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Nov. 14, 2022 – When Cherie Russell’s husband brought home a bottle of jarred marinara sauce from the grocery story with a label advertising less sugar, he thought he had made a healthy choice. But when Russell, a food researcher at Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia, looked more closely at the label, she saw that …
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Nov. 14, 2022 — Yvette Braunstein, a social worker at a New York City hospital, develops hives when she is exposed to the cold, whether it’s cold weather outdoors or cold objects, like ice water. Braunstein has a condition called “cold urticaria.” Cold urticaria is a type of skin rash in a category called chronic …
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Though Crohn’s disease comes with daily challenges, including trouble getting out and spending time with others, it’s important to strengthen existing relationships and make new ones. Keeping an active social life while managing Crohn’s symptoms may seem daunting, but it’s all about balance and communication. By rethinking the way you stay connected – and leaning …
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Nov. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Colorado voters have voted narrowly to approve the medical use of “magic mushrooms” in Colorado. “I’m in awe of what we were able to accomplish,” said Veronica Lightning Horse Perez, a lead proponent for legalizing psilocybin, the main psychoactive compound in mushrooms. “Over …
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Nov. 11, 2022 – A sick child from Northern California had to go to Portland, OR, to find an ICU bed. A child in Oregon was flown to Nevada last week due to a shortage of hospital beds. The culprit? Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. “These stories are not unique and are happening across the …
Nov. 11, 2022 — Karen Ruckert doesn’t look forward to wintertime. The 69-year-old in Far Rockaway, NY, has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which makes breathing difficult at the best of times, especially during walking. But the cold air makes everything worse. “Cold takes my breath away — literally,” says Ruckert. Nava Myers, a 31-year-old dental …
Nov. 11, 2022 – Artificial intelligence holds a lot of potential in medicine, helping doctors find skin cancer, flagging potential issues on a chest X-ray, and assisting in many other procedures. Screening for colorectal cancer during a colonoscopy is another prime example. A colonoscopy — recommended for Americans at average cancer risk starting at age …
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SOURCES: Jeanine Downie, MD, dermatologist, Montclair, NJ. Laurel Naversen Geraghty, MD, dermatologist, Medford, OR. Papri Sarkar, MD, dermatologist, Brookline, MA. Michelle Wong, PhD, cosmetics chemist and creator of the Lab Muffin Beauty Science blog. Shaun Surething, lead stylist and co-owner, Seagull Salon, New York City. National Eczema Association: “Get the facts: Coconut oil.” Prevention.com: “23 …
You know all those hours you log in at the gym and the small fortune you’re dropping on skin cream? If you’re not taking care of your hands, you’re still spilling the beans on just how many candles will be burning on your next birthday cake. “Hands not only are susceptible to the first signs …
Nov. 10, 2022 — The prospect of being involved in a research program that might help her lose weight intrigued Emmalea Zummo. At 15, the self-assured, energetic teenager from Jeanette, PA, weighed 250 pounds – enough to be considered obese. The trial she learned about through her endocrinologist was for a drug called semaglutide. Before …
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By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Nov. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — That smartphone in your hand could be triggering your allergies, a new study by an 18-year-old high school student suggests. A science fair project by Hana Ruran, of Hopkinton, Mass., found that cellphones are often loaded with cat and dog allergens, bacteria and …
Nov. 10, 2022 – I was in the exam room, saving my big question for last, as one does. It was my first meeting with my new primary care doctor in Colorado, and I was impressed with his fluid citations and advice from recent studies on heart disease, exercise injuries, and musculoskeletal pain – three …
