and what’s not. There was one program, however, that we did enjoy watching a while back for a number of reasons. How the Afterlife (on TV, Anyway) Might Resemble Life With MS The Good Place, on NBC, was one of those programs that took me a few episodes to warm to, and then I was hooked....

There were times of full-throttle charges ahead and times of digging in for a long siege. I’ve been on the verge of making medical decisions only to put on the brakes or change course. Over the years, I’ve changed some my answers to questions on the topic of living life with MS, and in some cases, those answers have become more nuanced. However, one of those answers — to a question asked me by the Seattle news anchor Dennis Bounds — has stayed the same....

Overall, about one in five people who take medication for an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), such as Crohn’s, don’t stick to their treatment plan over the long term, according to a study published in March 2020 in the journal Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. But no matter how well you’re feeling, it’s important to stay the course. “Stopping medications for Crohn’s disease can result in complications,” says Ellen Gutkin, DO, a gastroenterologist at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens in New York City....

Here are five ways to not only survive but also thrive with ulcerative colitis all summer long. 1. Stay on Top of Your Hydration Since one of the colon’s main jobs is to absorb water and electrolytes, people living with UC are at increased risk of becoming dehydrated, particularly if they are experiencing a flare or they have an ostomy or J-pouch. During the warm summer months, more fluid is lost through sweat, so staying hydrated can be especially challenging....

We’re more than a full year into the pandemic and it’s clear: Women are bearing the brunt of it. Not just because women have been forced out of the workplace at disproportionate rates — hitting the lowest level of female participation in the workplace since 1988, or because more than 75 percent of those working in the health sector are women. Indeed, women may be hardwired to experience COVID-19 and the vaccines differently....

Serious staph infections can be life-threatening, and even minor infections can turn serious if not treated appropriately, so any symptoms of a skin infection caused by staph — such as persistent skin redness, swelling, or sores — should be brought to the attention of a doctor. That being said, some minor skin infections will heal on their own and won’t require any treatment other than keeping the skin clean and protected....

At the time, Elmore was just beginning to tune into the ingredients in skincare products and was worried that the product contained aluminum, which had been, at the time, falsely rumored to increase risk for breast cancer. Elmore didn’t use the cream and ultimately found a local woman who did mastectomy massage for which she used an organic homemade balm. Elmore bought it for everyone she knew. “I wondered, ‘Why isn’t this a thing every woman would use?...

The new recommendations, issued by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), are in line with 2016 guidelines that discouraged widespread screening of people without any symptoms of COPD, a chronic progressive respiratory disease that is most often caused by smoking. People with respiratory symptoms or who are at higher risk of COPD due to genetics or workplace exposure to certain chemicals that can damage the lungs should be still get tested for the condition, the USPSTF notes in its latest recommendations, published in JAMA....

At first, the goal of treatment with medication will be to reduce the severity and frequency of your symptoms. There are five main classes of drugs used to treat ulcerative colitis. Mesalamine (Lialda, Apriso, Canasa, Pentasa, Asacol)Sulfasalazine (Azulfidine)Olsalazine (Dipentum)Balsalazide (Colazal) Mesalamine is typically one of the first drugs prescribed for mild to moderate ulcerative colitis. Mesalamine and other aminosalicylates may be taken orally as a tablet or capsule, or rectally, as a suppository or in an enema....

RELATED: Follow These Instagrammers for Plant-Based Eating Inspiration Even if you include regular cheese in your diet, there’s no reason you can’t mix-and-match with some nondairy options. There’s room for it all on your plate! In recent years, vegan cheeses have begun incorporating unique foods as a base to preserve the smooth texture that dairy cheese is known for. “Nuts and seeds, particularly cashews, can be a good base thanks to their creamy texture,” says Hamshaw....

But COVID-19, which has already killed four million people around the world according to Johns Hopkins Medicine, required extraordinary scientific speed. Researchers conducted trials on COVID-19 vaccines with such efficiency that they were able to get emergency use authorizations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in less than a year. Even more quickly, scientists were able to identify lifesaving treatments such as remdesivir and monoclonal antibodies and get them to doctors and hospitalized patients....

With COVID-19 infection rates rising in many states, mailing in your ballot instead of voting in person may sound like the safest move, at least from a health standpoint. But if the political heat around mail-in ballots has you wondering if voting in person is the best way to make your voice heard, how do you do it safely? Beverly Mihalko, PhD, an epidemiologist and an associate professor of health sciences at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, says that even though she requested a mail-in ballot, she changed her mind: “I’m going to go to the polls....

Allergic rhinitis (commonly known as hay fever), for instance, is associated with the following symptoms: SneezingRunny noseCongestionItchy eyes, nose, and throatTearing eyes An allergic food reaction may share some of the above symptoms, but it can also cause: Diarrhea, nausea, and vomitingHives, eczema, or itchy skinAnaphylaxis, in which a narrowing of the airways makes it difficult or even impossible to breathe A skin allergy or insect bite can cause the following at the site:...